1940 At 5.35am, the Wehrmacht begins ‘Operation Yellow’, the invasion of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, employing Army Group A (von Rundstedt) and B (von Bock), with Army Group C (von Leeb) in reserve. The attacking forces comprise 10 Armored, 5 Motorized, and 75 infantry divisions. The 19th Panzer Korps (Guderian), 20th Panzer Korps (Hoth) and […]
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1940 The French submarine Doris is sunk by U-9 off the Dutch coast. Age for conscription in Britain is raised to 36. Hitler orders ‘Operation Yellow’, the great offensive in the West, to begin at 5:35 a.m.the next day. 1941 The Luftwaffe launches a massive night raid (507 bombers) against London which causes many fires
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Words At War “Your School, Your Children“ Released December 13, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “The Your School, Your Children”. A portrait of the sad state of race relations and intolerance among our young people. Take
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1940 Opposition censure motion against Chamberlain’s conduct of the war; rejected by 281 to 200, but over 30 government MPs vote for it. German commandos in Dutch uniforms cross the Dutch border to hold bridges for the advancing German army. 1941 During an attack against convoy OB318, U-110 commanded by Julius Lemp suffers serious damage
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NBC Words At War Episode 16 “The Battle Hymn Of China“ Released September 30, 1943. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings today the story of a woman who has lived and worked with the guerrilla armies of China The Battle Hymn of China by Agnes
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NBC Words At War Episode 15 “They Shall Not Have Me“ Released September 23, 1943. Words At War the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings today a sample of the lighter side of war literature They Shall Not Have Me by Jon Elion. Take a look at these other
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1940 Germans announce they have established communication between Trondheim and Oslo. RAF attack Oslo airfield. The Lodz Ghetto in occupied Poland is sealed off from the outside world with 230,000 Jews locked inside. 1941 British air raid casualty figures in April: 6,065 killed, 6,926 injured. Bristol, Coventry, Birmingham, Belfast, London and Portsmouth all badly hit.
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1940 King Haakon VII and his government are evacuated from Molde and taken to Tromso in northern Norway, from where they can continue the fight. 1941 British intelligence ‘Ultra’, intercept numerous messages giving a positive indication that the Germans plan to attack Crete. Another Brigade from the British 10th Indian Division lands at Basra, ignoring
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Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 29, 1915. The woman who would be one of the top stars in Hollywood in the 1940s had decided to become an actress after finishing her formal schooling.
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1940 Allied reinforcements arrive in Andalsnes, Norway. 1941 The British evacuation of Greece is completed A clampdown is made in Norway against degenerate literature, with large-scale book burnings being held. 1942 Coastal “dimouts” go into effect along a fifteen-mile strip on the Eastern Seaboard, in response to German U-boat activity of the U.S. Atlantic coast.
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