Marie Madeleine Dreux dAubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, born on July 2, 1630, made famous by the Poison Affair, was tried on July 16, 1676 and executed the next day for the crime of fratricide1 by poisoning. Brilliant years The marquise is the eldest of the five children of Antoine Dreux dAubray (
During the Second World War, many volunteers from various countries, including the occupied ones, fought on the side of the Germans. This also applies to the French who fought against the Soviets, on the side of their former adversaries. The 33rd Waffen SS Division Charlemagne was created in 1944
Benin , one of the most important historical kingdoms of the West African forest region (fl. 13th - 19th centuries). Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernmost point further north than Europes southernmost point? See if your geographical knowledge points no
On the afternoon of June 27, 1944, with the German front in Belarus having collapsed from the great Soviet offensive, the first trains with units of the 12th Panzer Division began to arrive in the rear zone of the former 9th Army. The 12th Panzer would attempt to contain the Soviet advance north of