World War II History

Steven Terjeson | April 23, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today from 18 April 1943.

World War II History for April 23
23 Apr 1942 – German bombers attacked, nicknamed the “Baedeker Raids,” Exeter and later Bath, Norwick, York, and other “medieval-city centres.” Almost 1,000 English civilians were killed.
On March 28 of the same year, 234 British bombers [...]

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Tags: Audio, Baedeker Raids, Camp, CBS, Detention, News, Podcast, Texas

Steven Terjeson | April 21, 2009

Today in Honor – April 21
Robert Moffat Losey
(b. May 27, 1908 — d. April 21, 1940)
United States Army Officer. A Captain in the United States Army, was the first American killed in World War II, dying in a Nazi air raid on Dombas, Norway. A momument to Captain Losey was erected in Dombas in 1987 [...]

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Tags: KIA, May, Medal of Honor, MoH, Norway, Ryukyu

Steven Terjeson | April 20, 2009

President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech delivered December 8, 1941.
Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy— the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United [...]

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Tags: Audio, Congress, Day of Infamy, FDR, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Podcast, Roosevelt, Speech

Steven Terjeson | April 17, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 17
17 Apr 1941 – The Yugoslav army surrendered to Germany and signed a formal capitulation in Belgrade.
17 Apr 1942 – French General Henri Giraud, who was captured in 1940, escaped from a castle prison at Konigstein. He lowered himself down the castle wall and jumped [...]

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Tags: Atomic, Belgrade, Bomb, Germany, Giraud, Konigstein, Strassfut, Surrender, Uranium

Steven Terjeson | April 15, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 15
Everyone gets to say hello to the IRS today, even Donald Duck.

15 Apr 1940 – French and British troops landed at Narvik, Norway.
15 Apr 1945 – During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
15 Apr 1945 – [...]

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Tags: 1940, 1945, Arnem, Bergen-Belsen, Concentration Camp, Disney, Donald Duck, IRS, Norway, Tax, Taxes, Video

Steven Terjeson | April 14, 2009

Quiz: Division Azul
Check the link at the bottom after you vote to see the answer!
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Steven Terjeson | April 14, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: News clip of the End of the Russo Finnish War from 13 April 1940.

World War II History for April 14
14 Apr 1941 – Rommel attacks Tobruk.[1]
14 Apr 1945 – The U.S. Fifth Army joined the British in the assault on the German occupiers of Italy.
[1] http://hollywoodatwar.blogspot.com/

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Tags: 1941, 1945, 5th Army, Audio, Fifth Army, Finland, finnish, Italy, Podcast, russo, Tobruk

Steven Terjeson | April 13, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 13
13 Apr 1939 USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance
The USS Astoria arrives in Japan under the command of Richard Kelly Turner in an attempt to photograph the Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Turner, whose motto was “If you don’t have losses, you’re not doing [...]

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Tags: 1939, Astoria, Belgrade, Fire, Japan, Jews, Massacre, Roosevelt, Spy, Vienna, Yugoslavia

Steven Terjeson | April 10, 2009

Contest Winner! – World War II 365 Days
I am happy to announce the winner of our first contest is Annie! Congrats!
**Autumn wrote back to me and said she had already purchased the book! I hope you enjoy it, I did!**

If you didn’t win, check back in a couple days for our next contest. We [...]

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Tags: 365 Days, Contest, Wagner, Winner

Steven Terjeson | April 10, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today from 11 April 1943

World War II History for April 10
10 Apr 1932 – Paul von Hindenburg was elected president of Germany with 19 million votes. Adolf Hitler came in second with 13 million votes.
10 Apr 1938 – Germany annexed Austria. 99.75 percent of Austrians [...]

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Tags: 1932, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1945, Austria, Barenfels, Greenland, Hindenburg, Me 262, Me262, Midget, Norway, Submarine