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October 26, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 26, 1941
Gen. Sikorski reviewing Polish troops in Tobruk, Libya, November 1941 (public domain via Wikipedia)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 26, 1941: At besieged Tobruk, Libya, Australian troops are relieved by British and Polish troops.
October 25, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 25, 1941
75 Years Ago—Oct. 25, 1941: US condemns Nazi practice of killing innocent civilians in reprisal for partisan activities.
October 24, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 24, 1941
Germans entering Kharkov, Ukraine, late Oct 1941 (German Federal Archive, Bild 183-B13548)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 24, 1941: Germans take Kharkov, Ukraine and Belgorod, Russia.
October 23, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 23, 1941
Gen. Charles de Gaulle of France, 1942 (Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 23, 1941: French Gen. Charles de Gaulle asks French resistance to stop murdering Nazis, to prevent reprisals.
Nazis massacre 24,000 Jews in Odessa in reprisal for the death of Gen. Glugoscianu the day before.
Movie premiere of Disney’s Dumbo.
October 22, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 22, 1941
75 Years Ago—Oct. 22, 1941: In Odessa, time bomb left by Soviets kills 67, including Gen. Glugoscianu, Romanian (allied with Germans) commander of Odessa.
October 21, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 21, 1941
75 Years Ago—Oct. 21, 1941: French resistance shoots Nazi administrator in Bordeaux, Maj. Hans-Gottfried Reimers.
Pan Am begins DC-3 military air transport services to Egypt.
October 20, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 20, 1941
USS Hornet (CV-8), late 1941 (US Naval Historical Center)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 20, 1941: Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) commissioned under Capt. Marc Mitscher.
Germans massacre 2300 Serbians in Kragujevac in response to partisan killing of 10 Germans.
October 19, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 19, 1941
Anti-tank barricades on the streets of Moscow, Russia, Oct 1941 (Russian International News Agency)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 19, 1941: Stalin announces he’ll stay in Moscow and declares a state of siege.
October 18, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 18, 1941
Japanese Prime Minister Tojo and his cabinet ministers, Tokyo, Japan, 18 Oct 1941 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 18, 1941: Gen. Hideki Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan and forms a military government.
US premiere of Target for Tonight, a documentary about an RAF bombing raid on Germany.
October 17, 2016
Today in World War II History—Oct. 17, 1941
Destroyer USS Kearny at Reykjavik, Iceland, 19 October 1941, two days after being torpedoed by U-568; destroyer USS Monssen is alongside; note the torpedo hole. (US Naval History and Heritage Command)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 17, 1941: In Convoy SC-48 off Iceland, U-568 torpedoes destroyer USS Kearny; first US casualties of the war—11 killed, 22 wounded. U-boats sink seven other ships in Convoy SC-48.
US Army Air Force establishes Air Service Command (supply and maintenance) under Brig. Gen. Henry Miller at Wright Field, OH.
