World War II History

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

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

Poster – USS Harmon DE-678

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 1943

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

Tags: 1939, 1943, 1944, 8th Army, British, Gothic Line, London, Navy, USS Harmon

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