1940Germany Occupies Luxembourg

Luxembourg is occupied by the Germans.
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🇩🇪 Germany Occupies Luxembourg

Luxembourg is occupied by the Germans.
LuxembourgoccupationGermanyinvasionWorld War IIBeneluxWestern Frontterritory

💥 Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland

Germany invades France and The Benelux; Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The United Kingdom invades Iceland.
Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland (1940)
GermanyFranceBeneluxInvasionUKChurchillWorld War IIIceland

🇩🇪 Germans Enter Brussels and Antwerp

Germans enter Brussels and also take Antwerp.
GermanyBrusselsAntwerpBelgiumInvasionWorld War IIMilitaryOccupation

🚫 Luxembourg Declared 'Judenrein'

German-occupied Luxembourg is declared "Judenrein" ("Cleansed of Jews").
Luxembourg Declared 'Judenrein' (1941)
HolocaustLuxembourgNaziOccupationJudenreinAnti-SemitismPersecutionEuropeDeportation

🇩🇪 Germany Occupies Hungary

German forces occupy Hungary in Operation Margarethe.
Germany Occupies Hungary (1944)
HungaryoccupationGermanyOperation MargaretheEastern FrontAxis powersinvasionpolitical maneuvering

🇱🇺 Luxembourg Liberated by U.S. Forces

Luxembourg is liberated by U.S. First Army.
Luxembourg Liberated by U.S. Forces (1944)
liberationLuxembourgUS ArmyWestern FrontmilitaryAllieswarnation