1940 British submarine Starlet sunk off Norway. Germans advance further north of Oslo. More British troops are landed at Aandalesnes in Norway with the plan of co-operating with the British and French troops already at Namsos to surround and then retake Trondheim. However, the Norwegian commander, General Ruge persuaded the Aandalesnes force, to move south […]
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Words At War “ Barriers Down“ Released November 21, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “Barriers Down,” by Kent Cooper, press association manager, who speaks at conclusion of dramatization on “World-Wide Freedom of the Press in Peace Treaties.”
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1940 Royal Navy Heavy cruiser “Suffolk” bombards installations at Stavanger, but on her return is badly damaged by Ju-88 bombers and barely makes Scapa Flow with her stern awash. Admiral Karl Dönitz withdraws U-boats from Norwegian waters to study torpedo failures. 1941 Yugoslavia surrenders, with the Wehrmacht taking 334,000 prisoners. King Peter of Yugoslavia is
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As you would seed him on a scale, he would weigh 180s pounds of of bone, muscle and fighting energy–a fine specimen of American manhood. But on the scales of the Army — and the Railroads–his “fighting weight” is …8 tons.
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1940 British and French troops make landings at Namsos. British troops are landed in the Faeroe Islands. 1941 London suffers through the heaviest blitz of the war. Parliament buildings and St. Paul’s Cathedral suffer damage, and more than 2,250 fires are touched off by incendiary bombs. First US Lend-Lease food arrives in Britain. British destroyers
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1939 After breaking off diplomatic relations, the Soviet Union attacks Finland by land and air without declaring war. During the Red Air Forces first raid on the Helsinki, only 91 civilians are killed due the capitals excellent air defence system. Stalin alleges provocation. The Admiralty announces the completion of a 300 square mile minefield from
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1939 The USSR forces Soviet citizenship on all residents of Polish territory under their control. 1940 German High Command issues draft plan for invasion of Russia. British and New Zealand troops under General Freyberg occupy the whole of the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean. 1941 Depleted by continuous savage fighting, blizzards and sub-zero
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Words At War Episode 47 “The Curtain Rises“ Released May 3, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “The Curtain Rises”. “The Curtain Rises” is the story of the beginning of the real show for the American Army; it’s
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1939 The Soviet Union denounces 1932 non-aggression pact with Finland. The Australian Cabinet agrees to the sending of Australian troops overseas. 1940 Anti-Semitic film Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew) is released in Germany. 1941 Overextended and short of supplies, the III Panzerkorps evacuates Rostov and withdraws to the Mius river, 30 miles to the West. The
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1939 The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau put in to Wilhelmshaven after returning from their successful sortie in to the North Atlantic. Australia and Britain establish the Empire Air Training Scheme. 1940 Romanian extremists, “Iron Guard”, begin a murder campaign with 64 executions. The British Admiralty decides to send the Battleship Ramillies and 2 Cruisers from the
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