Today in World War II History—Oct. 22, 1940 & 1945

This Is the Army movie premiere at Warner’s Earle Theater in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 1943. (US National Archives)

75 Years Ago—Oct. 22, 1940: Germans force 29,000 Jews from the Saar, Baden, and Alsace-Lorraine to camps in southern France.

70 Years Ago—Oct. 22, 1945: In Hawaii, final performance of Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army; Berlin donated all proceeds to the Army Emergency Relief Fund.