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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Words At War “Pacific Victory, 1945“ Released October 3, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “Pacific Victory, 1945” Sponsored by: Johnson’s Wax. Take a look at these other WWII Posts: WWII Today: November 29 WWII Pin Up: Ida
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World War II Today: March 27 includes the Yugoslav coup that angered Hitler, the hard-fought British victory at Keren, Japanese espionage in Hawaii, the daring St. Nazaire Raid, naval battles in the Aleutians, and major Allied breakthroughs across Germany in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 26 includes Nazi persecution in Austria, the first flight of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, Einsatzgruppen operations in occupied Europe, the struggle to supply Malta, victory at the Mareth Line, and major Allied advances in Germany, the Philippines, and Okinawa in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 25 includes U.S. support for Allied aircraft production, Yugoslavia joining the Axis under pressure, the arrival of the B-26 Marauder in combat theaters, convoy battles in the Atlantic, and major Allied offensives across Germany and the Pacific in 1945.
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Words At War. July 24, 1943. “The Ship”. Sustaining. An exciting narrative about the British cruiser H. M. S. Artemis as she battles the Italian navy off the coast of Malta. Adapted from the book “The Ship’” by C. S. Forester. Take a look at these other Words at War Episodes: Condition Red Words at
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On March 24, 1945, more than 16,000 Allied paratroopers and glider troops descended over the Rhine in Operation Varsity, the largest single-day airborne assault of World War II. Dropping in broad daylight under intense German fire, American and British airborne forces seized key objectives and helped shatter Germany’s last major defensive line, opening the road into the heart of the Reich.
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