“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower General Dwight D Eisenhower (10/14/1890 — 03/39/1969) was a five-star general in the U.S. Army. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was responsible for creating […]
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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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December 17 in World War II includes the scuttling of the Admiral Graf Spee, Allied advances in North Africa, Japan’s push in Malaya, global condemnation of Nazi genocide, the awarding of wings to the WASPs, the end of Japanese American internment, and the tragic Malmedy Massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.
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WAR needs the wires this Christmas: War can’t wait — not even for Christmas. So please don’t make Long Distance calls to war-busy centers this Christmas unless they’re vital…..BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
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December 16 in World War II saw Finnish troops employ Molotov cocktails, the RAF launch its first reprisal raid, British victories in East Africa, the start of the Battle of the Bulge, the death of Betsie ten Boom, and the deadliest V-2 attack of the war in Antwerp.
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POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION ~ important for Soldiers . . . and Checks Today, every American Soldier wears two identical tags bearing his serial number, inoculation record and essential data >> Why two tags? Because Uncle Same plays safe — takes no chances of slip-ups in identification of personnel. >> For similar reasons of security, leading Banks
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December 15 in World War II saw diplomatic pressure on Nazi Germany, the Graf Spee crisis, labor mobilization in the U.S., fighting across Asia, Glenn Miller’s disappearance, Allied advances in Burma and the Philippines, and early steps toward the postwar world order.
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