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.
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World War II History for October 28
1922 - Benito Mussolini took control of the Italian government and introduced fascism to Italy.
1940 - During World War II, Italy invaded Greece.
Mussolini surprised everyone with this move against Greece; even his ally, Adolf Hitler, was caught off-guard, especially since the Duce had led Hitler [...]
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World War II History for October 27
1940 - French General Charles de Gualle set up the Empire Defense Council.
In 1940, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle, speaking for the Free French Forces from his temporary headquarter in equatorial Africa, calls all French men and women everywhere to join the struggle to preserve [...]
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World War II History for October 22
1942 - The Allies met to discuss Operation Torch. Operation Torch was to be the first Allied amphibious landing of World War II.
American Maj. Gen. Mark Clark meets in Algeria with French officials loyal to the Allied cause, as well as Resistance fighters, regarding the [...]
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World War II History for September 13
1940 - Italy invaded Egypt by crossing the Libyan border.
Mussolini’s forces finally cross the Libyan border into Egypt, achieving what the Duce calls the “glory” Italy had sought for three centuries.
Italy had occupied Libya since 1912, a purely economic “expansion.” In 1935, Mussolini began sending [...]
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World War II History for September 6,
1934 - The U.S. announced that Germany was building U-boats in foreign factories.
1939 - South Africa declared war on Germany.
1940 - King Carol of Romania abdicated leaving his country in control of Prime Minister Ion Antonescu and the Iron Guard.
1941 - Jews in German-occupied areas [...]
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World War II History for July 1
1942 - German troops captured Sevestpol, Crimea, in the Soviet Union.
1942 - German U-boats attacked merchant ships in the Atlantic.
1942 - The Battle of El Alamein begins
On this day in 1942, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is brought to a standstill in the battle for [...]
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