World War II History

Steven Terjeson | March 12, 2010

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World War II History for March 12
Audio Clip: Below you will find President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first Fireside Chat from 1933 “On the Bank Crisis.” Included is a link to the full text and a video clip.
12 Mar 1933 – President Paul von Hindenburg dropped the flag of the German Republic and [...]

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Steven Terjeson | October 22, 2009

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World War II History for October 22
22 Oct 1942 – The Allies met to discuss Operation Torch. Operation Torch was to be the first Allied amphibious landing of World War II (North Africa), mainly as an induction of US ground forces against the Germans. Operation Torch takes place 8 Nov 1942.

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Steven Terjeson | October 2, 2009

Letter home from Midshipman Derek Hirst HMS Zambesi 8th May 1945
forargyll.com published this on 10:51 am, Wednesday, 30th September, 2009
HMS Zambesi entered Bergen, Norway, on 8th May 1945, the day WWII formally ended. The following is from a letter by Midshipman Derek Hirst to his mother started on 14th May and completed shortly after leaving [...]

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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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Steven Terjeson | August 19, 2009

Sink the Bismark: 1941-05-31 BBC First Sea Lord A V Alexander On Sinking Of Bismark

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Steven Terjeson | July 15, 2009

Operation Ariel aka Operation Aerial
17 June 1940 – Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany’s takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
Smaller-scale counterpart to Operation Dynamo and designed to remove by sea all British troops in north-west France, largely from the ports of Cherbourg, St Malo, Brest, St Nazaire and [...]

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Tags: 1940, Dynamo, Evacuation, France, HMT, Lancastria, Operation, Operation Aerial, Operation Ariel, Rescue

Steven Terjeson | June 4, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 4
4 JUN 1940 – The British completed the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk, France.
4 JUN 1941 – In Germany, the Nazis began restricting Jews access to beaches and swimming pools.
4 JUN 1942 – The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for [...]

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Tags: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, Battle of Midway, Dunkirk, Holocaust, Image, Jews, Midway, Photo, Rome, Submarine, U-505, U-boat, Uboat

Steven Terjeson | May 27, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 27
27 May 1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” amid rising world tension.
27 May 1941 – The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by British naval and air forces. 2,300 people were killed.

27 May 1942 – German General Erwin Rommel began a major offensive [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 21, 2009

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World War II History for May 21
21 May 1940 – A Nazi “special unit” began murdering more than 1,500 hospital patients in East Prussia. The operation of killing the “unfit” mentally ill patients took 18 days.
21 May 1941 – [...]

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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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