Today in Military History:
June 2
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 455 | Vandals sack Rome. The ruthless plundering which followed gave rise to the modern word "vandalism." |
| | 1734 | The garrison in Danzig, Poland, capitulated to Austrian-Prussian forces. |
| | 1941 | Battle of Minsk. German panzers cut off 300,000 Russians in the opening round of Operation Barbarosa. |
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