Today in World War II History—October 17, 1939 & 1944

Columbia Pictures poster for the 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (public domain via Wikipedia)

85 Years Ago—Oct. 17, 1939: Movie premiere of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, in Washington, DC.

In British Atlantic convoy HG-3, German U-boats make their first coordinated attack, with three U-boats sinking three ships.

North African troops of the French First Army in France, 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 17, 1944: French troops halt offensive through Vosges Mountains toward the Belfort Gap in France.

Germans enter Slovakia to put down the Slovak National Uprising.

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