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365 days of German history

Every day is historic! Do you want to know which key events took place in history on your date of birth? Or are you preparing for the next school presentation or Trivial Pursuit evening? The historical calendar from the Deutschlandmuseum shows you what happened in German history on each day of the year: major events, historical anniversaries, significant inventions, important birthdays and much more.

Hitler’s “Nero Order”

In keeping with his all-or-nothing approach to life, and watching his enemies advance on two fronts, Hitler made his will clear: “Hold your ground or be destroyed.” In a last roll of the dice, he doubled down on his failing strategy and issued a Führer decree, which went down in infamy as the “Nero Order”. [...]

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