Today In History

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December 30, 1922

The 1st Congress of Soviets proclaimed the foundation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .

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A day earlier but i will not be online tomorrow...

Note : The right illustration for this article should be a symbol that i refuse myself to post.



January 5, 1919


The German ultra nationalist politician and activist Anton Drexler creates the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, aka DAP.

Barely more than one year later, a certain someone named Adolf Hitler will have becomed the chief of this party and will have changed its name into Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP, perhaps better known as Nazi Party.

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At that time there was neither internet nor flash-mob...


January 14, 1967

The Human Be-In

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January 16, 1917


The German Foreign Office sends a diplomatic correspondance to Mexico in which he proposes a military alliance if United States enter war against Germany. This proposition includes the promise, once Germany wins the war, to give to Mexico the territories of Texas, Arizona and New-Mexico ( nothing less... )

The Zimmermann Telegram , after the name of German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, will be intercepted by U.S. intelligence services and its decoding will accelerate the United States declaration of war on Germany that will take place in April 1917.

Edit : The exact date seems to be controversed depending of the sources. This date of January 16 comes from French Wikipedia. However, the topic itself deserved a post here i think.

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January 22, 1944


In order to relieve Allied troops fighting on the Winter Line in Italy, especially those blocked in Monte Cassino, and to outflank German forces in this sector, a landing is planned in the Italian city of Anzio.

Operation Shingle will demonstrate that a bad plan, made in a hurry for tinkering with a poor strategy since the beginning, will be not enough when dealing with a competent enemy as Marshall Kesselring. Indeed, it will be a long way to Rome...

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January 23, 1943


In Gardian, Tripolitania, the Free French elements led by Colonel Dio, forefront of General Leclerc's army which is advancing from Chad, establishes first contact with the British forces of the 8th Army. The day after, they enter Tripoli, only a few hours after Montgomery. The Allied reconquest of this part of North Africa will be completed four months later.

On May 20, 1943, for the victory parade in Tunis, the British will testify their esteem to Leclerc's forces by placing at the head of the parade a detachment of "Force L", L for Leclerc, the very origine of the famous  2e DB .

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