Welcome to a new podcast series where we revisit some of our most riveting and educational discussions on World War II.
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Every day I cover what happened on that day during World War II. I put what happened in context with the causes and outcomes of the war. Every day is a piece to the overall puzzle of the war. I like to tell stories of the little things that happened, that are hardly covered in my histories about World War II.
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World War II was a pivotal moment in world history, when not only the survival of the United States was at stake, but of democracy throughout the world. Had the Allies lost WW II, fascism would have engulfed the world even as genocide would have robbed humanity of its diversity. WW II veterans live again through these short podcasts, which like the accompanying book of the same name, tell their incredible stories of valor and sacrifice. Each riveting podcast tells the story of WW II through ...
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Events that happened during WW2.
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This is a feed of pages for Utah Veterans Remembering World War II
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This podcast discusses the biggest effects of World War I that led to the start of World War II. There are 7 topics discussed.
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Minnesota World War II Veterans share their personal stories and memories of the war. Listen to their voices and gain a deeper understanding of the character, values, and spirit of the Minnesota men and women who served their country during World War II.
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For every history lover World War II was a major event that is filled with history from the beginning to the end. This podcast talks about all fronts, all divisions, and all branches. We even talk about the home front and how different they are in each country involved. Each year and event that took place we cover. Cover art photo provided by DAVIDCOHEN on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@dcp
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The Motor Pool is a podcast which focuses on the vehicles that made a difference in World War II and what significance they played
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World War II Chronicles is a weekly look back to 'This Week in World War II, 75 Years Ago.' Originally produced in coordination with the National Archives to mark the 50th anniversary of the war, World War II Chronicles features original newsreel reports and archival footage to tell the story as it happened, week by week. Hosted by famed World War II newsreel anchor Ed Herlihy, World War II Chronicles is produced by the American Veterans Center.
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During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
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Join historian and author Jeremy C. Holm as we discover the men and history of the legendary 11th Airborne Division in World War II, Korea and beyond! In this podcast, we'll cover a wide range of topics including the division's stateside training, their campaigns to liberate Leyte and Luzon from Imperial Japan, their historic statues as the first Allied unit to land in Japan for Occupation Duty and more. No wonder US Eighth Army's General Robert L. Eichelberger said of the Angels, "No one co ...
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Today In World Two - February 26 - Finns bring out tanks to stop latest Soviet attack on Viipuri; Francisco Franco makes a wise decision; the RAF finally destroys the Gneisenau; the Afrika Korps launches its final offensive; the Polish government-in-exile rejects Britain's meddling over post-war borders Enjoy!…
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Episode 5 ARWW2TVE - Combat Jumps of All American Panther Arnold "Dutch" Nagel
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40:37Arnold "Dutch" Nagel volunteered to be a paratrooper in WW 2 because of the extra $50 per month jump pay paratroopers received and the distinctive uniforms they wore. By war's end, he had participated in 4 combat jumps - Sicily, Maiori, Italy, Operation Market Garden in Holland, and on D-Day at Sainte Mere Eglise, France - and had fought in the inv…
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Today In World War II - February 25
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12:45Today In World Two - February 25 - Soviets start a new offensive in Finland; Royal Navy sub sinks an Italian cruiser; Nigerians capture 400,000 tons of fuel; the Battle of Los Angeles; US Army reoccupies Kasserine Pass; the results of Big Week are in; the USAAF fire bombs Tokyo. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 24
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11:36Today In World Two - February 24 - Nordic countries declare neutrality is the key to freedom; Neville Chamberlain says he'd still be open to negotiations with Germany; HMS Dainty is sunk off of Tobruk; USS Enterprise attacks Wake Island; USAAF & RAF attack Schweinfurt ball bearings plant; Hitler makes final speech in Reichs Chancellery Enjoy!…
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Today In World Two - February 23 - The Soviets capture 2 key islands in Viipuri Bay. The Dutch launch a massive strike protesting the German treatment of Jews; the US Marines raise the flag over Mt Suribachi on Iwo Jima! Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World Two - February 21 - The Soviets press closer and closer to Viipuri; the inventor of insulin dies in a tragic air crash; the US carrier, USS Bismarck Sea, was sunk by Japanese kamikazes. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 20
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10:57Today In World Two - February 20 - Soviets penetrate Finland's last defense line by as much as 1 KM; Admiral Scheer sinks two ships in Indian Ocean; the Battle of Java Sea begins; Butch O'Hare wins the Medal of Honor; Rommel tells Hitler the Atlantic Wall is ready; US Marines take airfield on Iwo Jima Enjoy!…
