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1. The July 20, 1944 assassination attempt againt Hitler occurred at just before 1 PM Berlin Time

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 04:16 AM

Jul 2016

By 4:30 PM, arrests were underway, and it was all over by 6 PM

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What is the shortest Military Coup ever? [View all] Jnclr89 Jul 2016 OP

More like an end to WW2 eatern front. Jnclr89 Jul 2016 #8

A two day long war or over seems like it was inapropriate. Jnclr89 Jul 2016 #9

I once commandeered an Army mess hall briefly pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #2

Sounds like a MASH episode. Rex Jul 2016 #3

You have allies! Rex Jul 2016 #6

If they showed up in our mess hall it would have been cowrnage pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #7

That was one of the best WKRP episodes! Rex Jul 2016 #14

My mess hall announced "S.O.S.", and we attacked it. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2016 #12

I briefly took over Spain, very brief nobody even noticed. Rex Jul 2016 #4

Isis says Spain is their territory. Jnclr89 Jul 2016 #11

The one against Chavez in Venezuela was pretty short and malaise Jul 2016 #10

The Haig coup of March 30, 1981 struggle4progress Jul 2016 #13