World War II History

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

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World War II History for February 19
Audio Clip: 02.18.1943 Soong Mei-Ling Appeals to Congress to Aid Chinese Nationalists

02.19.1932 – The Sino-Japanese dispute was referred to the Assembly by the League of Nations Council.
02.19.1937 – An attempt was made in Addis Ababa to assassinate the Italian viceroy of Ethiopia, General Rodolfo Graziani. Though [...]

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Steven Terjeson | September 8, 2009

This reference work is an excellent source as a visual encyclopedia of the German soldiers equipment during World War II.

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Tags: Book, Book Review, Deutsche Soldaten, Equipment, German, Germany, Review, Soldier

Steven Terjeson | August 27, 2009

Audio Clip: 1939-08-27 CBS HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War in Europe
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 27
1939 – Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1941 – Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR in hopes of preventing their campaign in China from escalating into a world [...]

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Steven Terjeson | July 14, 2009

Audio: General Charles de Gaulle urges America to Join the Allies (14 July 1941)

A 1942 WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free French Forces and first president of the Fifth Republic serving from 1958 to 1969.
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 14
14 July 1933 – All German political [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 22, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: For this memorial day weekend we bring you a couple clips. The first clip is a news report from 1941 about the sinking of the HMS Hood. The second audio file is the CBS World News Today report from 05-20-1945 just after the destruction of Berlin.

World War II History for [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 20, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 20
20 May 1940 – Germans break through to English Channel at Abbeville, France
In reaching Abbeville, German armored columns, led by General Heinz Guderian (a tank expert), severed all communication between the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the north and the main French army in the south. [...]

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Tags: Burma, CBI, Crete, English Channel, France, Germany, Paratroopers

Steven Terjeson | May 8, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: Victory in Europe -VE- Day – NBC Special Broadcast (56min)

World War II History for May 8
8 May 1943 – The Germans suppressed a revolt by Polish Jews and destroyed the Warsaw Ghetto.
8 May 1945 – U.S. President Harry Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe. He [...]

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Tags: Audio, Germany, Ghetto, NBC, Podcast, Poland, Surrender, VE Day, Victory in Europe, Warsaw

Steven Terjeson | April 17, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 17
17 Apr 1941 – The Yugoslav army surrendered to Germany and signed a formal capitulation in Belgrade.
17 Apr 1942 – French General Henri Giraud, who was captured in 1940, escaped from a castle prison at Konigstein. He lowered himself down the castle wall and jumped [...]

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Steven Terjeson | April 6, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today for 5 April 1945

World War II History for April 6
6 Apr 1938 – The United States recognized the German conquest of Austria.
6 Apr 1941 – German forces invaded Greece and Yugoslavia.

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Tags: 1938, 1941, 1945, Audio, Austria, CBS, Germany, Greece, Invasion, Podcast, Yugoslavia

Steven Terjeson | March 12, 2009

World War II History Podcast
As we wrote about in Today in WWII History – World War II History for March 12, on 12 Mar 1938 the “Anschluss” took place as German troops entered Austria solidifying the unification of Austria and it’s new pro-Nazi government.
Here is the radio broadcast describing the ongoing process in Austria and [...]

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Tags: 1938, Anschluss, Austria, Germany, Gobbels, Podcast