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Erin Booker | December 20, 2009
With an audience as large and diverse as WWarII.com, it’s pretty much a given that some of you readers are reenactors, like me. And if you’ve entered the world of reenacting even a little bit, you’ll notice the lack of a feminine touch. It’s no secret: there are few places for women in WWII reenacting, [...]
Steven Terjeson | September 17, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for September 17
1939 – The Soviet Union invaded Poland. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
1944 – Operation “Market Garden” was launched by Allied paratroopers during World War II. The landing point was behind German lines in the Netherlands.
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 | June 17, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 17
17 June 1940 – British troops evacuated France in Operation Ariel (aka Operation Aerial).
17 June 1940 – The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
17 June 1940 – France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
17 June 1943 – Norwegian tanker Ferncastle [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 9, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 9
9 Jun 1940 – Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
9 Jun 1944 – The Russian Army invaded Karelian Isthmus in Finland. Russia was fighting to gain back territory that had been ceded to it under the terms of the Treaty of Moscow of [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 2, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 2
Damaged B-17 96th BG, 8th AF at Poltava, Russia (22 JUN 1944). Part of Operation Frantic.
2 JUN 1944 – The United States began “shuttle bombing” in Operation Frantic. The operation was created soley to destroy Germany’s war economy.
Operation Frantic was a series of seven [...]
Steven Terjeson | March 12, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 12
Audio Clip: Below you will find President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first Fireside Chat from 1933 “On the Bank Crisis.” Included is a link to the full text and a video clip.
12 Mar 1933 – President Paul von Hindenburg dropped the flag of the German Republic and [...]
World War II History - FDR Fireside Chat 1 - On the Bank Crisis 03-12-1933 [13:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3014)Steven Terjeson | January 29, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 29
29 JAN 1942 – Iran signed the “Treaty of Alliance” with Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The agreement offered Iran protection and created a supply route from the West to Russia.
1942, Iran, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Steven Terjeson | January 27, 2009
Medvedev orders precise Soviet WWII death toll
IRINA TITOVA – Published January 27, 2009 – The Olympian
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered officials to determine the precise Soviet death toll in World War II as the nation marked the 65th anniversary of the battle that broke the Nazi siege of Leningrad.
Russia, which suffered hugely in [...]
Steven Terjeson | November 30, 2008
World War II History for November 30
1939 – The Soviet Union attacked Finland.
the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircraft. Helsinki was bombed, and 61 Finns were killed in an air raid that steeled the Finns for resistance, not capitulation.
The overwhelming forces arrayed against Finland convinced most Western nations, as [...]
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