24 April, 2025
On this day in Military history...
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1918 Second battle of Villiers-Bretonneux Germans using tanks and mustard gas defeat the British 8th infantry defending the town.
1941 German paratroopers land on Greek islands, British start evacuations to Egypt & Greece.
1980 An ill-fated USA military operation trying to rescue 80 hostages in Iran resulted in a crashed helicopter and 8 USA servicemen killed in operation Claw.
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