THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 20
May 20 in history
What happened on May 20: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1941 and 1944, each linked to the map that shows it.
German paratroopers descend on Crete — the first invasion by air alone. It succeeds, at a price that ensures it is never tried again.
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— Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
18–20 May 1944 — Over three days, the NKVD deported about 191,000 Crimean Tatars, mostly to Uzbekistan. Accounts differ sharply on how many died in the first years: NKVD records put the share at about a fifth, while Crimean Tatar surveys put it at almost half. They could not return home until 1989.
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