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World War II History for July 24

July 24th, 2008 by Steven Terjeson

24 Jul

Today in WW II History

World War II History for July 24

1941 - Japan invaded China by moving through Southeast Asia, an area that France had long occupied. France had “agreed” to the occupation under Petain’s puppet government.

1943 - Britain launched Operation Gomorrah. The operation was consisted of repeated bombing raids against Hamburg’s industrial and munition plants.

1948 - Soviet occupation forces in Germany blockaded West Berlin. The U.S.-British airlift began the following day.

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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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