World War II History

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

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World War II History for February 19
Audio Clip: 02.18.1943 Soong Mei-Ling Appeals to Congress to Aid Chinese Nationalists

02.19.1932 – The Sino-Japanese dispute was referred to the Assembly by the League of Nations Council.
02.19.1937 – An attempt was made in Addis Ababa to assassinate the Italian viceroy of Ethiopia, General Rodolfo Graziani. Though [...]

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Steven Terjeson | September 8, 2009

This reference work is an excellent source as a visual encyclopedia of the German soldiers equipment during World War II.

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Tags: Book, Book Review, Deutsche Soldaten, Equipment, German, Germany, Review, Soldier

Steven Terjeson | September 1, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for September 1
1939 – World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.
1942 – A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.
1945 – The U.S. received official word of Japan’s formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it [...]

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Steven Terjeson | July 14, 2009

Audio: General Charles de Gaulle urges America to Join the Allies (14 July 1941)

A 1942 WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free French Forces and first president of the Fifth Republic serving from 1958 to 1969.
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 14
14 July 1933 – All German political [...]

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Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2009

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World War II History for June 18
18 June 1940 – Benito Mussolini arrived in Munich to meet with Adolf Hitler. Mussolini’s foreign minister, Count Ciano, recorded in his diary that Mussolini left the meeting “very much embarrassed,” and feeling “that his role is secondary.”

Hitler and Mussolini
18 June 1940 – The Soviet [...]

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Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2009

The Little Known Impact of the Red Orchestra
The Red Orchestra, or Die Rote Kapelle, was the name given by the Nazi secret police, the Gestapo, to different espionage groups existing in Germany, Switzerland, and the Soviet Union during WWII. These groups were opposed to the ideals which the Nazi party stood for and therefore [...]

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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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Tags: Auschwitz, IG Farben, Photo, Poland, Robin Moor, Sobibor, SS, U-69, U-boat

Steven Terjeson | May 8, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: Victory in Europe -VE- Day – NBC Special Broadcast (56min)

World War II History for May 8
8 May 1943 – The Germans suppressed a revolt by Polish Jews and destroyed the Warsaw Ghetto.
8 May 1945 – U.S. President Harry Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe. He [...]

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Steven Terjeson | April 13, 2009

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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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Steven Terjeson | April 6, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today for 5 April 1945

World War II History for April 6
6 Apr 1938 – The United States recognized the German conquest of Austria.
6 Apr 1941 – German forces invaded Greece and Yugoslavia.

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