WWII Today in History. On these pages you will find of some of the most important events that shaped World War 2.
1936 Hitler sends German troops into the Rhineland, breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. [youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ video_id=”SpxdYTNkbe4″] 1941 British and Commonwealth troops begin to arrive in Greece. German Jews ordered into forced labour. U-47, commanded by top ace Gunther Prien, hero of Scapa Flow, is sunk by the British Destroyer HMS […]
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1940 Hitler changes his plans for the invasion of the west. At a military conference in Berlin, he decides to adopt the plan put forward by Gerd von Rundstedt and his former chief of staff, Erich von Manstein, for the Ardennes option. Code-named ‘Fall Sichelschnitt’, it called for the attack against the Low Countries to
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Approximately 50,000 Sherman’s were produced, the M4 Sherman is one of the most iconic WW2 tanks, and of all military history. The design stemmed from a need to fit a 75mm dual-purpose cannon, capable of engaging both other tanks and dug-in infantry, inside a fully traversing turret. Its predecessor, the M3 Lee, had a cannon
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1940 Italian collier ship seized by Allies. 1941 The Royal Navy begins escorting British and Commonwealth troop convoys from Egypt to Greece. 1942 German reconnaissance planes locate the British convoy PQ-12 bound for Murmansk. General Sir Harold Alexander arrives at Rangoon to take over command of Burma Army from Lieutenant General Hutton. Wavell had given
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Los Baños Raid – A Textbook Airborne Operation The Los Baños Raid is eclipsed in size and fame by the airborne drops of the Normandy and Market Garden Airborne Operations, however its technical and operational excellence remains the standard to this day. On January 9, 1945, with the majority of the Philippines already under Allied
1941 Hitler increases the pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite pact by inviting Prince Paul, the regent, to Berchtesgaden. Hitler demands that he allows German troops to pass through Yugoslavia for an attack on Greece. In return, the port of Salonika and part of Macedonia will be ceded to Yugoslavia. On the northern Norwegian
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1940 The Russian launch a massive offensive and bring Viipuri under direct attack. This brings home to the Finns the fact that they cannot resist for must longer against the overwhelming force that the Russians are now deploying. Italy protests to Britain over proposed ban on Italian imports of German coal. 1941 Moscow denounces the
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1940 British India liner Domala bombed in English Channel, killing 100 people. 1941 The German Twelfth Army moves into Bulgaria. Great Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. Germans occupy Bulgaria on way to invade Greece. The RAF launches a heavy raid against Cologne. 1942 Churchill declares that the Tirpitz is ‘the most important naval
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1940 The US Under Secretary of State, Sumner Welles arrives in Berlin at the start of a peace tour of the belligerent countries. The Soviet Unions peace ultimatum to Finland expires. 1941 Bulgaria finally joins the Tripartite pact after the discovery of a planned pro-British coup. Italian civilian rations are halved in order to allow
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1936 The Japanese Army restores order in Tokyo and arrests officers involved in a coup. 1940 Russian forces overrun the second line of Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus. First group of British volunteers arrive in Finland, under command of Lt. Kermit Roosevelt, son of Teddy. 1941 Vichy France reduces bread ration from 350g to
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