Today in Military History:
August 31
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1591 | Sir Richard Grenville, captain of Revenge held off 53 Spanish galleons in 15 hour battle, sinking several before being overwhelmed. |
| | 1870 | Battle of Noisseville. Failed attempt by French to break out from the siege of Metz. |
| | 1939 | "Polish" troops attack German radio station in Gleiwicz, prompting German invasion of Poland. In truth, the "polish" troops were German concentration camp prisoners dressed in Polish uniforms and shot by the SS. |
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