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Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 18
18 June 1940 – Benito Mussolini arrived in Munich to meet with Adolf Hitler. Mussolini’s foreign minister, Count Ciano, recorded in his diary that Mussolini left the meeting “very much embarrassed,” and feeling “that his role is secondary.”
Hitler and Mussolini
18 June 1940 – The Soviet [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 29, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 29
29 May 1942 – Adolf Hitler ordered all Jews in occupied Paris to wear an identifying yellow star on the left side of their coats.
Jewish women wearing the yellow Star of David, Paris, France – Museum of Jewish History NYC
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 - Sinking of the HMS Hood - 05-24-1941 [0:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download World War II History - CBS World News Today - 05-20-1945 [24:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | March 27, 2009
Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today on 28 March 1943.
World War II History - CBS World News Today - 28 March 1943 [24:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | March 18, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 18
Audio Clip: Today we have a short clip from the BBC from D-Day (June 6, 1944)
World War II History - D-Day Has Come - BBC - 6 June 1944 [0:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | March 16, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 16
16 Mar 1935 – Adolf Hitler ordered a German rearmament and violated the Versailles Treaty.
16 Mar 1939 – Germany occupied what remained of Czechoslovakia.
16 Mar 1940 – Geramny bombed the Scapa Flow naval base near Scotland.
16 Mar 1942 – U.S. President Roosevelt ordered [...]
Steven Terjeson | March 10, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 10
10 Mar 1927 – Prussia lifted its Nazi ban allowing Adolf Hitler to speak in public.
10 Mar 1941 – Vichy France threatened to use its navy unless Britain allowed food to reach France.
10 Mar 1944 – The Irish refused to oust all Axis envoys and denied [...]
Steven Terjeson | February 5, 2009
Review: Hitler’s Great Panzer Heist: Germany’s Foreign Armor in Action, 1939-45
How Hitler Inherited His Tank Army
It is widely known that the German panzer corps were one of Hitler’s most formidable weapons during his conquest of Europe. What is not well known is that more than 25% of German tanks used were not actually German [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 25, 2009
Man Enters Plea In Attempted Sale Of Hitler’s Stolen Bookmark
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 – updated: 1:35 pm PST December 11, 2008 http://kirotv.com
SEATTLE, WA — A man accused of selling an 18-karat gold bookmark that reportedly belonged to Adolf Hitler pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday morning.
Christian Popescu, 37, a Romanian national in Kenmore, was [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 8, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 8
8 JAN 1936 – Japan said it would withdraw from the London Naval Conference unless it won the right to parity in the number of men-of-war it could have in relation to the other powers.
8 JAN 1940 – The Finns scored a major victory on [...]
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