World War II Today: May 19
World War II Today: May 19 – Events that occurred on this day during WWII that influenced that course of the Second World War:
Lina Romay YANK Magazine Pin Up Girl – May 18, 1945
Maria Elena “Lina” Romay was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born on January 16, 1922 to Porfirio Romay, the attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.
World War II Today: May 18
World War II Today: May 18 – Events that occurred on this day during WWII that influenced that course of the Second World War:
World War II Today: May 17
Today in WWII History: May 17 – Events that occurred on this day during WWII that influenced that course of the Second World War:
World War II Today: May 16
World War II Today: May 16 Events that occurred on this day during WWII that influenced that course of the Second World War:
NBC Words At War Episode 77 “The Cross and the Arrow“
Words At War “The Cross and the Arrow“ Released December 20, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “The The Cross and the Arrow”. The story behind a small fire made from hay. Was it Nazi sabotage or was …
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World War II Today: May 15
1940 Official announcement that British weekly butter ration will be reduced from 8oz to 4oz per head. The German XX.Panzerkorps (Hoth) repels a counter-attack by French armored forces, destroying 125 out of 175 tanks. An attack by 6th Army (von Reichenau) against the Dyle line in Belgium is repulsed. After the fall of Rotterdam the …
Judith Barrett WWII Pin Up
Judith Barrett was born Lucille Kelly on February 2, 1914 in Arlington, Texas, the daughter of a cattle rancher, Barrett made several appearances at The Palace Theatre, Dallas while still at school. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, “The Stock Exchange” opposite Bobby Vernon.
World War II Today: May 14
1940 The British Secretary of State for War, Anthony Eden calls for volunteers to form the Local defense Volunteers force (LDV). Admiralty order requires all owners of large boats to send in particulars within two weeks. German forces break through the French front at Sedan. British and French aircraft are unsuccessful in destroying the German-built …
World War Today: May 13
1940 The Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth gives support to Churchill’s government by 2,413,000 votes to 170,000. Churchill makes ‘blood, sweat, tears and toil’ speech. Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch royal family arrive in London. Supported by waves of Luftwaffe Stuka dive-bombers, the two German Panzer Korps of Heeresgruppe B establish bridgeheads across the Meuse …