1946Nuremberg Trials Conclude

September 30 – October 1: Nuremberg trials end.
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📜 Nuremberg Laws Enacted

Nuremberg Laws Enacted (1935)
Nazi GermanyAntisemitismDiscriminationHolocaustPersecutionHuman RightsWorld War II
GermanyGermany

🚀 V-2 Rocket Development Commences

The V-2 rocket, the world's first long range ballistic missile, developed by engineer Wernher von Braun.
V-2 Rocket Development Commences (1942)
World War IIWeapons of Mass DestructionMilitary HistoryRocketryNazi Germany
GermanyGermany

💣 Failed Assassination Attempt on Hitler

July 20: Adolf Hitler survives the 20 July plot to assassinate him led by Claus von Stauffenberg.
Failed Assassination Attempt on Hitler (1944)
World War IIAdolf HitlerResistanceAssassinationMilitaryNazi GermanyConspiracy
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💥 Allied Bombing of Dresden

Allied Bombing of Dresden (1945)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeEastern FrontCivilian CasualtiesControversy
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💀 Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin

April 30: The Suicide of Adolf Hitler in Berlin as Nazi Germany collapses.
Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin (1945)
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⚖️ Nuremberg Trials Conclude

Nuremberg Trials Conclude (1946)
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