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WWII History for July 25

25 Jul

WWII Events Today, July 25

Audio: Mussolini Resigns (1943-07-25)

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Jul 25, 1934 – Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was shot and killed by Nazis.

Jul 25, 1937 – Japanese 20th Division clashed with Chinese troops at the city of Langfang, China, major rail junction between Beijing and Tianjin. This was the first major battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Jul 25, 1940 – US embargos scrap metal and petroleum to Japan.

Jul 25, 1940 – The German Reich Economic Minister outlined the New Order for Europe, citing use of forced labor from occupied nations.

Jul 25, 1941 – US and UK freeze Japanese assets.

Jul 25, 1943 – The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, steps down as head of the armed forces and the government following a coup.

Jul 25, 1943 – USS Harmon (DE-678) was launched at Bethlehem Steel’s Fore River shipyard, Quincy, MA. She was the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for an African-American. The ship’s namesake, Mess Attendant First Class Leonard Roy Harmon, also posthumously received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Jul 25, 1944 – Allied forces begin the breakthrough of German lines in Normandy.

 
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World War II History – May 7

07 May

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World War II History for May 7

Audio: 1942-05-07 – Gen Wainwright Broadcasts Surrender Of Corregidor

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May 07, 1940 – May 10, 1940 – British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns in disgrace. He will be replaced by Winston Churchill on 05.10.

May 07, 1940 – Pacific fleet ordered to Pearl Harbor as a warning to Japan

May 07, 1942 – Japanese carriers attack US oilier Neosho and destroyer Sims thinking they are a carrier and cruiser.

May 07, 1942 – US carriers attack escort carrier Shoho thinking it was the main force.

May 07, 1942 – Australian cruiser force sent ahead to block Japanese invasion fleet.

May 07, 1942 – Both sides decide against a night battle and prepare for dawn air attacks.

May 07, 1945 – Germany surrenders unconditionally to General Eisenhower at Rheims, France, and to the Soviets in Berlin. President Truman pronounces the following day, May 8, V-E Day. The U.S., Russia, England, and France agree to split occupied Germany into eastern and western halves.

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World War II History for April 7

07 Apr

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World War II History for April 7

Apr 07, 1939 Mussolini invades Albania. (More…)

Apr 07, 1941 Quarter of Pacific Fleet ordered to Atlantic : 3BB, 1CV, 4CL, 18DD, 3AO. (More…)

Apr 07, 1942 Japanese subs off western India sink 5 merchantmen this week. (More…)

Apr 07, 1942 Colorado only western state to agree to accept voluntary relocation of enemy aliens. (More…)

Apr 07, 1942 Relocation begins of Japanese from coastal defense zones. (More…)

Apr 07, 1943 Marine 1st Lt. James Swett, on his 1st combat mission, shot down 7 Japanese VAL’s over Guadalcanal-the 1st American to achieve this score in a single mission. (More…)

Apr 07, 1943 British and American armies linked up between Wadi Akarit and El Guettar in North Africa to form a solid line against the German army. (More…)

Apr 07, 1944 Kohima’s water supply is cut off by the Japanese. (More…)

Apr 07, 1944 Counterattacking German forces make some advances in the Crimea but suffer heavy casualties. (More…)

Apr 07, 1944 Two Jewish inmates escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp and made it safely to Slovakia. One of them, Rudolf Vrba, submitted a report to the Papal Nuncio in Slovakia, which was forwarded to the Vatican. (More…)

Apr 07, 1945 Soviet units cross the Danube River and smash into Vienna. Street fighting commenced. (More…)

Apr 07, 1945 Gottingen was taken by US troops. (More…)

Apr 07, 1945 Japanese air and naval units suffer a disastrous defeat in the battle of the East China Sea. Task Force 58 planes intercepted the Japanese Second Fleet heading for Okinawa. The 72,200-ton battleship Yamato was subjected to 3 hrs of bombing and torpedo attacks and finally capsized with only 269 survivors from the 3,292 man crew. It was the largest single loss involving a warship in history. Other casualties of the battle were the cruiser Yahagi, 4 destroyers and 54 aircraft. The US only lost 10 planes out of the 900 sortied. (More…)

Apr 07, 1945 British 14th Army forces isolated a large Japanese force between Mandalay and Meiktila. (More…)

Apr 07, 1945 Iwo Jima based aircraft make their first attacks on Japan. Fighters begin arriving on Okinawa. (More…)

 
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World War II History for March 19

19 Mar

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World War II History for March 19

Audio Clip: March 19, 1944 edition of CBS World News Today

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19 Mar 1940 – The French government of Daladier fell.

