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
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Today In World Two - December 17. The Graf Spee is scuttled; An English housewife is sentenced to death for espionage; 3 French prisoners successfully escape from Colditz Castle; Richard Bong gets his 40th kill; SS massacre over 100 POWs in Malady, Belgium Enjoy!
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Today In World Two - December 18th. Japanese break through British defense lines in Hong Kong; A US sub has a good day in the Pacific; an American secret weapon starts to slow the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge; Halsey steers his 3rd Fleet right into a typhoon. Enjoy!
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Today In World Two - December 19th. Italian frogmen sink 2 British battleships; RAF raid Brest harbor; Hitler names himself commander-in-chief; von Manstein falls 30 miles short of Stalingrad; 101st Airborne sent to Bastogne Enjoy
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Today In World Two - December 20th: RAF Fighter Command initiates new offensive strategy; Flying Tigers fight for the first time in China; Hitler orders no retreat in Soviet Union; RAF conducts massive night bombing raid over Frankfurt; SS takes 6,000 American prisoners in Battle of the Bulge. Enjoy!
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Today In World Two - December 21st. The Japanese find a novel way to bypass British positions in Malaysia; the Romanian show they can murder Jews too; the Germans surround Bastogne; an American pilot damages a brand-new, sophisticated German bomber. Enjoy!
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Today In World Two - December 22. The Germans shoot down the first RAF Hurricanes of the war; The Soviets build an ice road over Lake Ladoga to supply besieged Leningrad; the Japanese invade the Philippines at Lingayen Gulf; 101st Airborne commander replies "Nuts!" to German demand of surrender Enjoy!
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Today In World Two - December 23 - Lord Haw Haw starts broadcasting from Berlin; a German U-boat sinks a ship full of Axis prisoners; Wake Island is pummeled by Japanese carrier aircraft; a new American heavy tank finally makes an appearance. Enjoy!
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Today In World Two - December 24 - Finns push Soviets back across their borders; Japanese breach last Hong Kong defense line; USAAF Brigadier General wins the Medal of Honor; SS slaughter civilians in Belgium Enjoy!
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Today In World Two - December 25 - The Soviets besiege key Finnish town; Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese; Nimitz arrives in Pearl Harbor; Germans in Stalingrad eat the last meat of their miserable lives; US 2nd armor division stops the Germans at the Meuse in the Battle of the Bulge Enjoy!
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Today In World Two - Finns eliminate Soviet division; Spanish troops repulse Soviet attack; Brit commandos and Norwegian army raid another Norwegian town; Hitler authorizes a major retreat; US subs sink 27 Japanese merchant ships. Enjoy!
