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November 14, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 14, 1941
US 4th Marine Regiment preparing to leave Shanghai, China, 28 Nov 1941 (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 14, 1941: US orders withdrawal of American gunboats and Marines from China to the Philippines.
Movie premiere of Hitchcock’s Suspicion, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine, who will win the Oscar for best actress.
November 13, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 13, 1941
Carrier HMS Ark Royal being evacuated, 13 Nov 1941 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 13, 1941: Hitler orders German Navy to refrain from attacking US ships except in self-defense.
Near Gibraltar, German U-boat U-81 damages British carrier Ark Royal, which sinks the next day (1 killed, 70 planes lost).
November 12, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 12, 1941
French Gen. Charles Huntziger signing the Franco-German armistice, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 (German Federal Archive: B 145 Bild-P50284)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 12, 1941: FBI arrests 15 Japanese-American businessmen and community leaders in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles.
Vichy French Gen. Charles Huntziger dies in a plane crash in France.
November 11, 2016
A Veterans Day Tribute
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the First World War came to an end.
The Armistice was signed for the War to End All Wars, but peace was built on a shoddy foundation, and war returned, nastier than ever.
The end of the Second World War brought the United Nations and the promise of rational negotiation and eternal peace. Instead the nuclear era introduced the tense decades of the Cold War, flaring up in brutal regional wars in Korea, Vietnam, and throughout Africa and Central and South America.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall brought optimism for a peaceful, democratic world. This was shattered by the terrorist tactics of a new enemy without borders to attack or a government to negotiate with. A cowardly enemy that cheers when children blow up children or when unarmed soldiers are murdered on their home base.
The human heart yearns for peace but is drawn to war. We can argue about it and say it shouldn’t be this way, but it is.
That’s why our armed services are vital. Our veterans have repelled the forces of Fascism, Totalitarianism, and Communism, and for this we owe them our eternal gratitude. Our active servicemen and servicewomen are currently fighting the forces of Terrorism, and for this we owe them our active support and appreciation.
On this 11th day of the 11th month, we thank the members of our armed services, past and present, for protecting our lives, our homes, and our freedom. May God bless you.
Today in World War II History—Nov. 11, 1941
75 Years Ago—Nov. 11, 1941: US Lend-Lease aid expanded to include Free French based in Britain.
Australian War Memorial opens in Canberra.
November 10, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 10, 1941
Soldiers wearing the Parsons field jacket and M1 helmet, WWII (US Army Signal Corps photo)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 10, 1941: US Army updates uniform regulations: the Parsons field jacket and M1 steel helmet are added.
First US-escorted troop convoy, WS-12X, sails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for India via Cape Town with 20,000 British troops.
SB2U Vindicator scout bomber flying anti-submarine patrol over Convoy WS-12X en route for Cape Town, South Africa, 27 Nov 1941; note cruisers USS Vincennes and USS Quincy (US National Archives)
November 9, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 9, 1941
Italian destroyer Fulmine (public domain via Wikipedia)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 9, 1941: Germans take Yalta in the Crimea.
Soviets finish evacuation of 23,000 troops from the Crimea.
In Axis “Duisburg” convoy off Malta, Royal Navy sinks Italian destroyers Fulmine and Libeccio and seven German and Italian transports.
November 8, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 8, 1941
Soviet field guns and troops near Leningrad, Russia, 1 Nov 1941 (Russian International News Agency)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 8, 1941: Germans take Tikhvin, endangering Soviet supply of besieged Leningrad.
November 7, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 7, 1941
Parade in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 7 Nov 1941 (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 7, 1941: USSR celebrates anniversary of the Revolution with a parade in Red Square, despite presence of the German army on outskirts of Moscow.
US amends Neutrality Act to allow merchant ships to be armed, effective 11/18/41.
November 6, 2016
Today in World War II History—Nov. 6, 1941
German soldier being captured, near Moscow, Russia, 1 Dec 1941 (Russian International News Agency)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 6, 1941: Japanese military mobilizes.
Frostbite begins to appear among German troops in the Soviet Union.