19 Mar 1940 – 50 RAF bombers strike Hornum, the German seaplane base on the island of Sylt, but inflict no significant damage.

19 Mar 1941 – Admiral Raeder met with the Japanese ambassador in Berlin to discuss his desire for Japan to attack Singapore.

19 Mar 1945 – About 800 people were killed as Japanese kamikaze planes attacked the U.S. carrier Franklin off Japan.

19 Mar 1945 – Adolf Hitler issued his “Nero Decree” which ordered the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands as German forces were retreating.

19 Mar 1945 – General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler

On this day, the commander of the German Home Army, Gen. Friedrich Fromm, is shot by a firing squad for his part in the July plot to assassinate the Fuhrer, as portrayed in the movie Valkyrie. The fact that Fromm’s participation was half-hearted did not save him.

By 1945, many high-ranking German officials had made up their minds that Hitler must die. He was leading Germany in a suicidal war on two fronts, and they believed that assassination was the only way to stop him. According to the plan, coup d’etat would follow the assassination, and a new government in Berlin would save Germany from complete destruction at the hands of the Allies. All did not go according to plan, however. Col. Claus von Stauffenberg was given the task of planting a bomb during a conference that was to be held at Hitler’s holiday retreat, Berchtesgaden (but was later moved to Hitler’s headquarters at Rastenburg). Stauffenberg was chief of staff to Gen. Friedrich Fromm. Fromm, chief of the Home Army (composed of reservists who remained behind the front lines to preserve order at home), was inclined to the conspirators’ plot, but agreed to cooperate actively in the coup only if the assassination was successful.

On the night of July 20, Stauffenberg planted an explosive-filled briefcase under a table in the conference room at Rastenburg. Hitler was studying a map of the Eastern Front as Colonel Heinz Brandt, trying to get a better look at the map, moved the briefcase out of place, farther away from where the Fuhrer was standing. At 12:42 p.m. the bomb went off. When the smoke cleared, Hitler was wounded, charred, and even suffered the temporary paralysis of one arm-but was very much alive.

Meanwhile, Stauffenberg had made his way to Berlin to meet with his co-conspirators to carry out Operation Valkyrie, the overthrow of the central government. Once in the capital, General Fromm, who had been informed by phone that Hitler was wounded but still alive, ordered Stauffenberg and his men arrested, but Fromm was located and locked in an office by Nazi police. Stauffenberg and Gen. Friedrich Olbricht began issuing orders for the commandeering of various government buildings. Then the news came through from Herman Goering that Hitler was alive. Fromm, released from confinement by officers still loyal to Hitler, and anxious to have his own association with the conspirators covered up quickly, ordered the conspirators, including two Stauffenberg aides, shot for high treason that same day. (Gen. Ludwig Beck, one of the conspiracy leaders and an older man, was allowed the “dignity” of committing suicide.)

Fromm’s last-ditch effort to distance himself from the plot failed. Within the next few days, on order of Heinrich Himmler, who was now the new head of the Home Army, Fromm was arrested. In February 1945, he was tried before the People’s Court and denigrated for his cowardice in refusing to stand up to the plotters. But because he went so far as to execute Stauffenberg and his partners on the night of July 20, he was spared the worst punishment afforded convicted conspirators-strangulation on a meat hook. He was shot by a firing squad on March 19.[1]

[1] “General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler,” The History Channel website, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6747 (accessed Mar 19, 2009).

 
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National Museum of the Pacific War

17 Mar

Located in the heart of Texas Hill Country, the city of Fredericksburg, TX houses the newly re-opened National Museum of the Pacific War. Originally a hotel and saloon operated by the Nimitz family, it is a Texas State Historic Site as well as a National Museum and is comprised of the Admiral Nimitz Museum, the George H.W. Bush Gallery, the Pacific Combat Zone and more features and exhibits.

On December 7, 2009, the George H.W. Bush Gallery was re-opened after a multi-million dollar remodeling project. It was completely redesigned to provide an interactive experience in reliving the war in the Pacific. Comprising many current technologies, the exhibits provide not only a traditional museum experience, but is enhanced with multimedia videos and kiosks where patrons can interact and experience portions of what life was like during World War II.

Stepping into the museum exhibit path is like stepping back in time. The initial room surrounds you with a panoramic multimedia wall and presentation taking you back to the great depression and examining what happened building up to the world war, setting the tone for the rest of the museum and starting you on the path of the museum timeline. As you proceed, the exhibits immerse you in the lives and cultures not only of Americans, but from all nationalities involved in the Pacific War. The museum does an excellent job of taking an impartial stand in presenting the experience of the war, presenting all sides as the war happened, examining the struggles and strife individuals endured.

