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World War II History for August 31

August 31st, 2009 by Steven Terjeson

31 Aug

Audio Clip: 08.31.39 – BBC Alvar Liddell Reports On German 16 Point Plan

World War II History for August 31

08.31.39 The British fleet was mobilized.

08.31.39 In London, civilian evacuations began.

London Evacuations
London Evacuations

08.31.43 The USS Harmon, first U.S. Navy ship to be named for an African American, commissioned. [1]

Poster-USS Harmon
Poster – USS Harmon DE-678

USS Harmon
USS Harmon DE-678

08.31.44 The British 8th Army broke through the German’s “Gothic Line.” The defensive line was drawn across northern Italy.

Gothic Line, Sept 1944
Gothic Line – Sept 1943

[1] http://hollywoodatwar.blogspot.com, http://twitter.com/WWIIToday

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Author Bio:  World War II researcher and historian working to preserve history and educate future generations. A student of Military History working to author and collect as much data as possible on the WWII time period.


 
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