Today in World War II History—October 13, 1939 & 1944

Barber shop set up by a Marine on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 11 October 1944 (US Marine Corps)

75 Years Ago—Oct. 13, 1939: In skirmishes along Maginot Line, French destroy 3 bridges over Rhine. Movie premiere of Busby Berkeley musical Babes in Arms, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

70 Years Ago—Oct. 13, 1944: Soviets take Riga, Latvia. US secures Palau Islands in the Pacific.