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 | January 20, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 20
20 JAN 1942 – Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their “final solution” that called for exterminating Europe’s Jews.
In July 1941, Herman Goering, writing under instructions from Hitler, had ordered Reinhard Heydrich, SS general and Heinrich Himmler’s number-two man, to submit [...]

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Steven Terjeson | October 4, 2008

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World War II History for October 4
1940 – Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in the Alps at Brenner Pass. Hitler was seeking help from Italy to fight the British.
1943 – Heinrich Himmler encourages his SS group leaders
On this day in 1943, the Reichsfuhrer-SS, Heinrich Himmler, addresses the squad leaders of [...]

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Steven Terjeson | July 22, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for July 22
1942 – Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin
On this day in 1942, the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins, as thousands are rounded up daily and transported to a newly constructed concentration/extermination camp at Treblinka, in Poland.
On July 17, Heinrich Himmler, [...]

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Steven Terjeson | July 7, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for July 7
1942 – Heinrich Himmler decided to begin experimenting on women and extending experimentation on males in the Auschwitz concentration camps. Adolf Hitler agreed to the plan for medical experiments on the condition that it remain top secret.
Himmler, architect of Hitler’s program to exterminate Europe’s [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 23, 2008

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World War II History for May 23
1945 – Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi Gestapo, committed suicide while imprisoned by the Allied forces.
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