A Fortress in the Sky If you’ve ever wondered why the B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary reputation for toughness, look no further than the story of the All American. On February 1, 1943, this bomber and its ten-man crew took off from Biskra, Algeria on a mission to strike German supply lines near Tunis. […]
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1940 General Timoshenko launches his big offensive across the iced up straits of Viipuri Bay, although Finnish aircraft raids disrupt these attacks. The battleship Alabama (BB-60) is laid down at the Norfolk, Virginia. In Japan, expenditure on the military accounts for half of the national budget for 1940. 1941 The Admiral Hipper slips out of
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January 31 in World War II saw the surrender of Germany’s Sixth Army at Stalingrad, the evacuation of Malaya, the creation of Vichy France’s Milice, major Allied landings in the Pacific, and the execution of Private Eddie Slovik.
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Words At War “War Below Zero“ Released July 18, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “War Below Zero”. Sponsored by: Johnson’s Wax. A group of men isolated on the Greenland icecap get a chance to rescue a downed
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World War II Today: January 30 spans the rise of Adolf Hitler, escalating persecution of Europe’s Jews, major Allied and Axis movements across Africa and Asia, pivotal technological advances, and one of the greatest maritime disasters in history.
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1940 The Soviet Union reopens negotiations with Finland through Sweden and indicates that it may withdraw its support for Otto Kuusinen’s puppet government should the Finns come to terms. The Finnish 9th Division launches an attack with the aim of destroying the Russian 54th Division in Kuhmo. Luftwaffe attacks British shipping in Channel, sinking four
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1932 The Japanese attack Shanghai, China, and declare martial law. 1940 King George of Britain announces court will not be held this year due to the war. 1941 French General Charles DeGaulle’s Free French forces sack south Libya oasis. Thai bombers hit Sisophon, French Indochina, final combat in Franco-Thai war. 1942 Timoshenko’s offensive in the
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Don’t Be a Sucker (1947) is a powerful U.S. Army propaganda film that warns how hate, fear, and scapegoating can undermine democracy from within. Created just after World War II, the film uses an everyday café conversation to expose how fascist ideas take root and why vigilance, critical thinking, and civic responsibility are essential to preserving freedom.
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January 27 in World War II includes the first U.S. daylight bombing raid on Germany, critical maneuvers in North Africa, Japanese naval losses to American submarines, the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, and the liberation of Auschwitz.
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1940 US-Japan Trade Treaty of 1911 lapses—US refuses to negotiate while Japanese troops are in China. Brooms in Britain to be made with square handles to save timber. 1941 The Italians evacuate Mechiliduring the night. 1942 The US-Filipino withdrawal to the Bagac-Orion line is successfully completed. The Japanese quickly followed up the withdrawal and made
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