By the end of 1940 Hitler had authorised the invasion of the USSR, with the intention of securing agricultural land and raw materials, alongside the eradication of ...

23rd June 1314: The Battle of Bannockburn begins, resulting in a victory for Robert the Bruce against Edward II

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