1942V-2 Rocket Development Commences

The V-2 rocket, the world's first long range ballistic missi...
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⚔️ Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg

Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of Mühlberg.
Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg (1547)
Holy Roman EmpireChristianityCharles VBattleReligious WarsMilitary History
GermanyGermany

⚔️ Catholic Victory at the Battle of Nördlingen

Battle of Nördlingen results in Catholic victory.
Catholic Victory at the Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Thirty Years' WarHoly Roman EmpireMilitary HistoryBattleReligious Conflict
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
GermanyGermany

💥 Allied Bombing of Dresden

Allied Bombing of Dresden (1945)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeEastern FrontCivilian CasualtiesControversy
GermanyGermany

💀 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)
World War IINazismThird ReichAdolf HitlerEastern FrontAxis PowersTotalitarianism
GermanyGermany