Though the museum is housed on only 33,000 sq ft, the George Bush Gallery alone consists of 36 separate sections and houses many restored full size aircraft including a B-25 Mitchell bomber, several Japanese and American fighters, an Admirals Barge, multiple tanks and other land vehicles and artillery, and one of the five Japanese Midget Submarines that were used in the attack on Pearl Harbor, all inside the museum! Adjacent to the main museum complex is the Pacific Combat Zone which is both an indoor and outdoor experience designed to show visitors what it looked like in the Pacific, highlighted by an aircraft, armored vehicles/tanks, and a PT boat exhibit.

Visiting National Museum of the Pacific War is a rich and rewarding experience that will give anyone a better appreciation for the war. For veterans, it is a chance to find peace and remember where they were when the different events happened. Seeing many of them walking through quietly reliving their own personal wars, pointing out things they recognized and events they experienced was very touching. Getting to talk with them and hear their stories helps make the museum come to life and brings home the reality that this war affected so many across the globe on an individual level. Visiting the museum is something that students, families, and veterans alike can learn from, appreciate the war’s trials, reflect on the past, and for many come to peace.

If you are interested in seeing a little more of what the museum has to offer, we have a little virtual tour, but be sure to visit in person as the photos do not do any justice to the full experience the museum provides!

Special thanks go out to the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau (888)997.3600, the Hangar Hotel and Airport Diner, the Cabernet Grill, and Geiger & Associates for making this tour possible.

 
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Audio – Landing on Iwo Jima

19 Feb

Audio Clip: 02.19.1945 – Live Coverage Of U.S. Marines Landing On Iwo Jima

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“The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat.

By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”

–Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

K-9 Marine Platoon on Iwo Jima
Members of the Marine Corps Dog platoon head to the front lines – great assets in this type of operation due to their ability to find snipers and as speedy messengers
 
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World War II History for February 19

19 Feb

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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

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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 he was only wounded, the Italians launched large scale reprisals vowing to keep the Ethiopians in line.

02.19.1938 – The British Cabinet rejects Foreign Secretary Eden’s proposal to have Italian troops withdraw from Spain. Their hope was misplaced, believing that Italy would check any further advances by Germany (they had already occupied Austria).

02.19.1938 – Nazis were permitted to join the ruling party of Austria, the Fatherland Front.

02.19.1939 – A trade agreement was signed between the Soviet Union and Poland in an attempt to strengthen Poland as a buffer against Germany.

02.19.1940 – Ambassador Hull extends the US moral embargo to the Soviet Union.

02.19.1941 – The 8th Australian Division lands in Singapore.

02.19.1942 – Executive Order 9066 is signed by President Roosevelt, authorizing the transfer of more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans living in coastal Pacific areas to concentration camps in various inland states (and including inland areas of California). The interned Japanese-Americans lose an estimated 400 million dollars in property, as their homes and possessions are taken from them.

02.19.1942 – Japanese air raids on Darwin, Australia. Considered the “Pearl Harbor of Australia”, they largest attacks ever mounted by a foreign power against Australia. The raids were the first of almost 100 air raids against Australia during 1942-43.

02.19.1942 – Battle of Badoeng Strait begins; ABDA force attacks retiring Japanese Bali occupation force with 1 Dutch DD sunk, 2 CL and 1 DD damaged.

02.19.1942 – Mandalay came under aerial attack for the first time. Defending forces are ordered back from the Bilin River.

02.19.1942 – Japanese troops landed on the Portuguese island of Timor in the East Indies. Tokyo says the action is taken in self-defense and that its forces would withdraw when the area was secure. The neutral Portuguese accept the occupation.

02.19.1942 – Canada’s Parliament vote to begin military conscription.

02.19.1942 – The Supreme Court of Vichy France begin trials in Riom to establish responsibility for the defeat in 1940.

02.19.1943 – Allied defenses in Tunisia are restructured in the face of a deteriorating position. The Axis forces begin frontal assaults on American positions in the Kasserine Pass.

02.19.1943 – German Army Group South opens a counteroffensive toward Kharkov and Belgorod.

02.19.1944 – US forces land on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

02.19.1945 – Units of the US 8th Div begin encircling German troops trapped within the Siegfried Line.

02.19.1945 – Himmler makes his first peace overtures to Swedish Count Folke Bernadotte of the Red Cross.

02.19.1945 US troops land on Samar and Capul Islands in the Philippines.

02.19.1945 (0905 hrs) – The first of 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima. /via World War II Database

 
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Attack on Pearl Harbor

07 Dec

Time line Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941

* 0342 Minesweeper CONDOR sights periscope off Honolulu Harbour …notifies patrol destroyer WARD to investigate.

