Who Was Simo Häyhä, The Deadliest Sniper in History? | HistoryExtra
网页2020年6月24日 · The world’s deadliest sniper: Simo Häyhä. With at least 505 confirmed kills during the Winter War of 1939–40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) has been labelled the deadliest sniper in history. Here, Tapio Saarelainen shares the story of the Finnish sniper and how he achieved his nickname 'White Death'...
Who Are The Illuminati? How To Join, All-Seeing Eye ... - HistoryExtra
网页2021年6月4日 · By 1782, the Illuminati had grown to around 600 members – these included German nobles such as Baron Adolph von Knigge who, as a former Freemason, helped shape the group’s organisation and expansion. Initially, Weishaupt’s students were the only members, but soon, doctors, lawyers and intellectuals joined. There were between 2,000 …
How & When Did WW2 Officially End? - HistoryExtra
网页While 2 September 1945 is generally recognised as the final, official end of the Second World War, in many parts of the world fighting continued long beyond that date. And, given the vast scale of the war, which involved troops from every part of the world, it did not simultaneously come to an end everywhere. Instead, it ended in stages. Historian Keith …
Top historical figures: 100+ of the most famous people through …
网页2021年11月8日 · During his long reign, Amenhotep III presided over a golden age during the 18th dynasty when Egypt was the most powerful nation on Earth. Although his grandson Tutankhamun is far more widely known today, it is Amenhotep III who was taken as the ultimate role model by subsequent monarchs.
WW2 Dates & Timeline: 20 Important Milestones | HistoryExtra
网页2022年5月17日 · WW2 timeline: 20 important dates and milestones you need to know. Lasting six years and one day, the Second World War started on 1 September 1939 with Hitler's invasion of Poland and ended with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. Here, we trace the timeline of a conflict that engulfed the world, with expert insight from …
Everything You Need To Know About The Anglo-Saxons
网页2020年4月26日 · An Anglo-Saxon king was finally buried in 1984. In July 975 the eldest son of King Edgar, Edward, was crowned king. Edgar had been England’s most powerful king yet (by now the country was unified), and had enjoyed a comparatively peaceful reign. Edward, however, was only 15 and was hot-tempered and ungovernable.
Adolf Hitler: Biography, Facts, Rise To Power & Photos - HistoryExtra
网页2021年2月5日 · Adolf Hitler is one of the most well-known – and despised – figures in history. He was the chief architect of the Second World War, following his rise to power as the leader of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. His anti-Semitic policies lead to the deaths of more than six million Jews during the Holocaust, cementing his reputation as one of the most …
Fall of Rome: How, When And Why Did The Roman Empire …
网页2020年8月13日 · The fall of the Roman empire is one of the most debated questions among historians of the ancient world. Its collapse has been blamed on a number of different reasons, but even the exact date of its end is still questioned. Some historians give AD 476 as the date the empire ended. Other historians say that the Roman empire never actually …
The Blitz: When Was It, Why Did It Begin And How Did It End ...
网页2020年9月7日 · This was the first day of the sustained bombing campaign against Britain, popularly known as the Blitz, which Adolf Hitler hoped would soon bring a stubborn enemy to its knees. That day Göring had made a confident broadcast on German radio: “This is an historic hour, in which for the first time the German Luftwaffe has struck at the heart of …
Hanged Drawn And Quartered | The Medieval Era's Worst …
网页2021年12月10日 · The one who got away was arguably Guy Fawkes, the man at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. He received this sentence, but managed to escape the most horrific parts. On 31 January 1606, Fawkes was taken to Westminster to be hanged, drawn and quartered. In the chaotic event, Fawkes’s neck broke when he jumped from the …