1939 A fresh Russian division is thrown into the attacks at Taipale. The Russian air force bombs 11 towns and villages. Soviets attempt to break out at Suomussalmi, Finland, but fail. The admiralty announces the completion of a minefield, 500 miles long and 35 wide, down the East coast. 1940 The Admiral Hipper intercepts a […]
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December 24 in World War II saw a papal plea for peace, the fall of Benghazi, MacArthur’s withdrawal to Bataan, Soviet advances around Stalingrad, Allied invasion commanders named, the tragic sinking of SS Leopoldville, and the heroic sacrifice of Brigadier General Frederick Castle.
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On December 23, 1944, twenty-five German POWs tunneled out of Camp Papago Park near Phoenix, Arizona, in the largest Axis prisoner escape on U.S. soil during World War II.
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December 23 in World War II saw the creation of Britain’s MI9, the arrival of Canadian troops in Britain, Japanese attacks across the Pacific, the safeguarding of America’s
founding documents, the faltering German relief effort at Stalingrad, Soviet breakthroughs near Budapest, and the confirmation of Private Eddie Slovik’s death sentence.
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December 22 in World War II saw Finnish victories in the Winter War, the Manchester Blitz, the start of the Arcadia Conference and the “Germany First” strategy,
Japan’s invasion of the Philippines, Patton’s race to relieve Bastogne and McAuliffe’s famous “NUTS!” reply, and postwar justice with the execution of Hideki Tojo.
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December 21 in World War II includes Hitler’s message to Stalin, RAF raids on Berlin, the sinking of HMS Audacity, renewed fighting at Malta, the siege of Bardia and Bastogne, Hitler’s refusal to allow a Stalingrad breakout, and the death of General George S. Patton.
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December 20 in World War II saw Finland hold the Mannerheim Line, the death of Admiral Graf Spee’s captain, Luftwaffe raids on Liverpool, German winter crises before Moscow, the first operational use of Oboe radar, massive bombing of Frankfurt, key Allied advances in Burma, and the end of the WASP program.
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Words At War Episode 50 “Lend Lease: Weapon For Victory“ Released May 24, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “Lend Lease: Weapon For Victory”. Words At War presents a thrilling and dramatic story, the story of Lend Lease.
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December 19 in World War II saw fighting in Finland, Mussolini’s plea for German aid, the Alexandria harbor raid, expanding battles across Asia and Europe, the arrival of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne, major surrenders during the Battle of the Bulge, and steps toward the creation of the United Nations.
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December 18 in World War II saw the arrival of Canada’s first troop convoy,
Hitler’s confirmation of Operation Barbarossa, the conscription of British women, Japanese landings on Hong Kong,
U.S. submarine victories in the Pacific, and both battlefield and natural disasters during the Battle of the Bulge.
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