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Today In World Two - February 19 - Soviets attack across frozen Lake Ladoga; Hitler moves up his timetable to invade Norway; Japanese bomb Darwin, Australia; Japanese evacuate their planes from Rabaul; US Marines invade Iwo Jima Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World Two - February 18 - The Finns' 2nd defense line begins to collapse; Hitler agrees that invasion of France will go through the Ardennes Forest; Japanese capture Bali; Goebbels demands total war; Mosquito bombers bomb Amiens prison in France. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 16
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11:52Today In World Two - February 16 - The famed Desert Rats division is formed; the German freighter Altmark is captured and boarded; the first firefight between the Afrika Korps & the Brits takes place; German U-Boats start attacking shipping in the Caribbean Sea; the Japanese massacre 100,000 Chinese in Singapore; the US devastates True harbor; US p…
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Today In World Two - February 15 - Field Marshal Mannerheim orders withdrawal from Mannerheim Line; Admiral Hipper arrives in Brest after sinking 36,000 tons of allied shipping; Singapore surrenders; Germans launch last offensive on Eastern Front; US Sixth Army lands on Bataan, Philippines Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 14
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10:55Today In World Two - February 14 - Finns withdraw from Mannerheim Line; Hitler meets with Yugoslavian PM; horrible Japanese massacre; Japanese penetrate Singapore's defenses; Rommel spanks green US troops at Kasserine Pass; SHAEF is established in England; world's first all jet fighter squadron is formed in Germany Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - February 13
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10:19Today In World Two - February 13 - Finland desperately asks help from Sweden; The US Senate is useless; US Marines get F4U Corsair; Allies drop weapons to the French Resistance; Allies firebomb Dresden; Soviets take Budapest Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World Two - February 12 -Soviets blow up key Finnish fort; Rommel arrives in Tripoli; RAF poops the bed trying to sink Scharnhorst; Soviets capture Rostov; Germans can't rescue troops in Korsun-Cherkassy pocket; Field Marshal Keitel is a war criminalEnjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 11
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12:36Today In World Two - February 11 - Nazi Germany & the Soviet Union sign a major trade agreement; the Afrika Korps arrives in Tripoli; the Scharnhorst and Prince Eugen make a mad dash through the channel; Lydia Litvyak shoots down two German fighters; US launches failed counter attack at Anzio; the Yalta Conference ends with bad news for Eastern Eur…
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Today In World War II - February 10
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12:24Today In World Two - February 10 - Soviets penetrate the Mannerheim Line at Munasuo Swamp; Churchill gives priority to Greece over North Africa; the first convoy of Afrika Korps troops head to Tripoli, Libya; British paratroopers attack an aqueduct in Italy; the Allies land in Saidor, New Guinea; the German attempt to break out of Budapest, Hungary…
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Today In World War II - February 9
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11:03Today In World Two - February 9 -Soviets cause collapse of Mannerheim Line in Summa Sector; Allies capture El Agheila; FDR initiates Daylight Savings Time, heads DO NOT explode; British Chindits infiltrate Burma; Germans capture Aprilia at Anzio; Brits & Canucks pierce Siegfried Line Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 8
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10:57Today In World Two - February 8 - Soviets demand an island from Finland; Brits reach El Agheila; Japanese invade Singapore; Americans destroy Japanese infiltration force on Bataan; Soviets capture Kursk; Allies clear out the Rhineland; Soviets invade lower Silesia Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Episode 4 - Aerial Dogfights and Headhunters - The Amazing Story of Jefferson DeBlanc and the Battle for the Solomon Islands
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23:01In August 1942 the US launched its first major amphibious landing of WW 2 in the Solomon Islands. The battle became a bitter war of attrition as both sides fought feverishly for months on land, sea and air for the strategically important islands. Jefferson DeBlanc became a fighter ace in just one day as he shot down six Japanese fighters before DeB…
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Today In World War II - February 7
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11:42Today In World Two - February 7 - Douglas Bader flies Spitfires; Brits take 25K Italian prisoners; Rommel's offensive reaches Gazala; Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal; RAF allows French women to escape bombing raid; Paraguay declares war on Germany & Japan Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - February 6
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10:53Today In World Two - February 6 - Finns encircle an entire Soviet division; Australians capture Benghazi; Rommel summoned to Hitler's headquarters; Nazis legalize killing of women & children; Soviets reach the Dnieper river in Ukraine; MacArthur announces the capture of Manila and freedom of 5,000 Allied POWs. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - February 5
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11:19Today In World Two - February 5 - France & Britain plot to invade Norway & Sweden; First time a submarine is sunk by a Royal Navy destroyer; 7th Armoured Division cuts off retreating Italians in Libya; General Vandegrift gets Medal of Honor from FDR; USS Narwhal drops 45 tons of supplies to Filipino guerrillas; US civilians freed from Japanese capt…
