What happend on 7th October

06.10
08.10
1949

German Democratic Republic (East Germany) formed.

1944

Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen.

1944

Fieldmarshal Rommel gets order to return to Berlin.

1944

Uprising at Auschwitz, Jews burn down crematoriums.

1944

Uprising at Birkenau concentration camp.

1943

Japan executes 100 American prisoners on Wake Island.

1942

Maxwell Anderson's "Eve of St. Mark," premieres in New York City.

1942

Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ.

1942

U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations.

1942

Salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys Nazi battalion in Stalingrad.