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January 27, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 27, 1941
Henri Petain and Adolf Hitler, 24 October 1940 (German Federal Archive, Bild 183-H25217)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 27, 1941: Vichy French officials and teachers are required to swear a loyalty oath to Marshal Henri Pétain.
January 26, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 26, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 26, 1941: British take Mechili, Libya, but Italians had already evacuated.
January 25, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 25, 1941
Kenyan troops in 7th Battalion of the Kings African Rifles (KAR) parading in Mogadishu, June 1941. (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 25, 1941: British lead forces from various African colonies to invade Italian Somaliland from Kenya.
January 24, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 24, 1941
Matilda tank en route into Tobruk, Libya, 24 Jan 1941; note British soldiers displaying a captured Italian flag. (Australian War Memorial)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 24, 1941: British armored forces divide Italian forces in Libya at Mechili. Fascist uprising in Romania is crushed, and its leader flees to Germany.
January 23, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 23, 1941
Artie Shaw in “Second Chorus,” 1940 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 23, 1941: Before Congress, Charles Lindbergh suggests the US negotiate a neutrality pact with Hitler. Artie Shaw records “Dancing in the Dark” and “Moonglow.”
January 22, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 22, 1941
Troops of the 11th Infantry Battalion, Australian 6th Division at Tobruk, Libya, 22 Jan 1941 (Australian War Memorial)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 22, 1941: In Libya, Australians take Tobruk—and 25,000 Italian prisoners.
January 21, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 21, 1941
Leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and the Iron Guard in Bucharest, Romania, 1937 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 21, 1941: In Romania, Fascist Iron Guard attempts to overthrow Antonescu and burns synagogues. Finland joins the Axis. Movie premiere of High Sierra, starring Humphrey Bogart & Ida Lupino.
January 20, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 20, 1941
Inaugural program of Franklin Roosevelt and Henry Wallace, 20 Jan 1941 (USMC Thaddeus Sandifer Collection)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 20, 1941: President Roosevelt inaugurated for his third term. The US Senate has 28 Republicans and 72 Democrats; the House of Representatives has 162 Republicans and 268 Democrats. Britain institutes Compulsory Fire Watch duty.
January 19, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 19, 1941
Ethiopian camel troops transporting supplies through the bush, Ethiopia, 22 January 1941. (British government photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 19, 1941: British launch offensive in East Africa, invading Italian-occupied Eritrea & Ethiopia. Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Chinese forces disband Mao’s Communist army.
January 18, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 18, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 18, 1941: In San Francisco, 2000 people protest the raising of the Nazi flag at the German consulate; an American sailor climbs up and cuts it down.
