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March 15, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 15, 1943
US Navy recruiting poster, 1941
75 Years Ago—Mar. 15, 1943: US Navy establishes numbered fleet system; fleets in the Pacific assigned odd numbers (Third Fleet in South Pacific, Fifth Fleet in Central Pacific, and Seventh Fleet in Southwest Pacific) and those in the Atlantic even numbers (Second Fleet in Atlantic, Fourth Fleet in South Atlantic, Eighth Fleet in North Africa, and Twelfth Fleet in Europe).
Royal Navy launches first X-class midget submarines.
March 14, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 14, 1943
Gen. Henri Giraud, January 1943 (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—Mar. 14, 1943: Gen. Henri Giraud restores representative government in French North Africa and suppresses Vichy organizations.
Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man premieres in Cincinnati.
March 13, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 13, 1943
Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Fear,” 1943
75 Years Ago—Mar. 13, 1943: Time-bomb in Hitler’s plane fails to explode, on flight from Smolensk to Rastenburg, planted by Maj.-Gen. Henning von Tresckow and Lt. Fabian von Schlabrendorff.
New song in Top Ten: “Taking a Chance on Love.”
Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Fear” appears on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post.
March 12, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 12, 1943
Flight nurse Lt. Aleda Lutz of 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in a C-47 in North Africa, 1943 (US Army Medical Department photo)
75 Years Ago—Mar. 12, 1943: In North Africa, US 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron flies first official medical air evacuation flight with flight nurses.
George Patton is promoted to lieutenant general.
First labor strike in a totalitarian regime: 50,000 Italian workers strike against Mussolini and delay war production.
March 11, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 11, 1943
75 Years Ago—Mar. 11, 1943: US Congress votes to extend Lend-Lease to send military equipment and supplies to the Allies.
March 10, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 10, 1943
75 Years Ago—Mar. 10, 1943: P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes fly first mission with US Eighth Air Force.
US retakes Sbeïtla, Tunisia.
US Fourteenth Air Force activated under Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, based in Kunming, China.
German Navy begins using new Enigma code, blinding Allies until March 19, a crucial period in what will become the peak of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Patch of the US Fourteenth Air Force, World War II
March 9, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 9, 1943
75 Years Ago—Mar. 9, 1943: US Eighth Air Force Central Medical Establishment recommends 25-mission combat tour for bomber crewmen, 200 hours/150 missions for fighter pilots.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returns to Germany for sick leave & to plead for a decreased bridgehead in North Africa; Col. Gen. Jürgin von Arnim succeeds him over Army Group Africa, but this is kept secret.
In lieu of Mardi Gras, New Orleans holds Carnival Day Bond Drive for 25,000 people, sells $1 million in bonds.
In neutral Portuguese Goa in India, British SOE agents damage German freighter Ehrenfels, which was transmitting sailing times to U-boats (ship is scuttled).
March 8, 2018
Today in World War II History—Mar. 8, 1943
75 Years Ago—Mar. 8, 1943: Japanese cross Yangtze River in China near Ichang.
US lifts ban on sale of sliced bread, originally designed to conserve metal used in blades (Read more: “Make It Do—Metal Shortages in World War II”).
March 7, 2018
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Winners!
Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun of the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! 1356 people completed the hunt!
Here is the complete list of all the winners for the hunt.
In addition, 510 people entered the giveaway on my blog for a copy of my latest World War II novel, The Sea Before Us, plus a matching The Sea Before Us totebag!
The winner of The Sea Before Us and the totebag is…
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Today in World War II History—Mar. 7, 1943
US poster for B-26 Marauder medium bombers, WWII
75 Years Ago—Mar. 7, 1943: First B-26 Marauder medium bomber group (322nd Bombardment Group) arrives in England to serve with the US Eighth Air Force.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek speaks at Wellesley College, MA, her alma mater (class of 1917).
