WWII Today in History. On these pages you will find of some of the most important events that shaped World War 2.
March 4 in World War II saw Hitler pressure Yugoslavia to join the Axis,
a daring Allied commando raid on Norway’s Lofoten Islands, early Pacific carrier strikes,
renewed Soviet offensives in Ukraine, Arctic convoy battles, Merrill’s Marauders in Burma,
and Red Army advances toward the Oder River in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 3 includes the Soviet assault on Viipuri during the Winter War, RAF attacks on occupied France, the tragic Bethnal Green disaster, fighting at Anzio and Los Negros, and Allied advances into Germany in 1945.
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World War II Today: March 2 includes the bombing of the liner Domala, Germany’s occupation of Bulgaria, Churchill’s warning about the battleship Tirpitz, the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Allied advances into Germany, and the recapture of Corregidor.
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March 1 in World War II saw Sumner Welles begin a diplomatic peace mission, Bulgaria join the Tripartite Pact, Himmler order the expansion of Auschwitz,
the sinking of USS Houston and HMAS Perth at the Sunda Strait, strategic bombing of European railways, Chindit operations in Burma,
and Allied advances toward the Rhine in 1945.
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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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1933 The burning down of the Reichstag building in Berlin gives the Nazis the opportunity to suspend personal liberty with increased power. 1940 The Soviets launch offensive toward Viipuri, Finland. 1941 The first encounter of the Afrika Korps and the British forces. 1942 The Battle of the Java Sea begins and continues for three days,
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1936 Japanese military troops march into Tokyo to conduct a coup and assassinate political leaders. 1940 US War Department activates Air Defense Command under Brig. Gen. James Chaney. 1941 Franco, in response to Hitler’s appeal to enter the war, says ‘I stand today already at your side, entirely and decidedly at your disposal,’ but refuses
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1941 British Commando’s land on the Italian held Island of Castelorizzo in the Dodecanese. The British submarine, HMS Upholder, sinks the Italian Cruiser Armando Diaz to the southwest of Malta. British Nigerian troops of the 11th African Division occupy Mogadishu, the capital of Italian Somaliland, having advanced up the coast. The 12th African Division pushes
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1941 The 2-engine Manchester bomber is used for the first time during an RAF raid against Brest. Reconnaissance elements of the German 5th Light Division clash with British forces for the first time in Africa, at Nofilia near El Agheila. US Navy survey ship Bear and motor ship North Star arrive in Antarctica to evacuate remaining US personnel from
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1938 Twelve Chinese fighter planes drop bombs on Japan. 1940 Sweden announces that she will not permit British or French troops to cross through her territory on their way to Finland. The Soviet Union announces its final conditions for peace. Finland must hand over the Karelia Isthmus and the shores of Lake Ladoga. It must
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