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World War II History for November 11
**Veterans Day**
Veterans day marks the end of World War I, commemorating the men and women who serve in the military forces.
1940 - Battle of Taranto
This battle, which took place during WWII, marked the first all-aircraft naval attack in history. The results were definitive, as [...]
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World War II History for October 27
1940 - French General Charles de Gualle set up the Empire Defense Council.
In 1940, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle, speaking for the Free French Forces from his temporary headquarter in equatorial Africa, calls all French men and women everywhere to join the struggle to preserve [...]
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World War II History for September 3,
1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany.
On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation, along with Australia and New Zealand, declare war on Germany.
The first casualty [...]
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World War II History for August 29,
1942 - Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs
On this day in 1942, the international humanitarian agency, the Red Cross, reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American POWs held by [...]
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World War II History for August 26
1934 - Adolf Hitler demanded that France turn over their Saar region to Germany.
1944 - DeGaulle enters a free Paris
On this day in 1944, French General Charles de Gaulle enters Paris, which had formally been liberated the day before. As he entered the Place de [...]
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World War II History for August 20
1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.
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World War II History for August 12
1938 - The German military was mobilized.
1938 - Hitler institutes the Mother’s Cross
On this day in 1938, Adolf Hitler institutes the Mother’s Cross, to encourage German women to have more children, to be awarded each year on August 12, Hitler’s mother’s birthday.
The German Reich needed [...]
WW II Photo - American Howitzers Near Carentan
World War II Military Action Photo:
“American howitzers shell German forces retreating near Carentan, France.” Franklin, July 11, 1944.
World War II History - Audio Feature
Podcast: Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day Broadcast Pt 2
This audio program is the 2nd part of the CBS news broadcast after the landings in Normandy on D-Day (44-Jun-06) that went out to the United States, BBC news updates, and more.
Columbia News Broadcast - D-Day (1944-June-6) Broadcast Pt 2 [60:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadToday in WW II History
World War II History for July 18
1942 - The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, made its first flight.
1943 - The United States lost a blimp, the K-74, for the first and last time during World War II.
1944 - U.S. troops captured Saint-Lo, France, ending the battle [...]
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