World War II Today: April 5 includes Neville Chamberlain’s “missed the bus” speech, Germany’s massive 1942 eastern offensive plans, the Japanese carrier strike on Ceylon, Allied attacks in North Africa and Romania, an Auschwitz escape warning the world about Nazi atrocities, and major Allied advances in Germany and Okinawa in 1945.
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World War II Today: April 4 includes harsh wartime laws in France, Rommel’s capture of Benghazi, the Italian withdrawal from Addis Ababa, fighting in Burma and Eastern Europe, the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, and major Allied advances into Germany in 1945.
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World War II Today: April 3 includes Churchill taking a larger role in British war policy, the beginning of the Katyn Forest massacre, the suicide of Hungarian Prime Minister Pál Teleki, the final Japanese offensive on Bataan, daring British attacks on the battleship Tirpitz, and major Allied advances into Germany and Austria in 1945.
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World War II Today: April 2 includes Hitler’s final approval for the invasions of Denmark and Norway, Rommel’s rapid advance in North Africa, the departure of the Doolittle Raid task force aboard USS Hornet, brutal fighting in Burma and Malta, Soviet advances into Romania, and major Allied gains in Germany and Okinawa in 1945.
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World War II Today: April 1 includes the 1940 U.S. Census, Britain’s “Dig for Victory” campaign, fighting in East Africa and Burma, convoy reforms along the American coast, the accidental bombing of Switzerland, and the massive Allied invasion of Okinawa in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 31 covers Allied guarantees to Poland, the raider Atlantis at sea, heavy Blitz casualties, fighting in North Africa, Auschwitz expansion, major RAF losses, and the final Allied crossings of the Rhine in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 30 includes Japanese puppet governments in China, U.S. seizure of Axis ships, early deportations to Auschwitz, Allied command structure in the Pacific, major air and ground battles, and the final collapse of German defenses in 1945.
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Born Opal Jones in Denver, Colorado, Jean Trent came of age as Hollywood and the world moved toward war. Discovered by Alfred Hitchcock in a Los Angeles nightclub, she appeared in wartime films including Saboteur and Arabian Nights, becoming part of the pin-up culture that lifted morale on the home front and overseas. From studio backlots to public protest in 1945, Jean Trent’s story reflects the changing role of women during World War II.
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World War II Today: March 29 includes Italian bombing in Ethiopia, tightening anti-Jewish restrictions in Europe, the decisive naval Battle of Cape Matapan, Arctic convoy fighting, rationing on the American home front, and major Allied advances into Germany in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 28 includes early Nazi persecution policies, accidental air combat over the Netherlands, the dramatic St. Nazaire Raid, the introduction of area bombing by the RAF, fighting in Burma and Tunisia, and major Allied advances across Germany and Eastern Europe in 1945.
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