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 [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 11
**Veterans Day**
Veterans day marks the end of World War I, commemorating the men and women who serve in the military forces.
1940 - Battle of Taranto
This battle, which took place during WWII, marked the first all-aircraft naval attack in history. The results were definitive, as [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 9
1939 - The U.S. Neutrality Act suffers a public relations setback when the German battleship Deutschland captures the City of Flint, an American cargo ship carrying farming supplies to England.
1940 - London’s Cathedral of St. Paul sustains serious damage to the roof and altar [...]
World War II History for October 2
1940 - During World War II, the HMS Empress was sunk while carrying child refugees from Britain to Canada.
1941 - Operation Typhoon was launched by Nazi Germany. The plan was an all-out offensive against Moscow.
The plan was to send the Wehrmacht into the Soviet capital of Moscow.
With most of [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 20
1943 - Operation Source began when British submarines attempted to sink the German battleship Tirpitz as it sat in Norwegian waters. The six submarines involved did enough damage to cripple the battleship for 6 months.
The Tirpitz was the second largest battleship in the German [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 12
1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
1942 - The Laconia is sunk
On this day in 1942, a German U-boat sinks a British troop ship, the Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. The commander of the German sub, [...]
Today in WW II History
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 [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 4,
1939 - The British Royal Air Force attacked the German Navy.
1940 - The USS Greer is fired upon
The American destroyer Greer becomes the first U.S. vessel fired on in the war when a German sub aims a few torpedoes at it, sparking heightened tensions between [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 3,
1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany.
On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation, along with Australia and New Zealand, declare war on Germany.
The first casualty [...]
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WW2 hero dog is celebrated to keep his legend alive
Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 18:53 stv
Bamse the sea dog
A Montrose hero of the Second World War will be celebrated in the town tonight - but this legend is no ordinary soldier.
After docking in the North East in 1940, Bamse the sea dog became local [...]
