Today In World War II
Every day I cover what happened on that day during World War II. I put what happened in context with the causes and outcomes of the war. Every day is a piece to the overall puzzle of the war. I like to tell stories of the little things that happened, that are hardly covered in my histories about World War II.
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Episodes
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Today In World Two - December 7th - France & UK make promises to Finland they can't keep; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; British commandos carry out a daring raid in Bordeaux; Eisenhower says no to Montgomery. Enjoy!
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Today In World Two - December 8th - Generalissimo Franco makes a wise decision; the Soviet's counteroffensive starts to hurt the Germans; US Congress declares war against Japan. Enjoy!
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Today In World Two - Britain's first soldier dies in World War II; the Japanese breach Hong Kong's main defense line; the US 1st Marine Division is relieved on Guadalcanal; Soviet troops reach the Danube river in Hungary. Enjoy!
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Today In World Two - The British occupy Crete; 18 year-old female Russian partisan tortured & hung in Russia; German E-boats have themselves a day; US sub sink Japanese troopships; POWs sunk and machine gunned by Japanese; largest Japanese aircraft carrier sunk by US sub. Enjoy!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Today In World Two - December 11th - The Finns destroy Soviet supply lines; massive Italian surrender in Egypt; Germany declares war on the US; the last euthanasia gassing in Austria - Enjoy!
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Today In World Two - December 12th. The Finns continue chopping up the Soviets; U-56 has a great day off of Scotland; Night and Fog is clarified to the Wehrmacht; a sham treaty of friendship is signed; US Bombers attack a synthetic oil refinery. Enjoy!
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Today In World Two - . The Battle of River Plate took place; the battle of Cape Bon takes place; The RAF gives a legless pilot a prestigious medal; Edward R Murrow reveals Nazi extermination camps; the Royal Navy captures top secret German codebooks. Enjoy!
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Today In World Two - December 14th. The League of Nations expels the Soviet Union; HMS Urge torpedoes Italian battleship; USS Wahoo sinks a Japanese sub; Japanese army murders 145 American POWs. Enjoy!
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Today In World Two - December 15th - Italians drive out of Egypt; Germans withdraw from Moscow; Rommel orders abandonment of Cyrenaica peninsula; Glenn Miller dies in plane crash Enjoy!
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Today In World Two - December 16th - The Japanese take Borneo; Japanese aircraft carriers are diverted to Wake Island; the Soviets recapture Kalinin; the Germans launch the Battle of the Bulge; a V-2 rocket kills 296 Allied servicemen. Enjoy!