THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 8
September 8 in history
What happened on September 8: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1855 and 1943, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Siege of Sevastopol
8 Sep 1855 — After an eleven-month siege, French troops storm the Malakhov redoubt, the earthwork fort that commanded the city, and the Russian army abandons the south side of Sevastopol. Defeat on home soil, by armies supplied across thousands of kilometres of sea, convinces the new Tsar that serf Russia cannot keep up.
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Italy’s surrender is announced — hours before the Salerno landings hit the beach. Germany executes its plan to seize the peninsula overnight.
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