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Today in World War II History—November 6, 1940 & 1945

Ryan FR-1 Fireball fighters during carrier qualifications aboard aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4), May 1945 (US Navy Photo: USN 1053774)

80 Years Ago—Nov. 6, 1940: Gandhi urges nonviolent resistance to British in India—and to Nazis in Britain: “Let them take your beautiful island.”

75 Years Ago—Nov. 6, 1945: Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov announces USSR will soon have the atomic bomb.

First carrier landing by a jet aircraft (FR-1 Fireball), on USS Wake Island off San Diego; although the Fireball had both piston & jet engines, pilot Ensign Jake West’s piston engines failed, and he landed purely on jet power.

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Today in World War II History—Nov. 6, 1940 & 1945

Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!

80 Years Ago—Nov. 6, 1940: Gandhi urges nonviolent resistance to British in India—and to Nazis in Britain: “Let them take your beautiful island.”

75 Years Ago—Nov. 6, 1945: Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov announces USSR will soon have the atomic bomb.

First carrier landing by a jet aircraft (FR-1 Fireball), on USS Wake Island off San Diego; although the Fireball had both piston & jet engines, pilot Ensign Jake West’s piston engines failed, and he landed purely on jet power.

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Today in World War II History—November 5, 1940 & 1945

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938 (US National Archives); Wendell Willkie, 1940 (Library of Congress)

80 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1940: President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a third term, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie 27 million votes to 22 million in the closest vote in 25 years.

German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer raids British convoy HX-84 off Greenland, sinking armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay and 6 merchant ships.

75 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1945: Muslims begin a pogrom against Jews in Libya (under British Military Administration); in three days, 140 Jews will be killed and synagogues & homes will be looted and destroyed.

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Today in World War II History—Nov. 5, 1940 & 1945

Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!

80 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1940: President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a third term, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie 27 million votes to 22 million in the closest vote in 25 years in the largest turnout in US history.

German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer raids British convoy HX-84 off Greenland, sinking armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay and 6 merchant ships.

75 Years Ago—Nov. 5, 1945: Muslims begin a pogrom against Jews in Libya (under British Military Administration); in three days, 140 Jews will be killed and synagogues & homes will be looted and destroyed.

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Today in World War II History—November 4, 1940

Kapitänleutnant Otto Kretschmer, commander of U-99, November 1940 (German Federal Archives: Bild 183-L22207)

80 Years Ago—Nov. 4, 1940: Off Ireland, U-99 sinks British armed merchant cruiser Patroclus (76 killed), which was rescuing survivors from British armed merchant cruiser Laurentic, sunk the day before.

Eggs and cake are rationed in the Netherlands.

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Today in World War II History—Nov. 4, 1940

Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!

80 Years Ago—Nov. 4, 1940: Off Ireland, U-99 sinks British armed merchant cruiser Patroclus (76 killed), which was rescuing survivors from British armed merchant cruiser Laurentic, sunk the day before.

Eggs and cake are rationed in the Netherlands.

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Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green

Linguistics expert Johanna Berglund is strong-willed – and the last thing she wants is to leave her university life for her small Minnesota hometown. But her strong will is bent by strong-armed tactics, and she ends up working as a translator at a POW camp for German soldiers in that same small town. Her neighbors are livid about the enemy in their midst, and Johanna is determined to help the townspeople see the POWs as humans.

Johanna’s favorite escape is writing to Peter Ito, an instructor in Japanese for US military intelligence. But rumors about Johanna, Peter, and a Nazi officer swirl into a storm – a storm that threatens everything Johanna holds dear.

An outstanding debut novel, told entirely through letters and newspaper articles! Much will be said about the unique format of Things We Didn’t Say, but what truly shines in this novel are the characters. Outspoken and delightfully antisocial, Johanna sparkles with wit, but she also comes to see the heart and depth of the people around her—and the flaws within her own soul. With impeccable research, Amy Lynn Green casts a light on the POW camps in America during World War II and on the dangers of prejudice. Make space on your bookshelf, because this book is a keeper!

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Today in World War II—November 3, 1940 & 1945

Greek soldier posing with a wrecked Italian L3/33 tankette during the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas, northern Greece, early Nov 1940 (public domain via Athens War Museum)

 

80 Years Ago—Nov. 3, 1940: Bad weather brings the first night of no London air raids after 57 straight nights of Luftwaffe bombing.

Greeks defeat Italians in the Pindus Mountains.

75 Years Ago—Nov. 3, 1945: US War Production Board and Office of Production Management are inactivated.

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Today in World War II—Nov. 3, 1940 & 1945

Due to a glitch in my website, I’m unable to post images today. Sorry for the inconvenience!

80 Years Ago—Nov. 3, 1940: Bad weather brings the first night of no London air raids after 57 straight nights of Luftwaffe bombing.

Greeks defeat Italians in the Pindus Mountains.

75 Years Ago—Nov. 3, 1945: US War Production Board and Office of Production Management are inactivated.

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Today in World War II History—November 2, 1940

80 Years Ago—Nov. 2, 1940: Off Ireland, British destroyer Antelope sinks U-31, the only German submarine sunk twice in the war (originally sunk March 11, 1940 and raised).

Italian aircraft bomb Piraeus, Greece, burning port and killing 300.

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