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Starring Tom Cruise, VALKYRIE, is the true story of the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler that took place on July 20, 1944 and which was led by, among others, German staff officer Klaus Von Stauffenberg (whom Cruise portrays).
This video of the making of VALKYRIE featurette contains behind the scenes shots, interviews from the directors and [...]
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World War II History for October 20
1942 - Pierre Laval told the French labor that they must serve in Germany.
1944 - Allied forces invaded the Philippines. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur landed on the island of Leyte fulfilling his promise to return to the area where he was forced to flee in [...]

World War II History for October 20th [3:23m]:
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VALKYRIE - Trailer [1:55m]:
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Starring Tom Cruise, VALKYRIE, is the true story of the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler that took place on July 20, 1944 and which was led by, among others, German staff officer Klaus Von Stauffenberg (whom Cruise portrays).
Although there is some public awareness of the plot against Hitler, few people know the details of that [...]
This audio clip is of the CBS European News report 28 AUG 1939 just a couple days before the start of World War II when Germany invades Poland.
Below are some of the transcripted notes from the audio file.
The London news desk reports on the rail transportation along the Polish corridor with German transports moving [...]

CBS European News 28 Aug 1939 [14:50m]:
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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 [...]

FDR - There Can Be No Peace - Aug 1939 [1:28m]:
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World War II History for September 26
1944 - Operation Market-Garden failed when thousands of British and Polish troops were killed in an attempt to seize bridges in the Dutch town of Arnhem.
British Gen. Bernard Montgomery conceived an operation to take control of bridges that crossed the Rhine River, from the [...]

World War II History for September 26th [2:23m]:
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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.

Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 8 [56:39m]:
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Here is a quick audio clip of a BBC broadcast during World War II from 1939 featuring a Gas Mask drill.

BBC Gas Mask Drill 08-Mar-1939 [0:22m]:
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World War II History for September 17
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov declares that the Polish government has ceased to exist, as the U.S.S.R. exercises the “fine print” of the Hitler-Stalin Non-aggression pact-the invasion and occupation of eastern Poland.
Hitler’s [...]

World War II History for September 17th [2:25m]:
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Podcast: Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 7
Today we bring you the 7th installment of the radio news broadcast after the landings in Normandy on D-Day (44-Jun-06) that went out to the United States.

Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 7 [59:50m]:
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