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June 13, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 13, 1940: As German troops advance in France, Paris is declared an open city.
65 Years Ago—June 13, 1945: Japanese resistance ends in the Oroku sector of Okinawa.
65 Years Ago—June 13, 1945: Japanese resistance ends in the Oroku sector of Okinawa.
June 12, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 12, 1940: British Navy bombards Italian base of Tobruk, Libya.
65 Years Ago—June 12, 1945: US Marines make push for final pocket of Japanese forces on the Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa; hundreds of Japanese Marines commit suicide by jumping off cliffs.
65 Years Ago—June 12, 1945: US Marines make push for final pocket of Japanese forces on the Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa; hundreds of Japanese Marines commit suicide by jumping off cliffs.
June 11, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 11, 1940: Italian troops invade France along Riviera and in Alps, but do not advance. Italian planes bomb Malta in the first of thousands of raids over the next three years.
65 Years Ago—June 11, 1945: US secures central Luzon in the Philippines.
65 Years Ago—June 11, 1945: US secures central Luzon in the Philippines.
June 10, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 10, 1940: In France, German troops cross the Seine, the French government evacuates from Paris to Tours, and British troops begin to evacuate from Le Havre and St. Valéry.
65 Years Ago—June 10, 1945: Australian troops land at Brunei Bay on Japanese-occupied Borneo, an important port, and capture the town and airfield.
65 Years Ago—June 10, 1945: Australian troops land at Brunei Bay on Japanese-occupied Borneo, an important port, and capture the town and airfield.
June 9, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 9, 1940: Norway officially surrenders to Germany.
65 Years Ago—June 9, 1945: Yugoslav partisans agree to withdraw from Austria and Trieste.
65 Years Ago—June 9, 1945: Yugoslav partisans agree to withdraw from Austria and Trieste.
June 8, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 8, 1940: British carrier HMS Glorious sunk by German battle-cruisers Gneisenau & Scharnhorst off Norway, 1515 killed.
65 Years Ago—June 8, 1945: US naval forces bombard Brunei Bay on Borneo.
65 Years Ago—June 8, 1945: US naval forces bombard Brunei Bay on Borneo.
June 7, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 7, 1940: Allied forces, along with King Haakon of Norway, evacuate Narvik, Norway as Germans advance.
65 Years Ago—June 7, 1945: King Haakon of Norway returns to Oslo.
65 Years Ago—June 7, 1945: King Haakon of Norway returns to Oslo.
June 6, 2010
Lessons from the 1940s - Never Forget
Today, we commemorate the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings. On June 6, 1944, the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from Nazi power.In August 2007, I was privileged to stand on Omaha Beach on a misty, overcast morning not unlike the men faced that historic day. As I stood on that long stretch of sand and gazed at those high bluffs which once bristled with machine guns, I was moved deeply. We've all seen the movies and watched the footage - men dashing with...
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 6, 1940: British ban production of many household goods and ban radio ownership by Germans.
65 Years Ago—June 6, 1945: Japanese forces in southern China retreat to Kweilin.
65 Years Ago—June 6, 1945: Japanese forces in southern China retreat to Kweilin.
June 5, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 5, 1940: Battle of France begins: Germans sweep south into France.
65 Years Ago—June 5, 1945: Allied Control Council meets agrees on the partition of Germany and Berlin, which is signed by representatives of Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
65 Years Ago—June 5, 1945: Allied Control Council meets agrees on the partition of Germany and Berlin, which is signed by representatives of Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
