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Today's featured article Artur Phleps (29 November 1881 – 21 September 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and Nazi officer who was an SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was an Austro-Hungarian Army officer before and during World War I. During the interwar period, he joined the Romanian Army and became an adviser to King Carol. After he spoke out against the government, he was made to leave the army. In 1941 he joined the Waffen-SS. He saw action on the Eastern Front before raising two Waffen-SS mountain divisions and one corps in occupied Yugoslavia. Units under his command committed many crimes against the civilian population of the Independent State of Croatia. This became controversial when his onetime translator, Kurt Waldheim, successfully ran for the Austrian presidency in the 1980s. In addition to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Phleps was awarded the German Cross in Gold, and, posthumously, was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross. (Full article...) Recently featured: Addie Viola Smith 1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season The Girl Who Lived in the Tree Did you know... Flag of Rwanda ... that the flag of Rwanda (pictured) depicts the sun illuminating the country's vegetation? ... that Joanna Ferrone served as the business manager for the fictional character Fido Dido? ... that queer pro-Palestinian protesters faced off against the 2024 Philadelphia Pride drumline? ... that Australian judoka Josh Katz competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics six months after completely rupturing an ACL? ... that the Tunghsing Building was the only building in Taipei that collapsed after the September 21 earthquake in 1999? ... that Parker Short became popular on social media for singing and dancing to "Not Like Us" at a rally for Kamala Harris? ... that the Rabbinic period was consequential in the ongoing development of Judaism and its traditions? ... that Alexina Kublu, a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the first justice of the peace in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuit namesake tradition? ... that the Shrine of Taharqa was coated in nitrocellulose?

In the news Flooding in Kłodzko, Poland At least 37 people are killed and more than 3,400 others injured after electronic devices used by Hezbollah members explode in Lebanon and Syria. Severe flooding in central Europe (pictured) leaves at least 25 people dead and 11 others missing, with several towns submerged. Amid widespread protests, Mexico ratifies constitutional changes that will see the federal judiciary chosen by popular vote. Former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori dies at the age of 86. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Joe Schmidt Otis Davis Tito Jackson Fernando Puche Wolfgang Gerhardt Caterina Valente On this day... September 21: International Day of Peace The Great Fire of New York 1170 – Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, the last Norse–Gaelic king of Dublin, into exile. 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Fire of New York (depicted) broke out during the British occupation of New York City, destroying up to 1,000 buildings. 1918 – World War I: The Battle of Nazareth ended with the British Empire victorious over the Ottomans. 1958 – The first section of Interstate 80 in Iowa opened in the Des Moines metropolitan area. 2001 – Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims. Andrew II of Hungary (d. 1235) Barbara Longhi (b. 1552) Kay Ryan (b. 1945) Florence Griffith Joyner (d. 1998) More anniversaries: September 20 September 21 September 22

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