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On This Day in History - February 18, 1944

February 18, 1944 #OTD World War II: Operation Jericho Mosquito bombers of the RAF's No. 464 and No. 487 Squadrons attacked the German prison at Amiens, France in an attempt to allow the escape of French resistance fighters who were being held there under sentence of death. The leader of the... read more

On This Day in History - June 6, 1940

June 6, 1940 #OTD World War II: Battle of France German 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions bypassed the strongpoints on the French Weygand defensive line, penetrating near Abeville, Amiens, and Petonne. Nevertheless, the French hedgehog defense along the Weygand Line inflicted German tank losses, with... read more

And on this day

April 21, 1918 Manfred Albrecht Freiherr Von Richthofen, commonly known as ‘The Red Baron’ was killed while pursuing a Canadian pilot. The account is that Manfred was shot by a concentration of Australian troops during a low altitude maneuver during the pursuit and even afterwards made a rough... read more

On This Day in History - February 18, 1944

February 18, 1944 #OTD World War II: Operation Jericho Mosquito bombers of the RAF's No. 464 and No. 487 Squadrons attacked the German prison at Amiens, France in an attempt to allow the escape of French resistance fighters who were being held there under sentence of death. The leader of the... read more

On This Day in History - August 12, 1918

August 12, 1918 #OTD World War I: Battle of Amiens, ends in an Allied victory. British forces gained another 19 km (12 mi) into German positions held since the Spring Offensive, ending most of the major fighting. Pictured: A crowd of German prisoners taken by the British Fourth Army during the... read more