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Today In World War II - February 4
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13:46Today In World Two - February 4 - The Balkan Entente declares neutrality; the first Norwegians are sentenced to death; the Allies lose the Battle of Makassar Strait; Japanese massacre 130 Aussie POWs; Brits engineer a coup d'etat in Egypt; the British 8th army enters Tunisia; the British Pacific Fleet arrives in Australia. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - February 3
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11:56Today In World Two - February 3 - First German aircraft shot down over England; Rommel named commander of Afrika Korps; Japanese bomb Port Moresby; Eisenhower names Patton to plan invasion of Sicily; Von Rundstedt orders reprisals against civilians; Allies attempt to break out of Anzio; US troops fight Japanese in Manila. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - February 2
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13:59Today In World Two - February 2 -Soviets continue to pressure the Finns in Karelian; Indian troops capture Mehmet & Agordat in East Africa; General O'Connor receives permission to outflank retreating Italians; FDR issues order to inter Japanese-Americans; the Northern pocket in Stalingrad surrenders; Stalin gives Americans permission to use Soviet …
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Today In World War II - February 1
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14:28Today In World Two - February 1 - The Soviets fire 300,000 shells at the Finns in Summa, Indian troops capture Metemma & Agordat in East Africa; US carriers strike Japanese at Gilbert Islands; Japanese troops besiege Singapore; Japanese been begin evacuation of Japanese troops at Guadalcanal; Field Marshal von Paulus surrenders in Stalingrad; US Ma…
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Today In World War II - January 31
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10:21Today In World Two - January 31 - The Soviets gather an unstoppable force on the Mannerheim Line; Free French & British commandos lay siege to Kufra; 200,000 Soviet civilians died so far in Leningrad; USS Yorktown conducts strikes against Kwajalein; 11th Airborne comes ashore in the Philippines - Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 30
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12:10Today In World Two - The first U-boat of the war is sunk by an aircraft; Japanese begin the Siege of Singapore; Japanese win the Battle of Rennel Island; Germans destroy a Ranger battalion at Anzio; daring US raid frees 500 American POWs; soviet sub sinks a German passenger ship; Albert Speer tells HItler the war is over. January 30 - Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 28
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13:18Today In World Two - January 28 - Finns score a large bounty of weapons from the Soviets; RAF Ace Tuck receives the DSO; Adolf Garland gets 94 victories; British destroy convoy of Italian minesweepers; a POW escapes Colditz Castle; Kesselring counterrattacks at Anzio; US Sergeants defend their Jewish comrades. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 27
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13:15Today In World Two - January 27 - German U-boats sink 4 merchant vessels in one day; Allies turn an attack into a fiasco off of Dutch East Indies; 8th Air Force bombs Wilhelmshaven; Soviets relieve siege of Leningrad; General Lucas sits in Anzio with his thumb up his butt; Germans evacuate Luft Stalag III; Auschwitz is liberated by the Soviets. Enj…
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Today In World War II -January 26
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12:14Today In World Two - January 26 - A Royal Navy passenger ship hits a mine and sinks; British troops take Derna, Libya; the first American troops arrive in the UK; Stalin announces his troops had killed 1.2 million Germans; Audie Murphy wins the Medal of Honor. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - January 25
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10:41Today In World Two - January 25 - U-Boats sink 4 ships in one day; Japanese slaughter 1,700 Chinese civilians; Japanese land on Lae, New Guinea; Soviets cut German pocket in two in Stalingrad; the Soviets encircle 60,000 Germans; Germans evacuate 2 million troops from East Prussia. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - January 24
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11:00Today In World Two - January 24 - Czechoslovakia forms a unit in French Army; Dutch destroy over 700 oil wells; British invade Italian Somaliland; British private wins the Victoria Cross Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - January 23
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10:50Today In World Two - January 23 - British Intelligence missed capturing a master spy; Hungarian troops slaughter almost 3,000 Serbs & Jews; the British 8th Army captures Tripoli; Eisenhower approves Normandy invasion plan; a British medic wins the Victoria Cross; the Germany navy begins evacuating German troops and civilians from East Prussia. Enjo…
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Today In World War II - January 22
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14:29Today In World Two - January 22 - The Finns announce the formation a Foreign Legion; MacArthur pulls back the Bataan defense line; Soviets evacuate civilians from Leningrad; Aussies & Yanks liberate Buna; Margaret Bourk-White flies a combat mission over Germany; 36,000 Allied troops land at Anzio; remnants of the German 4th Panzer Division flee to …
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Today In World War II - January 21
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11:24Today In World Two - January 21 - The Soviets launch an unsuccessful attack agains Finnish troops; Japanese troops penetrated the main defense line in Bataan; the Soviets capture two cities and kill around 500,000 Germans; a German night fighting ace is shot down; the Chinese capture a city in Burma; the RAF begin using Lancaster heavy bombers to d…