* 0458 Minesweeper CROSSBILL and CONDOR enter Pearl Harbor… defective submarine net remains open.

* 0600 – 200 miles south of Oahu carrier ENTERPRISE launches 18 aircraft to scout ahead…then to land at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor…ETA 0800.

* 0610 – 220 miles north of Oahu Admiral Nagumo orders launching of 1st wave of 183 aircraft off three carriers…2 are lost during takeoff.

* 0630 Destroyer WARD again notified of submarine sighting this time by supply ship ANTARES off Pearl Harbor entrance…Navy patrol plane (PBY) dispatched to the scene.

* 0645 WARD opens fire on target hitting conning tower…as she closes in drops depth charges..air attack by PBY follows.

* 0653 WARD’S commander Captain Outerbridge sends message to Commandant 14th Naval District: “We have attacked, fired upon and dropped depth charges upon submarine operating in defensive sea area”.

* 0700 Commander Fuchida flying towards Oahu directs his pilots to home in on local radio station.

* 0702 Private’s Lockhard and Elliott of Opana Radar Station pick up what appears to be a flight of unidentified aircraft bearing in 132 miles north of Oahu…discussion follows.

* 0706 Private Elliott phones switchboard operator Joseph McDonald at Information Center, Ft. Shafter, telling of a large formation of aircraft approaching the Island.

* 0715 Capt. Outerbridge’s attack message, delayed in decoding is delivered to duty officer, 14th Naval District, and to Admiral Kimmel’s duty officer…Japanese launch 2nd wave of 168 assault aircraft…

* 0720 Joseph McDonald finding Lt. Tyler in Information Center, calls Opana and patches Lt. Tyler thru to Private Lockard who describes the large flight picked up on radar and is told, “Well don’t worry about it.” ( see Pvt.Joseph McDonald’s account under the Survivor Rememberances “An Army Private is one of the 1st to know of the coming attack)”

* 0733 Important message from Gen Marshall from Washington to Short received via RCA in Honolulu…cablegram has no indication of priority…messenger Tadao Fuchikami proceeds on normal route…

* 0735 Reconnaissance plane from cruiser CHIKUMA reports main fleet in Pearl Harbor…

* 0739 Opana Station loses aircraft on radar 20 miles off coast of Oahu due to “dead zone” caused by surrounding hills…

* 0740 1st wave sights North Shore of Oahu…deployment for attack begins…

* 0749 Commander Fuchida orders attack…all pilots to begin assault on military bases on Oahu…

* 0753 Fuchida radios code to entire Japanese Navy “TORA TORA TORA” indicating success…maximum strategic surprise…Pearl Harbor caught unaware…

* 0755 Island wide attack begins…Japanese dive bombers to strike airfields Kaneohe, Ford Island, Hickam, Bellows, Wheeler, Ewa…Aerial torpedo planes begin their run on ships in Pearl Harbor…

** ATTACK ERUPTS AT PEARL HARBOR**

Along Battleship Row, battlewagons feel the sting of the newly perfected torpedoes specifically designed for the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor At 1010 dock violent explosions rock light cruiser HELENA on her starboard side crippling both her and minelayer OGLALA moored beside her.. On the other side of Battleship row, Ford Island, target ship UTAH also feels the sting of the torpedoes…and like the battleship OKLAHOMA begins to capsize… Light cruiser RALEIGH moored ahead of the UTAH takes measures to prevent capsizing… Commander Logan Ramsey of Ford Island Command Center sends out message for all radiomen on duty to send out in plain English “AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR THIS IS NO DRILL”…2nd dispatch orders all patrol planes to seek out enemy… Simultaneously the call for General Quarters echos throughout Pearl Harbor…each ship and their personnel in turn swing into action against the attacking Japanese…one quarter of all guns respond to the enemy…

* 0800 B-17′s from the mainland reach Oahu after 14 hour flight…Aircraft from carrier ENTERPRISE arrive Ford Island…both caught between enemy and friendly fire…

* 0802 Machine guns on battleship NEVADA open fire on torpedo planes approaching her port beam…two planes hit…however one missile tears huge hole in ship’s port bow…

* 0805 Repair ship VESTAL moored outboard of battleship ARIZONA opens fire…Admiral Kimmel arrives CINCPAC headquarters..Battleship CALIFORNIA receives second torpedo “portside at frame 110″… prompt action directed by Ensign Edgar M. Fain prevents ship from capsizing…High level bombers begin their run “on both bows” of battleship row…

