1939 After a formal parliamentary debate, Canada declares war on Germany. German troops achieve a breakthrough at Kutno and Sandomir and reach the Vistula. 1940 Another heavy night attack (September 10/11) on London, 18 killed; Buckingham Palace damaged. Hitler decides to postpone Operation Sealion until the 24th September. 1941 British convoy SC-42 (64 ships), sailing […]
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NBC Words At War Episode 21 “Here Is Your War“Released November 2, 1943. NBC and the Council of Books in Wartime bring you Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings you “Here Is Your War”, a dramatization of the book by war correspondent, Ernie Pyle. Take a
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1939 Chamberlain’s Cabinet plans for a 3 year war. Advance elements of the BEF begin to a arrive in France. Hermann Goering boasts that Berlin will never be bombed by the enemy. The 4th Army (von Kluge) captures Lodz and Radom, as the 4th Panzer Division reaches the outskirts of Warsaw. Further penetrations in to
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NBC Words At War Episode 20 “Who Dare To Live“ Released October 26, 1943. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings you the dramatization of narrative poem, “Who Dare to Live,” by Frederick B. Watt, a lieutenant commander in Royal Canadian navy. Take a look at
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1939 Polish defenders of the Westerplatte at Danzig surrender after a week of continuous bombardment. The Polish government leaves Warsaw for Lublin, while its forces surrounded at Radom face a hopeless situation. At Bedzin, 200 Jews are burned alive in a synagogue by the Germans who charge Poles with the crime, and then execute 30
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“No broader than a Pilot’s Shoulders” : That’s an important specification for an airplane engine, when you want every mile of speed you can get from a military fighter plane.
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NBC Words At War Episode 19 “Shortcut To Tokyo“ Released October 19, 1943. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings you the story “Short Cut to Tokyo”. Take a look at these other WWII Posts: WWII Today: November 17 WWII Today: August 31 Words at War:
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NBC Words At War Episode 18 “Paris Underground“ Released October 12, 1943. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings today the story of Etta Shiber and her exploits in the French Underground in Paris during 1941 – 1942. Today’s broadcast is from her book, “Paris Underground.
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1939 King George VI gives assent to National Registration Bill, providing government control over labour and introducing identity cards. Nine divisions of the French Army penetrate in to the Saarland, but their advance is very slow and no effort is made to attack the ‘Westwall’ itself. Polish forces trying to hold the line at the Narew River,
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1939 General Smuts wins cabinet battle in South Africa and declares war on Germany. German troops advancing through Poland occupy the former German industrial area of Upper Silesia. German troops take Krakow, Poland. 1940 The Luftwaffe bring to a close the third phase of their air offensive “Battle of Britain”, having lost 308 aircraft in
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