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February 9, 2022
February 9, 1942
Troopship USS Lafayette, on fire in New York harbor, 9 February 1942 (US National Archives)
80 Years Ago—Feb. 9, 1942: French ocean liner Normandie, which had been seized by the US and converted to the troopship USS Lafayette, burns at pier in New York, capsizes next day.
US institutes War Savings Time: year-round daylight savings time.
US Department of Justice requires German, Italian, and Japanese nationals to register for Certificates of Identification by Feb. 28.
Britain begins to ration soap (4 oz/month, 8 oz for babies).
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February 8, 2022
Until Leaves Fall in Paris Giveaway Winner!
Thank you to all of you who helped celebrate the release of Until Leaves Fall in Paris by entering – and sharing about! – my release day giveaway! There were 1153 (!) entries, and the winner is…
Leah Zimmerman!
Congratulations, Leah! I’ll email you so I can send out your package.
The post Until Leaves Fall in Paris Giveaway Winner! first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 8, 1942
Firefighters at work after Japanese air raid on Singapore, 8 February 1942 (public domain via Wikipedia)
80 Years Ago—Feb. 8, 1942: Japanese invade Singapore from the north.
Fritz Todt, German Minister of Armaments and Munitions and designer of the Autobahn, is killed in a plane crash; Albert Speer is named to replace him.
The post February 8, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 7, 2022
February 7, 1942
Emblem of the Double V Campaign
80 Years Ago—Feb. 7, 1942: “Double V” campaign is proposed by the Pittsburgh Courier, the leading Black newspaper, to fight for victory against fascism abroad and against racism & segregation at home.
US Navy Atlantic Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit is established at Boston, MA, under Capt. Wilder Baker.
US officially orders all automakers to stop making passenger cars and start manufacturing military hardware (Read more: Metal Shortages in World War II).
New songs in Top Ten: “A String of Pearls” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas.”
The post February 7, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 6, 2022
February 6, 1942
The first destroyer escort built by the US for the British, HMS Bayntun, Boston Harbor, 8 Feb 1943 (US Navy photo: 10381)
80 Years Ago—Feb. 6, 1942: Japanese take Samarinda, Dutch Borneo.
Germans take Benghazi, Libya.
US Congress approves $750 million for construction of 1799 ships for the Royal Navy, including 250 destroyer escorts; US Navy will end up saving all but 75 destroyer escorts for its own use.
The post February 6, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 5, 2022
February 5, 1942
Patches of the US Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eleventh Air Forces
80 Years Ago—Feb. 5, 1942: Japanese begin bombarding Singapore from Malaya.
In Norway, the Nazi puppet government requires teachers to join the Teachers’ Front and to teach Nazi ideology, and requires all children ages 10-18 to join the Nasjonal Samling Youth Movement.
First US C-47 cargo plane is lost in combat, strafed by Japanese Zeros on Bathurst Island, Australia.
US National Naval Medical Center is established in Bethesda, MD.
US Far East Air Force is renamed Fifth Air Force; Caribbean Air Force is renamed Sixth Air Force; Hawaiian Air Force is renamed Seventh Air Force; Alaskan Air Force is renamed Eleventh Air Force.
The post February 5, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 4, 2022
February 4, 1942
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Commander of the German forces in North Africa, with his aides during the desert campaign, 1942 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-785-0287-08)
80 Years Ago—Feb. 4, 1942: In North Africa, British retreat ends at Gazala, Libya.
Japanese take Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, from a small Australian garrison.
British troops surround Egyptian palace in Cairo to force King Farouk to abdicate.
The post February 4, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 3, 2022
February 3, 1942
Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force recruiting poster, 1941
80 Years Ago—Feb. 3, 1942: Japanese begin air raids on Port Moresby, New Guinea.
Chiang Kai-shek agrees to send Chinese troops to aid the British in Burma.
Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force is redesignated RCAF, Women’s Division (nicknamed “WD” or “Wids”).
The post February 3, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 2, 2022
February 2, 1942
Poster for US Army Corps of Engineers, WWII
80 Years Ago—Feb. 2, 1942: US 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion arrives in Melbourne to build airfields near Darwin, Australia.
Allied ships begin withdrawal from Singapore to East Indies.
The post February 2, 1942 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.February 1, 2022
Until Leaves Fall in Paris Release Day Giveaway!
To celebrate the release of Until Leaves Fall in Paris, I’m giving away a prize pack of items related to the story! Come join me on Facebook Live Video on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 11 am PST/2 pm EST where I’ll describe the items and their significance to the story! The video will be available for viewing afterward as well.
To celebrate this novel about an American ballerina-turned-bookstore-owner and an American automaker living in Paris in World War II, I’m giving away a package including:
The giveaway is open February 1-6, 2022. US mailing addresses only please. The winner will be announced here on my blog on February 8, 2022 and will be notified by email.
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