World War II History

Steven Terjeson | March 17, 2010

Senate debates Lend-Lease, Dr. Todt appointed Minister of Weapons in Germany, US & MacArthur assume command of the Pacific, British capture Medenine, US forces bomb Vienna.

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Tags: Audio, Australia, B-17, Lend Lease, MacArthur, Medenine, Pacific Ocean, Podcast, Senate, Todt, Tunisia, Vienna

Steven Terjeson | October 30, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 30
1941 – FDR approves Lend-Lease aid to the USSR
On this day in 1941, President Roosevelt, determined to keep the United States out of the war while helping those allies already mired in it, approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease loans to the Soviet Union. The terms: [...]

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Tags: 1941, 1945, Lend Lease, Rationing, Roosevelt, Russia, Shoes, USSR

Steven Terjeson | August 21, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for August 21
1943 – Japan evacuated the Aleutian island of Kiaska. Kiaska had been the last North American foothold held by the Japanese.
1944 – The seeds of the United Nations are planted
On this day in 1944, representatives from the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and [...]

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Tags: Japan, Kiaska, Lend Lease, Truman, UN, United Nations, WWII

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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Tags: Britain, Geneva, History, Italy, June, Lend Lease, Malta, Operation Corkscrew, Sugar, WWarII, WWII