World War II History

Steven Terjeson | March 19, 2010

Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 19
Audio Clip: March 19, 1944 edition of CBS World News Today

19 Mar 1940 – The French government of Daladier fell.
19 Mar 1940 – 50 RAF bombers strike Hornum, the German seaplane base on the island of Sylt, but inflict no significant damage.
19 Mar 1941 – [...]

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Tags: 1940, 1944, 1945, Assassination, CBS, Daladier, Kamakaze, Podcast, Raeder, seaplane, Singapore, Sylt, USS Franklin, Valkyrie, World News

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 | February 19, 2010

Audio Clip: 02.19.1945 – Live Coverage Of U.S. Marines Landing On Iwo Jima

“The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy [...]

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Tags: Animals, Audio, Iwo Jima, K-9, Nimitz, Photo, Podcast

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

On 02.19.1945 at 0905 hrs, the first of 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima.
Battle for Iwo Jima Photo Gallery
Audio Clip: Arthur Prim Reports the First Strikes on Iwo Jima

Amphibious Tractors landing on Iwo Jima Feb 1945

Iwo Jima, which means Sulfur Island, was strategically important as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing [...]

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Tags: 1945, Audio, Iwo Jima, Marines, Podcast

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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Tags: Audio, Australia, Darwin, Germany, Himmler, Italy, Iwo Jima, Kasserine Pass, Marines, Philippines, Podcast, Red Cross

Steven Terjeson | August 27, 2009

Audio Clip: 1939-08-27 CBS HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War in Europe
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 27
1939 – Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1941 – Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR in hopes of preventing their campaign in China from escalating into a world [...]

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Tags: Audio, B-29, Germany, Japan, Podcast, Poland, POW, POWs

Steven Terjeson | August 19, 2009

Sink the Bismark: 1941-05-31 BBC First Sea Lord A V Alexander On Sinking Of Bismark

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Tags: 1940, Audio, BBC, Bismarck, Movie, Podcast

Steven Terjeson | August 17, 2009

August 17, 1943, U.S. Gen George S. Patton & 7th Army arrive in Messina, Sicily, hrs before “Monte”, Audio Clip, Photo, & More…

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Tags: 1943, 7th Army, Audio, Messina, Monte, Montgomery, Patton, Podcast, Sicily

Steven Terjeson | August 3, 2009

1945-Truman on Japanese Rejection of US Ultimatum 1940-Italy began its occupation in East Africa 1943-Patton verbally abused and slapped a private.

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Tags: Africa, Atomic Bomb, Audio, Catholic, Eisenhower, North Africa, Patton, Podcast, Somaliland, Truman

Steven Terjeson | July 21, 2009

Wendell Willkie Calls For End Of US Isolationism. Image: Wendell Willkie Campaign Poster

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Tags: 1940, 1941, Audio, Podcast, Republican, Roosevelt, Willike