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Steven Terjeson | January 18, 2010
World War II History for January 18, 1942-Russian launch a fresh offensive, 1942-Burma’s Premier detained by the British, 1943-US commercial bakers stopped selling sliced bread, 1944-Soviets arrive at Leningrad ending 3 year Siege.
Steven Terjeson | August 24, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 24
08.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands. During this battle the “coastwatchers,” volunteers that reported on Japanese ship and aircraft movement, were a key to American success.
*Edit: The carrier sunk is the Ryujo, not [...]
Steven Terjeson | July 22, 2009
July 22 – Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin; American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.
Steven Terjeson | July 6, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 6
1942 – Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
1942 – Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal Island and began constructing an airfield. On February 1, 1943 the Japanese forces began to withdraw.
Japanese Machine Gunners on Guadalcanal
1944 – Hartford Circus [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 25, 2009
Bittersweet Reunion, Part 1 of 2
Wainwright and MacArthur, date unknown
“Drained of the confidence he had always shown”, journalist Clark Lee of the Associated Press noted when he saw Douglas MacArthur in March of 1942. Lee had no idea why, for the reason for MacArthur’s sadness was classified: he had just been ordered to evacuate [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 19, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 19
19 June 1942 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington, DC, to discuss the invasion of North Africa with U.S. President Roosevelt.
19 June 1944 – The U.S. won the battle of the Philippine Sea against the Imperial Japanese fleet.
In what would become known [...]
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 - BBC Giles Fairplay Last Days of Singapore - 15 June 1942 [0:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIJN Zuikaku [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 9, 2009
Operation A.B.
A.B. – Designation (together with a numeral) of Allied convoys plying the route across the Indian Ocean from Aden to Bombay; the start date of the A.B. convoys was November 1942.
HMS Warspite in Indian Ocean 1942
Steven Terjeson | June 9, 2009
Explorers Search Bulgarian Waters for Soviet WW II Submarine
June 9, 2009, Tuesday | novinite.com
A Russia-Bulgaria submarine expedition begins in July, in Bulgarian Black Sea territorial waters, a search for a Soviet World War II Submarine. Photo by BGNES
Russian explorers are going to ask Russia’s government to assist them in their search for a Soviet submarine [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 6, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 6 – D-Day
1942 – Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1944 – Operation “Overlord” – The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops [...]
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