Steven Terjeson | June 30, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for June 30
1934 – Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the “Night of the Long Knives.”
1943 – General Douglas MacArthur launched Operation Cartwheel. The purpose of the operation, which took nine months to complete, was to [...]
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Steven Terjeson | June 18, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for June 18
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.”
Embarrassed over the late entry of Italy in the war [...]
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Steven Terjeson | June 17, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for June 17
1940 – British troops evacuated France in Operation Ariel.
British troops evacuate France in Operation Ariel, an exodus almost on the order of Dunkirk. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill offers words of encouragement in a broadcast to the nation: “Whatever has happened in France … [...]
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Steven Terjeson | June 11, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for June 11
1934 – The Disarmament Conference in Geneva ended in failure.
1940 – The Italian Air Force bombed the British fortress at Malta in the Mediterranean.
1940 – Britain strikes back at Italy
On this day in 1940, Britain demonstrates that it will not remain on the defensive, by [...]
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