User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/August 31

August 31

 * 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.
 * 1907 - England, Russia and France form the Triple Entente alliance.
 * 1920 - Polish-Bolshevik War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
 * 1939 - Nazi Germany mounts a staged attack on Gleiwitz radio station, giving them an excuse to attack Poland the following day, starting World War II in Europe.