Today in WW II History
World War II History for August 24
1942 - U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryuho 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.
On this day in 1942, U.S. forces [...]
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World War II History for August 23
1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.
On this day in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact, stunning the world, given their diametrically opposed ideologies. But the dictators were, despite appearances, both playing to their own political [...]
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World War II History for August 19
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Führer.
On this day in 1934, Adolf Hitler, already chancellor, is also elected president of Germany in an unprecedented consolidation of power in the short history of the republic.
In 1932, German President Paul [...]
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World War II History for August 11
1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced, “the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war.”
1943 - Germans begin to evacuate Sicily
On this day in 1943, German forces begin a six-day evacuation of the Italian island of [...]
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World War II History for August 7
1942 - U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
On this day in 1942, the U.S. 1st Marine Division begins Operation Watchtower, the first U.S. offensive of the war, by landing on [...]
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World War II History for August 6
1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.
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World War II History for August 4
1944 - Anne Frank and her family arrested by Gestapo
On this day in 1944, a German-born Jewish girl and her family, who had been hiding in German-occupied Holland, are found by the Gestapo and transported to various concentration camps. The young girl’s diary of her [...]
World War II History - Audio Double Feature Part #2
Podcast: The Opening of the 1936 Berlin Olympics #2
Today we bring you two radio broadcasts from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just before WW II.
The second broadcast was on this day 72 years ago. RRG again sends out a speech by Adolph Hitler opening the Olympic Games [...]
1936-AUG-01 RRG Adolf Hitler - Opening of the Olympic Games in Berlin [3:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWorld War II History - Audio Double Feature
Podcast: The Opening of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Today we bring you two radio broadcasts from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just before WW II.
The first broadcast was sent out 1936-07-31 via the RRG Radio Report - Olympic Fire Handed Over At The Czech-German Border
1936-JUL-31 - RRG Radio Report - Olympic Fire Handed Over At The Czech-German Border [2:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download |