* 0808 KGMB radio interrupts music calling for: “All Army, Navy, and Marine personnel to report to duty”… High level bombers unleash armour piercing, delayed action bombs from altitude of 10,000 feet scoring hits on battleships…

* 0810 Forward magazines on battleship ARIZONA suddenly ignite resulting in a tremendous explosion and huge fireball sinking the battleship within nine minutes…concussion of explosion blows men off repair ship VESTAL…

* 0812 General Short advises entire Pacific Fleet and Washington, “Hostilities with Japan commenced with air raid on Pearl Harbor”

* 0815 KGMB interrupts music with 2nd call ordering all military personnel to report for duty…

* 0817 USS HELM first of several destroyers to clear Pearl Harbor spots a midget submarine struggling to enter harbor…shots fired misses target…sub frees itself from reef and submerges…

* 0825 Using a Browning Automatic Rifle Lt. Stephen Saltzman and Sgt. Lowell Klatt shot down enemy plane making strafing run on Schofield Barracks…

* 0826 Honolulu Fire Department responds to call for assistance from Hickam Field…3 firemen killed…6 wounded…

* 0830 3rd call out for military via local radio stations…

* 0835 Tanker NEOSHO half loaded with high octane aviation fuel moves clear of Battleship Row and oil tanks on Ford Island… Damage reported in city…Police warn civilians to leave streets and return to their homes…

* 0839 Seaplane tender CURTISS sights midget sub in harbor and commences to fire..Destroyer MONAGHAN heads for intruder at ramming speed…

* 0840 Submarine surfaces after sustaining damage…MONAGHAN hits sub and drops depth charges as she passes…1st explanation over local radio stations. “A sporadic air attack…rising sun sighted on wing tips”…

* 0850 Lt. Commander Shimazaki orders deployment of 2nd wave over military bases on Oahu…

* 0854 Attack run begins…54 high-level bombers hit Naval air stations, 78 dive bombers hit ships in Pearl, 36 fighters circle over harbor to maintain air control…

* 0900 Crew of the Dutch liner JAGERSFONTEIN opens up with her guns, the first Allies to join the fight…Radios throughout the island crack out urgent messages “Get off roads and stay off.. Don’t block traffic…Stay at home…This is the real McCoy”…

* 0930 Tremendous explosions rocks destroyer SHAW sending debris everywhere… bomb falls near Governor’s home…

* 1000 First wave arrives back on carriers, 190 miles north of Oahu…

* 1005 Governor Poindexter calls local papers announcing state of emergency for entire territory of Hawaii

* 1030 Mayor’s Major Disaster Council meets at city hall…Reports from local hospitals pour in listing civilian casualties…

* 1100 Commander Fuchida circles over Pearl Harbor…assesses damage then returns to carrier task force…All schools on Oahu ordered to close…

* 1115 State of emergency announced over radio by Governor Poindexter…

* 1142 As per orders by Army local stations go off the air…General short confers with Governor regarding martial law…

* 1146 First report of many false sightings of enemy troops landing on Oahu…

* 1210 American planes fly north in search for enemy with negative results…

* 1230 Honolulu police raid Japanese embassy…find them burning documents…Blackout to begin at night ordered by Army…

* 1240 Governor confers with President Roosevelt regarding martial law…both agree it necessary that the military take over the civilian government…

* 1300 Commander Fuchida lands on board carrier AKAGI…discussion follows with Admiral Nagumo and staff concerning feasibility of launching 3rd wave…

* 1330 Signal flags on carrier AKAGI orders Japanese task force to withdraw… Territorial director of civil defense orders blackout every night until further notice…

* 1458 Tadao Fuchikami delivers message from Washington…message decoded and given to General Short regarding ultimatum from Japan to be given at 1300 Washington time…”Just what significance the hour set may have we do not know, but be on the alert accordingly”…

* 1625 Governor signs Proclamation…martial law put into effect…

Time line courtesy of Tri-City Chapter 31, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association

 
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World War II History for December 2

02 Dec

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World War II History for December 2

12.2.1941 – The Japanese embassy in Washington was ordered to destroy all but its most secret coding facilities. Similar orders went out to Japanese missions in British, Dutch, and Canadian cities, Cuba, the Philippines and the South Pacific.

12.2.1941 Tojo rejects peace feelers from US officials.

12.2.1942 Enrico Fermi sets off the first nuclear chain reaction below U. of Chicago stadium bleachers.

12.2.1944 Edward R. Stettinius Jr. became secretary of state of the United States after the retirement of Cordell Hull.

 
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World War II History for August 27

27 Aug

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 war.

1943 - Japanese evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific.

1945 - B-29s made first supply dropping mission to WWII POWs in China.

1945 - American troops landed in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II.

 
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