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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 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 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 | 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 [...]
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 [...]
Steven Terjeson | October 4, 2008
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 [...]
Steven Terjeson | September 13, 2008
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 [...]
Steven Terjeson | September 12, 2008
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, [...]
Steven Terjeson | July 25, 2008
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 [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 22, 2008
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, [...]
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