World War II History

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 21, 2009

Wendell Willkie Calls For End Of US Isolationism. Image: Wendell Willkie Campaign Poster

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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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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.
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World War II History for July 14
14 July 1933 – All German political [...]

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Steven Terjeson | July 13, 2009

Audio Clip: BBC Charles Gardner Reports On Convoy Attack & Dogfight (14 July 1940)
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 13
13 July 1941 – Britain and the Soviet Union signed a mutual aid pact, that provided the means for Britain to send war material to the Soviet Union.
13 July 1944 – Soviet General [...]

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Tags: 1940, 1941, 1944, Audio, BBC, Britain, Operation, Operation Bagration, Podcast, Poland, Red Army, Russia, USSR

Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2009

Today in WWII History
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 17, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 17
17 June 1940 – British troops evacuated France in Operation Ariel (aka Operation Aerial).
17 June 1940 – The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
17 June 1940 – France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
17 June 1943 – Norwegian tanker Ferncastle [...]

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Steven Terjeson | June 16, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 16
16 June 1932 – The ban on Nazi storm troopers was lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.
16 June 1940 – Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain became the prime minister of the Vichy government of occupied France.

Vichy Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain
16 June 1941 – U.S. President Franklin [...]

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Steven Terjeson | June 15, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: BBC Giles Fairplay reports on the Last Days of Singapore – 15 June 1942

World War II History for June 15
15 June 1940 – The French fortress of Verdun was captured by Germans.
15 June 1942- On the carrier IJN Zuikaku Captain Yokokawa was relieved by Captain Tameteru Notomo.

IJN Zuikaku [...]

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Tags: 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, Audio, Blobel, Carrier, France, Holocaust, IJN, Photo, Podcast, Saipan, Singapore, SS, Verdun, Zuikaku

Steven Terjeson | June 5, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 5
5 Jun 1940 – During World War II, the Battle of France began when Germany began an offensive in Southern France.
5 Jun 1942 – In France, Pierre Laval congratulated French volunteers that were fighting in the U.S.S.R. with Germans.
5 Jun 1944 – The Allies prepared for [...]

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