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Steven Terjeson | March 19, 2010
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 19
Audio Clip: March 19, 1944 edition of CBS World News Today
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 31, 2009
Prelude to War: 1939 – British fleet mobilized & evacuations begin. 1943 – USS Harmon commissioned. 1944 – British 8th Army breaks through Gothic Line
Steven Terjeson | August 10, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 10
10 Aug 1944 – Hitler moves the entire 2,000-plane Luftwaffe force to Western Europe in a bid to challenge the power of the Allies’ collective air strength.
10 Aug 1944 – U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam, leaving the U.S. with an additional solid [...]
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 [...]
WWII History - BBC Charles Gardner On Convoy Attack - Dogfight (14 July 1940) [3:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (924)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 19, 2009
Operation A
Operation A – Japanese naval counteroffensive (19/20 June 1944) planned after the US capture of the Marshall Islands between 20 November 1943 and 23 February 1944, the Japanese high command having appreciated that the next forward move would take the Americans to the Marianas Islands on the Japanese home islands’ strategic doorstep and this [...]
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 12, 2009
Operation Abel
Operation Abel – Airborne operation by the French 3eme Regiment Colonial des Parachutistes to harass the German’s retreat back through France (27 Aug / 6 Sept, 1944).
Map Europe Tactical Progress – 25 Jul_12 Sept, 1944 – German Retreat across France
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