World War 2 History and events that happened in March.
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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James Gavin (1907-1990) was raised adopted from an orphanage in Brooklyn by a struggling coal miner. Inspired by his school readings on the American Civil War, Gavin decided to seek a better future by joining the army. He was 17 when he enlisted as a private, lying about his age as he knew his adoptive
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