WWII History

World War II Today: March 28 includes early Nazi persecution policies, accidental air combat over the Netherlands, the dramatic St. Nazaire Raid, the introduction of area bombing by the RAF, fighting in Burma and Tunisia, and major Allied advances across Germany and Eastern Europe in 1945.

World War II Today: March 27 includes the Yugoslav coup that angered Hitler, the hard-fought British victory at Keren, Japanese espionage in Hawaii, the daring St. Nazaire Raid, naval battles in the Aleutians, and major Allied breakthroughs across Germany in 1945.

World War II Today: March 26 includes Nazi persecution in Austria, the first flight of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, Einsatzgruppen operations in occupied Europe, the struggle to supply Malta, victory at the Mareth Line, and major Allied advances in Germany, the Philippines, and Okinawa in 1945.

World War II Today: March 25 includes U.S. support for Allied aircraft production, Yugoslavia joining the Axis under pressure, the arrival of the B-26 Marauder in combat theaters, convoy battles in the Atlantic, and major Allied offensives across Germany and the Pacific in 1945.

World War II Today: March 24 includes RAF raids on Berlin and Cherbourg, Rommel’s renewed offensive in North Africa, the beginning of deportations to Auschwitz, brutal reprisals in Rome, the end of the Battle of Berlin, and the massive Allied Rhine crossings of 1945.

World War II Today: March 23 includes German wartime resource measures, heavy Luftwaffe attacks on Malta, Japanese expansion across the Pacific, major RAF bombing raids, U.S. victories in Tunisia, resistance activity in Italy, and massive Allied crossings of the Rhine in 1945.

World War II Today: March 22 includes deadly U-boat attacks on neutral shipping, the activation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, fierce naval combat in the Mediterranean, atrocities in occupied Europe, Allied advances in Tunisia and Germany, and major crossings of the Rhine in 1945.

World War II Today: March 21 includes political shifts in France, early naval engagements in the Atlantic, the fall of Italian positions in North Africa, the defense of Malta, Roosevelt’s enforcement of Executive Order 9066, and major Allied advances and tragedies in 1945.

World War II Today: March 20 includes RAF bombing raids on Germany, political upheaval in France and Yugoslavia, the intensifying siege of Malta, fighting in North Africa and Burma, the commissioning of the USS Mason, and major Allied advances across Europe and the Pacific in 1945.

World War II Today: March 19 includes Soviet alliances in Asia, RAF retaliation raids against Germany, Churchill’s creation of the Battle of the Atlantic Committee, anti-partisan operations on the Eastern Front, the German occupation of Hungary, heavy Allied bombing of Berlin, and devastating kamikaze attacks against the USS Franklin.