Tag: Italy
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The Execution of Canadian Private Harold Pringle. July 5, 1945.
Image: Private Harold Pringle. The last Canadian military member to be executed. The Execution of Private Harold Pringle If the Canadian public found out, there would be hell to pay. The war had been over for nearly two months, after all, and during World War II, no other Canadian soldier had been convicted of murder…
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The last of “The Few” – RAF Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway
84 years ago, the start of a sustained Luftwaffe air campaign against the British Isles would become known as “The Battle of Britain.” One of the fighter pilots, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, is still with us and will celebrate his 105th birthday in less than a week.
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Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in Northern Italy and set off a civil war in the Roman Republic. January 10, 49 BCE.
Image: Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon. On this day in history, January 10, 49 BCE, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in Northern Italy and set off a civil war in the Roman Republic. There had been many civil wars over the previous century in the Roman Republic, yet the one begun by Julius Caesar…
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The Sant’Anna di Stazzema Massacre Occurred during World War II, 560 Killed. August 12, 1944.
Image: German soldiers are shown during the execution of villagers and refugees near Sant’Anna di Stazzema on May 12, 1944. (italtimes.it) On this day in history, the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre occurred in the village of Sant’Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. On August 12, 1944, the Waffen-SS, with the aid…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 