The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that ended World War I. The treaty was very harsh on Germany and was designed to punish the country for its role in the war. The treaty forced Germany to give up territory, pay reparations, and accept responsibility for starting the war. The treaty was very unpopular in Germany and is often blamed for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1936-1975). Head of state. He was born on December 4, 1892 in El Ferrol (La Coruña). On August 29, 1907, he entered the Infantry Academy, where he became a second lieutenant on July 13, 1910, a first lieutenant in 1912, a captain in 1914, and rose through the ranks until
The battle of Cyprus in 1974 was lost despite the heroism of the few, thanks to the indifference of the above and the cowardice of the few. In 1974 the Cypriot navy had five operational torpedo boats. In view of the information received about an imminent Turkish invasion, the Cyprus Naval Commander
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in 1599, on Sunday June 6, 1599 he was baptized , by the lawyer Gregorio de Salazar — priest of the church of San Pedro, Seville — a boy, born in the same city eight or nine days before, whom he named Diego. The boy was the son of Juan Rodrigues de Silv
Pontokerasia is a small mountain village in the prefecture of Kilkis on the border with the prefecture of Serres. In 1946, the 4th Company of the 567th Infantry Battalion of the 37th Brigade of the X Infantry Division was stationed there. The company, under captain Michael Stefanou, had 120 men and