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On This Day in History - April 23, 1941
April 23, 1941 #OTD World War II: The Greek battleship Kilkis and barracks ship Lemnos were bombed and sunk in Salamis Naval Base by the Luftwaffe. Pictured: Greek battleship Kilkis (Top) and Lemnos (Bottom).
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On This Day in History - April 23, 1945
April 23, 1945 #OTD World War II: AH appoints General Helmuth Weidling as commander of the Berlin Defense Area, replacing Colonel (Oberst) Ernst Kaether. Pictured: General Helmuth Weidling.
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On This Day in History - April 23, 1945
April 23, 1945 #OTD World War II: Battle of Berlin The Soviet 1st Belorussian Front and 1st Ukrainian Front continued to tighten the encirclement, severing the last link between the German IX Army and the city. Elements of the 1st Ukrainian Front continued to move westward and started to engage... read more
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On This Day in History - April 23, 1945
April 23, 1945 #OTD World War II: After sundown, Albert Speer (Pictured) bid his final farewell to AH. He admitted to AH that he had sabotaged his scorched earth policies, and AH forgave him for disobeying the order. Speer toured the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany for the last time before leaving... read more
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Today On History (23 April) : Eritrea Independence Referendum From Ethiopia in 1993
An independence referendum was held in Eritrea, at the time part of Ethiopia, between 23 and 25 April 1993. The result was 99.83% in favour, with a 98.5% turnout. Independence from Ethiopia was declared on 27 April.
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On This Day in History - April 23, 1945
April 23, 1945 #OTD World War II: Adolf Galland (Pictured) announced to the pilots of German Jagdverband 44 at München (Munich), Germany that the war was effectively lost, and he would only accept volunteers to continue fighting from now on. All of his men stepped forward as volunteers.
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