World War II History for August 31
Steven Terjeson | August 31, 2009
Prelude to War: 1939 – British fleet mobilized & evacuations begin. 1943 – USS Harmon commissioned. 1944 – British 8th Army breaks through Gothic Line
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World War II History for August 27
Steven Terjeson | August 27, 2009
Audio Clip: 1939-08-27 CBS HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War in Europe
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World War II History for August 27
1939 – Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1941 – Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR in hopes of preventing their campaign in China from escalating into a world [...]
World War II History for August 24
Steven Terjeson | August 24, 2009
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World War II History for August 24
08.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands. During this battle the “coastwatchers,” volunteers that reported on Japanese ship and aircraft movement, were a key to American success.
*Edit: The carrier sunk is the Ryujo, not [...]
Sink the Bismarck
Steven Terjeson | August 19, 2009
Sink the Bismark: 1941-05-31 BBC First Sea Lord A V Alexander On Sinking Of Bismark
World War II History - BBC Sinking of the Bismark - 05-31-1941 [0:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadGeneral Patton Enters Messina 1943
Steven Terjeson | August 17, 2009
August 17, 1943, U.S. Gen George S. Patton & 7th Army arrive in Messina, Sicily, hrs before “Monte”, Audio Clip, Photo, & More…
World War II History for August 10
Steven Terjeson | August 10, 2009
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World War II History for August 10
10 Aug 1944 – Hitler moves the entire 2,000-plane Luftwaffe force to Western Europe in a bid to challenge the power of the Allies’ collective air strength.
10 Aug 1944 – U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam, leaving the U.S. with an additional solid [...]
Atomic Bomb Destroys Hiroshima
Steven Terjeson | August 6, 2009
6 Aug 1945- B-29 bomber Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. Bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.
WWII Machine Gun Nest
Steven Terjeson | August 5, 2009
Photo: WWII Machine Gun Nest, Pacific Theater
World War II History for August 3
Steven Terjeson | August 3, 2009
1945-Truman on Japanese Rejection of US Ultimatum 1940-Italy began its occupation in East Africa 1943-Patton verbally abused and slapped a private.
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