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Steven Terjeson | January 29, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 29
29 JAN 1942 – Iran signed the “Treaty of Alliance” with Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The agreement offered Iran protection and created a supply route from the West to Russia.
1942, Iran, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Steven Terjeson | January 27, 2009
Medvedev orders precise Soviet WWII death toll
IRINA TITOVA – Published January 27, 2009 – The Olympian
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered officials to determine the precise Soviet death toll in World War II as the nation marked the 65th anniversary of the battle that broke the Nazi siege of Leningrad.
Russia, which suffered hugely in [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 27, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 27
27 JAN 1941 – Ambassador Grew advised Washington of reports circulating in Tokyo of a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor being planned by the Japanese military in case of “trouble” with the US. Grew wrote that “the attack would involve the use of all the [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 26, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 26
26 JAN 1934 – Germany and Poland signed a 10-year nonaggression pact: “… the moment has arrived for inaugurating a new era in Polish-German political relations by means of direct communications between the two countries.” It was proposed by Hitler, and Poland never consulted France, [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 25, 2009
Man Enters Plea In Attempted Sale Of Hitler’s Stolen Bookmark
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 – updated: 1:35 pm PST December 11, 2008 http://kirotv.com
SEATTLE, WA — A man accused of selling an 18-karat gold bookmark that reportedly belonged to Adolf Hitler pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday morning.
Christian Popescu, 37, a Romanian national in Kenmore, was [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 20, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 20
20 JAN 1942 – Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their “final solution” that called for exterminating Europe’s Jews.
In July 1941, Herman Goering, writing under instructions from Hitler, had ordered Reinhard Heydrich, SS general and Heinrich Himmler’s number-two man, to submit [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 16, 2009
Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat immediately after the outbreak of war in Europe
“The telephone in Franklin Roosevelt’s bedroom at the White House rang at 2:50 a. m. on the first day of September. In more ways than one it was a ghastly hour, but the operators knew they must ring. Ambassador Bill Bullitt was calling from Paris. [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 15, 2009
Poster Image – We Can Do It.
This is a classic and very popular poster showing the strength of the women work force on the homefront during World War II.
See more Women at War Posters in the new World War II History Image Gallery >> Women at War Posters album.
Poster, ColorWomen, Rosie, Riviter, US
Steven Terjeson | January 9, 2009
Photo – Me 262 being serviced with camo netting.
See more German WWII photos in the new World War II History Image Gallery >> German Set 1 Collection album.
Photo, Color, Me 262, Jet, Fighter, Camoflauge, German, Luftwaffe
Steven Terjeson | January 8, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 8
8 JAN 1936 – Japan said it would withdraw from the London Naval Conference unless it won the right to parity in the number of men-of-war it could have in relation to the other powers.
8 JAN 1940 – The Finns scored a major victory on [...]
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