A Wartime Log

WW II vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: ‘Let it be known’
By Wayne Drash, Thelma Gutierrez and Sara Weisfeldt
CNN 11/11/08
LOMA LINDA, California (CNN) — Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words “A Wartime Log” on its cover. It’s a catalog of deaths and atrocities he [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, News, TodayPosted on November 11th, 2008

Veterans Day - November 11

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Atlantic Theater, Country - USA, Europe Theater, TodayPosted on November 11th, 2008

World War II History for October 30

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World War II History for October 30
1941 - FDR approves Lend-Lease aid to the USSR
On this day in 1941, President Roosevelt, determined to keep the United States out of the war while helping those allies already mired in it, approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease loans to the Soviet Union. The terms: [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USAPosted on October 30th, 2008

World War II History for October 12

Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 12
1942 - During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.
1946 - Gen. Joseph Stilwell dies
On this day in 1946, Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, the man who commanded the U.S. and [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, TodayPosted on October 12th, 2008

World War II History for October 11

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World War II History for October 11
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly.
1942 - The Battle of Cape Esperance, during World War II, began in the Solomons.
The battle for Guadalcanal began in August, when [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Other, Pacific Theater, Sea, TodayPosted on October 11th, 2008

World War II History for October 3

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World War II History for October 3
1941 - Adolf Hitler stated in a speech that Russia was “broken” and they “would never rise again.”
1942 - The Office of Economic Stabilization was established by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He also authorized controls on rents, wages, salaries and farm prices.
1942 - Germany [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, TodayPosted on October 3rd, 2008

World War II History for September 29

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World War II History for September 29
1939 - Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to divide control of occupied Poland. The Germans took the west side of the Bug River and the Soviets took the everything to the east.
1943 - Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was published in the U.S.
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No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, TodayPosted on September 29th, 2008

World War II History for September 28

Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 28
1939 - During World War II, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed upon a plan on the division of Poland.
1942 - General Arnold fights for unique bombers
On this day in 1942, Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold gives highest priority to the development of two exceptional [...]

 
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Podcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 8

World War II History - Audio Feature
Podcast: Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 8
Today we bring you the 8th installment of the radio news broadcast after the landings in Normandy on D-Day (44-Jun-06) that went out to the United States.

 
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Here are links to the first set of broadcasts in the series:
Podcast - D-Day Broadcast [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, Media, PodcastPosted on September 23rd, 2008

BBC Gas Mask Drill Clip

Here is a quick audio clip of a BBC broadcast during World War II from 1939 featuring a Gas Mask drill.

 
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No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, Facts, Media, PodcastPosted on September 19th, 2008