World War II History

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

Today in WWII History
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 | 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 18, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clips: Today we bring you a double-play!
Clip #1: is an NBC broadcast by Walter Winchell from 5/18/41
Clip #2: is a BBC broadcast marking the fall of Monte Cassino to the allies.

World War II History for May 18
18 May 1942 – New York ended night baseball games for the duration of World [...]

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Steven Terjeson | April 14, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: News clip of the End of the Russo Finnish War from 13 April 1940.

World War II History for April 14
14 Apr 1941 – Rommel attacks Tobruk.[1]
14 Apr 1945 – The U.S. Fifth Army joined the British in the assault on the German occupiers of Italy.
[1] http://hollywoodatwar.blogspot.com/

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Steven Terjeson | April 8, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 8
8 Apr 1939 – Italy invaded Albania.
8 Apr 1945 – Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged at Flossenburg. American troops liberated the POW camp nine days later.
8 Apr 1949 – The Soviets opened a rail link to the besieged city of Leningrad. [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 11, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 11
1937 – The Fascist Council in Rome, withdrew Italy from the League of Nations.
1941 – Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries.
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Steven Terjeson | December 5, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 5
1941 – American carrier Lexington heads to Midway
On this day, the Lexington, one of the two largest aircraft carriers employed by the United States during World War II, makes its way across the Pacific in order to carry a squadron of dive bombers to defend [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 4, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 4
1942 – U.S. bombers attacked the Italian mainland for the first time during World War II.
1942 – Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews
On this day in Warsaw, a group of Polish Christians put their own lives at risk when they set [...]

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Steven Terjeson | October 28, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 28
1922 – Benito Mussolini took control of the Italian government and introduced fascism to Italy.
1940 – During World War II, Italy invaded Greece.
Mussolini surprised everyone with this move against Greece; even his ally, Adolf Hitler, was caught off-guard, especially since the Duce had led Hitler [...]

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Steven Terjeson | October 13, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 13
1943 – During World War II, Italy signed an armistice with the Allies and declared war on Germany.
1944 – American troops entered Aachen, Germany, during World War II.
1944 – During World War II, British and Greek advance units landed at Piraeus.
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