Today in World War II History—October 11, 1939 & 1944

US 26th Infantry in the streets of Aachen, Germany, 15 October 1944

75 Years Ago—Oct. 11, 1939: NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund established to fight discrimination. Albert Einstein delivers letter to President Roosevelt warning of possibility of German atomic bomb.

70 Years Ago—Oct. 11, 1944: US First Army begins battle for Aachen, Germany.