Historical place archive

Aix-la-Chapelle in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Aix-la-Chapelle in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels3 people1748–1940

Historical events in Aix-la-Chapelle

1748

18 October 1748
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Frederick II the Great · War of Austrian Succession

Prussia retains Silesia & Glatz. Maria Theresas Hapsburg succession is confirmed. France repudiates Charles Stuart & recognizes the Hanoverian succession

1940

1940
Invasion of France
Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt · World War, 2nd

Leads the invasion of France wwith 44 Divisions from Aix-la-Chapelle to the Moselle

May 1940
Invasion of Belgium
Fedor von Bock · World War, 2nd

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

May 1940
Invasion of France
Fedor von Bock · World War, 2nd

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

May 1940
Invasion of Netherlands, The
Fedor von Bock · World War, 2nd

Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle

Provenance

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