Today in World War II History—June 19, 1942

“Malaria Moe” malaria prevention cartoon published by the US Army in the South Pacific, WWII (National Museum of Health and Medicine)

80 Years Ago—June 19, 1942: Germans execute Alois Eliáš, former prime minister of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, for resistance work, the only head of state executed by the Nazis.

US Army activates Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, MD; the “Ritchie Boys” who train there include many Jewish men who had fled Germany.

German saboteur George Dasch, who had landed in New York by U-boat on June 13, turns himself in to the FBI.

US pharmacies are urged to turn in quinine supplies over 10 ounces (used to prevent and treat malaria).

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