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Why is D-Day always called the second front when the Italian campaign had been going on for a year at the time?

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Why was Göring chosen to be first in the line of succession? Why did Hitler choose him above all the other potential candidates?

469 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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"I didn't overthrow George III to become George I." Is there a source on George Washington saying this.

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Today, Rommel is well liked for many reason, but a big one being that he ignored orders from above. How was he able to get away with this?

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Where did the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute come from? Why was it created?

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What role did Francoist Spain play in the Holocaust?

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What went wrong with the Schlieffen Plan?

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Was Chiang Kai-shek a good leader in the sense that he really wanted to help China? Or was he just a kleptokrat that really didn't care?

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Was Stalin ever the target of an assassination attempt? If yes, why was he targeted so few times as opposed to someone like Hitler, who had multiple attempts made on his life?

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[WP] Humanity is facing extinction due to a non-human threat. As a radical leader, write a speech that details why we must put aside our long-standing differences and unite to survive.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is D-Day always called the second front when the Italian campaign had been going on for a year at the time?	564	AskHistorians
Why was Göring chosen to be first in the line of succession? Why did Hitler choose him above all the other potential candidates?	469	AskHistorians
"I didn't overthrow George III to become George I." Is there a source on George Washington saying this.	200	AskHistorians
Today, Rommel is well liked for many reason, but a big one being that he ignored orders from above. How was he able to get away with this?	53	AskHistorians
Where did the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute come from? Why was it created?	25	AskHistorians
What role did Francoist Spain play in the Holocaust?	24	AskHistorians
What went wrong with the Schlieffen Plan?	20	AskHistorians
Was Chiang Kai-shek a good leader in the sense that he really wanted to help China? Or was he just a kleptokrat that really didn't care?	16	AskHistorians
Was Stalin ever the target of an assassination attempt? If yes, why was he targeted so few times as opposed to someone like Hitler, who had multiple attempts made on his life?	13	AskHistorians
[WP] Humanity is facing extinction due to a non-human threat. As a radical leader, write a speech that details why we must put aside our long-standing differences and unite to survive.	13	WritingPrompts