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June 4, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 4, 1940: Germans take Dunkirk and 40,000 French POWs, after British successfully evacuated 300,000. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives famous speech: "We shall fight on the beaches…We shall never surrender."
65 Years Ago—June 4, 1945: US Marines land behind Japanese lines on Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa.
65 Years Ago—June 4, 1945: US Marines land behind Japanese lines on Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa.
June 3, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 3, 1940: British establish night curfew for foreigners.
65 Years Ago—June 3, 1945: French troops leave Damascus, escorted by the British.
65 Years Ago—June 3, 1945: French troops leave Damascus, escorted by the British.
June 2, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—June 2, 1945: US Naval Task Force 38 attacks kamikaze bases in southern Japan, forcing operations further north in Japan.
June 1, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—June 1, 1940: British remove signposts to cause confusion if German paratroops land.
65 Years Ago—June 1, 1945: British Twelfth and Fourteenth Armies link in Burma, performing mop-up of disorganized Japanese troops.
65 Years Ago—June 1, 1945: British Twelfth and Fourteenth Armies link in Burma, performing mop-up of disorganized Japanese troops.
May 31, 2010
Lessons from the 1940s - Remember
On Memorial Day, we remember those who gave their lives in defense of our country.We live in freedom because they fought tyranny. We live without fear because they faced danger. We live in comfort because they gave up all comforts. We live because of their sacrifices.
Let's never take these gifts for granted. They were purchased at high cost.
Over 1 million Americans have given their lives in war (Source: English, June A., Jones, Thomas D., Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States at...
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—May 31, 1945: British negotiate cease fire in Syria between Syrian nationalists and the French.
May 30, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—May 30, 1945: Iran demands removal of all American, British, and Soviet troops.
May 29, 2010
Today in World War II History
65 Years Ago—May 29, 1945: In Syria, French forces fight with Syrian nationalists and bomb Damascus.
May 28, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—May 28, 1940: Belgium officially surrenders to Germany.
65 Years Ago—May 28, 1945: British end convoy system in Atlantic.
65 Years Ago—May 28, 1945: British end convoy system in Atlantic.
May 27, 2010
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—May 27, 1940: British weekly sugar ration cut to eight ounces per person.
65 Years Ago—May 27, 1945: Due to mines, Tokyo harbor is closed for the duration of the war.
65 Years Ago—May 27, 1945: Due to mines, Tokyo harbor is closed for the duration of the war.
