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Steven Terjeson | November 30, 2008
World War II History for November 30
1939 – The Soviet Union attacked Finland.
the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircraft. Helsinki was bombed, and 61 Finns were killed in an air raid that steeled the Finns for resistance, not capitulation.
The overwhelming forces arrayed against Finland convinced most Western nations, as [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 26, 2008
Bellevue arrest recovers Hitler’s stolen gold bookmark
12:00 PM PST on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 KIRO News
Immigration officials say this 18-carat gold bookmark was given by Eva Braun to Adolf Hitler. It was stolen in 2002 from a Spanish auction house.
SEATTLE – Immigration officials say a Romanian national who was arrested outside a Bellevue, Wash., Starbucks [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 23, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 23
1940 – Romania becomes an Axis “power”
On this day in 1940, Romania signs the Tripartite Pact, officially allying itself with Germany, Italy, and Japan.
As early as 1937, Romania had come under control of a fascist government that bore great resemblance to that of Germany’s, including [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 20, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 20
1943 – During World War II, U.S. Marines began their landing on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
1945 – 24 Nazi leaders went before a international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Nuremberg Trials, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 19, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 19
1940 – Hitler urges Spain to grab Gibraltar
Adolf Hitler tells Spanish Foreign Minister Serano Suner to make good on an agreement for Spain to attack Gibraltar, a British-controlled region. This would seal off the Mediterranean and trap British troops in North Africa.
Read more on the [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 17, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 17
1887 – Bernard Law Montgomery was born in London, England.
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery at El Alamein
1941 – Joseph C. Grew, U.S. ambassador to Japan, cabled the U.S. State Department that he had heard that Japan had prepared a plan to attempt a surprise attack at Pearl [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 14, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 14
1940 – During World War II, German war planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry when about 500 Luftwaffe bombers attacked.
German bombers devastate the English city of Coventry, demolishing tens of thousands of buildings and killing hundreds of men, women, and children. [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 12, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 12
1942 – During World War II, naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces. The Americans won a major victory.
1944 – During World War II, the German battleship “Tirpitz” was sunk off the coast of Norway.
32 British Lancaster bombers attack and sink the [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 12, 2008
Steven Terjeson | November 11, 2008
WW II vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: ‘Let it be known’
By Wayne Drash, Thelma Gutierrez and Sara Weisfeldt
CNN 11/11/08
LOMA LINDA, California (CNN) — Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words “A Wartime Log” on its cover. It’s a catalog of deaths and atrocities he [...]
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