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Today In World War II - January 20
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13:15Today In World Two - January 20 - Churchill's speech about Finland sends mixed messages; Roosevelt is elected to his 3rd term; the evil Wannsee Conference takes place; a Typhoon ace scores a victory; the Luftwaffe makes its first daylight raid on London in two years; the Soviets liberate Novgorod; US troops liberate Luxembourg; Hungary is give an i…
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Today In World War II - January 19
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13:24Today In World Two - January 19 - British destroyer is sunk by a magnetic mine; HMS Prince of Wales is commissioned; FDR approves the Manhattan Project; USS Ranger launches 72 USAAF fighters to North Africa; French Resistance blows up an important German factory; Hitler gets even more megalomaniacal. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 18
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10:49Today In World Two - January 17 - Polish cryptographers break Luftwaffe's codes; Soviets warn Germany to keep their dirty, rotten, stinking hands off of Bulgaria; the Brits capture 5,500 Axis prisoners; U-Boats continue to sink ships off the US East Coast; The Luftwaffe goes back to bombing London; the Battle of Monte Cassini begins; the Soviets fo…
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Today In World War II - January 17
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11:53Today In World Two - January 17 - Polish cryptographers break Luftwaffe's codes; Soviets warn Germany to keep their dirty, rotten, stinking hands off of Bulgaria; the Brits capture 5,500 Axis prisoners; U-Boats continue to sink ships off the US East Coast; The Luftwaffe goes back to bombing London; the Battle of Monte Cassini begins; the Soviets fo…
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Today In World Two - January 16 - The American in the Philippines the last cavalry attack in US history; the Soviets capture another airfield supplying Stalingrad; an American B-17 makes a dramatic escape from German airspace; the Allies push the Germans back to pre-Battle of the Bulge lines; the Soviets move Raoul Wallenberg to Moscow. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 15
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11:46Today In World Two - January 15 - Brits killing more people with their blackout than the enemy; RAF raids Wilhelmshaven; the Second Happy Time continues for the German U-boats; Brits use crossword puzzles to recruit cryptographers; USAAF sinks Japanese ship with 1,000 Dutch POWs; Germans make large scale arrests of Danish Resistance members; US par…
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Today In World War II - January 14
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10:32Today In World Two - January 14 - Poles help Brits decipher German Enigma code; a German surface raider captures an entire whaling fleet w/o a shot; Japanese advance into Burma; A U-boat sinks a tanker off of Long Island; Soviet troops capture Velikiye Luki; British forces clear out the Roar Triangle area in Germany . Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 13
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13:10Today In World Two - January 13 - Belgium & Netherlands order partial mobilization; Hitler gets rebuffed by a Tsar; first ejector seat in air history is successfully used in Germany; Casablanca Conference takes place; Treasury Secretary Morgenthau excoriates the US State Department for not helping Jewish refugees; John Basilone reenlists; German ar…
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Today In World War II - January 12
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12:10Today In World Two - January 12 - U-boat sinks 14,000 tons of fuel; Asshole US admiral forbids convoys and blackouts before German U-boat onslaught; German troops abandon Caucasus region; US 1st Marine Division arrives in Australia for some R&R; Churchill & de Gaulle meet; Task Force 38 sinks 44 ships in Indochina; Soviets launch final offensive wi…
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Today In World War II - January 11
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13:51Today In World Two - January 11 - Finns pin down another Soviet division; Stuka's sink HMS Southampton; Dutch destroy 700 oil wells; Japanese troops enter Kuala Lumpur; FDR flies to Morocco; US carriers devastate Indochina; Brits capture a town near Bastogne Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World Two - January 10 - German invasion plans fall into Belgian hands; German Stuka dive bombers almost sink British aircraft carrier; Brits are forced to retreat closer to Singapore; largest loss of life in US submarine history; Finns force Germans out of Northern Finland Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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Today In World War II - January 9
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11:03Today In World Two - January 9 - German minesweepers sink another British sub; an Italian sub battles repairs and killer sharks; Japanese attack American defenses on Bataan; Himmler orders the liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto; Tojo orders an idiotic offensive against India; US 6th Army invades Luzon; world's first Heimlich maneuver in China. Enjoy!…
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Today In World War II - January 8
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10:57Today In World Two - January 8- British government introduces food rationing; Bombers from Malta damage an Italian battleship; the Japanese edge ever closer to Singapore; Germans suspend all convoys to Rommel; Soviet sniper, Rosa Shanina, goes back to the front. Enjoy!Par Dohn Thornton
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