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January 22, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 22, 1943
SS and French police round up Jews in the old quarter of Marseille, France, 24 Jan 1943 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-027-1477-29)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 22, 1943: Soviets begin final drive in Stalingrad.
Australian and American forces end organized Japanese resistance in Papua New Guinea, the first Japanese land defeat.
In the old quarter of Marseille, France, Nazis begin removing 40,000 residents to prevent partisan activity, rounding up Jewish residents, and looting; 1400 buildings will be destroyed in February.
January 21, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 21, 1943
German soldiers unloading supplies from Ju 52 cargo plane at Stalingrad, late 1942. (German Federal Archive: Bild 1011—003-3446-16)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 21, 1943: Stalingrad airlift ends when Soviets take Gumrak Airfield, the last Luftwaffe field in the city.
January 20, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 20, 1943
Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Brennan, 1943 (US Navy photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 20, 1943: First US destroyer escort, the USS Brennan (DE-13), is commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, CA.
Journal of the American Medical Association reports new painless childbirth technique using continuous caudal anesthesia.
January 19, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 19, 1943
Troops of the US 35th Infantry Division at the Gifu on Guadalcanal, January 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 19, 1943: US launches final offensive on Guadalcanal.
In Libya, British Eighth Army under Montgomery flanks Germans near Tripoli, forcing Rommel to retreat.
January 18, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 18, 1943
Soviet troops charging near Leningrad, Russia, 1 Jan 1943
75 Years Ago—Jan. 18, 1943: Soviets open corridor to supply Leningrad, which remains open throughout the war.
First Warsaw uprising: Nazis attempt to deport Jews from ghetto, but are met with gunfire.
US bans the sale of sliced bread to conserve metal parts in bakery equipment (Read more: Make It Do—Metal Shortages in World War II).
January 17, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 17, 1943
Brig. Gen. Fred Borum presents the Air Medal to Lt. Elsie Ott, the first woman to receive the Air Medal. (US Air Force photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 17, 1943: US Naval Base and Naval Air Station, Brisbane, Australia is established.
First intercontinental medical air evacuation and the first time a nurse participates in air evacuation—Lt. Elsie Ott, who had not been trained in air evacuation and had never flown in a plane, cares for patients on a week-long journey from India to Washington DC; she will receive the first Air Medal to be awarded to a woman. (Read more: Medical Air Evacuation in World War II).
January 16, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 16, 1943
Berlin during a night raid by RAF Mosquitos; the track of a falling target indicator can be seen on the right, c. 1942-45 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 16, 1943: In Libya, British Eighth Army links with Free French under Gen. Jean Leclerc, who had marched 30 days across the Sahara from Lake Chad.
RAF bombs Berlin for first time since November 1941, with the first use of target indicator flares to mark the target for bombers farther back in the stream.
January 15, 2018
Book Beat – Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman
Emilie Wesley has devoted her legal career to helping abused women. She’s so close to helping Kaylene Adams and her two daughters escape Kaylene’s abusive husband. So when the news breaks that Kaylene has shot both daughters and was then killed by the police, Emilie is devastated. But she’s convinced Kaylene’s husband is the guilty party.
Reid Billings grieves for his sister, Kaylene, and his nieces, one of whom is in critical care. He also doesn’t believe Kaylene could be guilty, and he enlists Emilie’s help to gain custody of his surviving niece. But to do so, they first have to prove Kaylene’s innocence, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman is a riveting legal thriller. As Reid and Emilie race to save a little girl, their mutual grief and self-doubts provide realistic and touching counterpoints. The story illustrates the plight of women trapped in abusive relationships, timely and relevant and sobering. Imperfect Justice is an excellent continuation of the Hidden Justice series, but it easily stands alone. I loved this book!
January 6, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 6, 1943
French Gen. Philippe Leclerc in command in France, 1944 (US Office of War Information photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 6, 1943: British & Indian troops renew offensive on Arakan Peninsula in Burma.
In Africa, Free French troops advancing north from Chad under Gen. Philippe Leclerc take Oum-el-Arameb in southern Libya.
January 5, 2018
Today in World War II History—Jan. 5, 1943
Cutaway and exploded view of a typical VT Fuze (VT Fuze Mk 53 Mod 5), 1950s (US Navy diagram)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 5, 1943: US Fifth Army established in Oujda, Morocco under Lt. Gen. Mark Clark.
In the Solomons, light cruiser USS Helena is the first ship to use Mk. 32 VT proximity-fuzed 5-in shells in combat, shooting down a Japanese D3A carrier bomber with second salvo.
Scientist George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee AL, age 81.
Patch of the US Fifth Army
