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 [...]
Today in WW II History
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 [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 13
1940 - Italy invaded Egypt by crossing the Libyan border.
Mussolini’s forces finally cross the Libyan border into Egypt, achieving what the Duce calls the “glory” Italy had sought for three centuries.
Italy had occupied Libya since 1912, a purely economic “expansion.” In 1935, Mussolini began sending [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 12
1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
1942 - The Laconia is sunk
On this day in 1942, a German U-boat sinks a British troop ship, the Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. The commander of the German sub, [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for July 25
1934 - Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was shot and killed by Nazis.
1941 - The U.S. government froze all Japanese and Chinese assets.
1943 - Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was overthrown in a coup.
Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, is voted out of power by his [...]
Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 22
1939 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the “Pact of Steel.”
1944 - Operation Chattanooga Choo-Choo began. The plan involved the systematic bombing of railroads in Germany and other parts of northern Europe. Technorati Tags: WWII, WWarII, [...]
Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 19
1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.
1937 - Adolf Hitler asked the Vatican to rebuke Chicago Cardinal Mundelein for his criticism of the Nazis.
1943 - Winston Churchill told the U.S. Congress that his country was pledging their full support [...]
Today in WWII History
World War II History
for April 28
1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
1946 - The Allies indicted Tojo with 55 counts of war crimes.
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