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
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Today In World Two - December 27. The Finns mop up after Soviet defeat; Spanish volunteers in the Wehrmacht repel a Soviet attack; another commando raid in Norway; Hitler authorizes a retreat in Russia; US subs sink 27 Japanese merchies. Enjoy!
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Today In World Two - December 28. The Soviets abandon their surrounded troops in Finland; Seabee construction battalions start to be formed; Hitler burns his Werewolf headquarters in Ukraine; British cruisers sink 3 German destroyers. Enjoy!
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Today In World Two - December 28. The Soviets abandon their surrounded troops in Finland; Seabee construction battalions start to be formed; Hitler burns his Werewolf headquarters in Ukraine; British cruisers sink 3 German destroyers. Enjoy!
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Today In World Two - December 30 - The Finns destroy a Soviet division as it attempts to flee encirclement; the Soviets recapture Kaluga; USAAF Ace Robert Johnson shoots down a German fighter. Enjoy!
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Today In World Two - December 31 - The Finns make an accounting of their war spoils against the Soviets; Allies lose 547 ships in 1940; Montgomery gets a promotion; Hungary switches sides; German midget sub attack ends in fiasco. Enjoy!
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Today In World Two - January 1. de Gaulle sends in Jean Moulin to coordinate French Resistance; Hitler has a hissy fit and threatens to scrap his surface Navy; Eisenhower names Mark Clark as commander of US forces in Italy; Soviets' offensive reach pre-war borders; Germans withdraw from Battle of the Bulge; US troops execute 80 SS prisoners; Luftwaffe launches its last major offensive of the war. Enjoy!
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Today In World Two - January 2 - The Finns score a major victory agains the Soviets; 7,000 Germans surrender in North Africa; the very first ship in the Arctic convoys was sunk; the Japanese capture Manila; the Soviets arrest a British agent in Romania. Enjoy!
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Today In World Two - January 3 - Japanese massacre Dutch civilians; Japanese leadership decides to stop the Allies in the South Pacific; British human torpedo sinks a light cruiser; Pappy Boyington is shot down; MacArthur & Nimitz divide the responsibilities of defeating Japan. Enjoy!
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Today In World Two - January 4 - Churchill trolls the Italians; HMS Upholder sinks more Italian ships; First British escape from Colditz Castle; Reinforcements to Guadalcanal; Operation Carpetbagger supplies the French Resistance Enjoy!
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Today In World Two - January 5 - Soviet Union accuses Norway & Sweden of being "unneutral"; Aussies cause massive Italian surrender; RAF destroys Axis transport aircraft on the ground; a new AA technical advance spells doom for the Japanese; an 8th Air Force group reaches 100 missions; and a V-2 rocket leaves the mother of all hazards on a golf course in England. Enjoy!