Words At War “ One Damn Thing After Another“ Released November 14, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “One Damn Thing After Another”. The humorous adventures of Tom Traynor, a war correspondent for NBC and the Los Angeles […]
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Virginia Grey was born on March 22, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor Ray Grey – he was one of the Keystone Kops – and director for Mack Sennett and appeared on the silent screen with Mabel Normand, Dorothy Gish and Ben Turpin, among others.
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1940 Denmark surrenders to the Germans. Bitter fighting as Germans advance north from Oslo. Six British destroyers surprise ten German Destroyers in Narvik Fiord, in what becomes known as the 1st Battle of Narvik. Two German and two British Destroyers are sunk and the British Flotilla commander, Captain Warburton-Lee is killed. He is later awarded
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1940 German troops invade Denmark and Norway simultaneously. There is very little opposition by the surprised Danes, with Copenhagen being captured within 12 hours. The Germans make sea-borne landings in Norway at Oslo, Kristiansand, Bergen, Trondheim and Narvik. An airborne landing is also made against the airfield at Stavanger. Norwegian defenders move inland. Major Quisling
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NBC Words at War Episode 7 “Prisoner of the Japs” This is the story of an American newspaperwoman who happened to be in Hong Kong on the day the Japanese attacked, and what happened to her as a “prisoner of the Japs.” The author appears after the drama and comments about the Japanese during the
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1939 Italy invades Albania. 1940 British submarines torpedo three German ships. Destroyer Glowworm is sunk after reporting German fleet movements and ramming cruiser Hipper. British minelayers arrive off Norway and are surprised by German navy preparing to invade Norway. In heavy fighting, the destroyer HMS Glowworm is sunk while ramming German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.
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1940 The RAF spots units of the Kriegsmarine steaming North towards Narvik and Trondheim loaded with troops and equipment. 1941 British war budget raises income tax. Germans break towards Salonika. Great Britain severs diplomatic relations with Hungary. German troops capture Skopje in Macedonia forcing the Yugoslav forces to withdraw in the south of the country,
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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. – General George S. Patton Take a look at these other Posts: World War II Pin Up: Anne Gwynne World War II: May 14 WWII Today:
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Not much is known about Cindy Garner. She appeared in movies such as “Red Ball Express”, “Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki”, and “Till the End of Time”.
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1938 The United States recognizes Nazi Germany’s conquest of Austria. 1940 British Ministry of Food announces “Kitchen Front” campaign to save food. Germany recalls all 1, 2, 5, and 10-pfennig coins to reclaim copper & bronze; will use zinc instead. 1941 German, Italian and Hungarian forces begin the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece. The Luftwaffe
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