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 | May 27, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 27
27 May 1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” amid rising world tension.
27 May 1941 – The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by British naval and air forces. 2,300 people were killed.

27 May 1942 – German General Erwin Rommel began a major offensive [...]

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Tags: 1941, 1942, 1944, Bismarck, MacArthur, Rommel, Roosevelt

Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2008

A Spitfire’s eye-view of history flies home
Published Date: 18 June 2008 By Tim Cornwell – Arts Correspondent
It is remembered as a photograph that sank a battleship. In May 1941, Pilot Officer Michael Suckling, with an aerial reconnaissance Spitfire squadron flying from Wick, spotted and photographed a large vessel lying in a Norwegian fjord.

The Bismarck [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 27, 2008

Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 27
1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” amid rising world tension.
1941 – The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by British naval and air forces. 2,300 people were killed.
On February 14, 1939, the 823-foot Bismarck was launched at Hamburg. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler hoped [...]

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Tags: Bismarck, History, MacArthur, Rommel, Roosevelt, Sunk, WWarII, WWII