Today In World War II

Today In World War II - January 15

Today In World Two - January 15 - Brits killing more people with their blackout than the enemy; RAF raids Wilhelmshaven; the Second Happy Time continues for the German U-boats; Brits use crossword puzzles to recruit cryptographers; USAAF sinks Japanese ship with 1,000 Dutch POWs; Germans make large scale arrests of Danish Resistance members; US paratroopers capture Foy, Belgium. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 16

Today In World Two - January 16 - The American in the Philippines the last cavalry attack in US history; the Soviets capture another airfield supplying Stalingrad; an American B-17 makes a dramatic escape from German airspace; the Allies push the Germans back to pre-Battle of the Bulge lines; the Soviets move Raoul Wallenberg to Moscow. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 17

Today In World Two - January 17 - Polish cryptographers break Luftwaffe's codes; Soviets warn Germany to keep their dirty, rotten, stinking hands off of Bulgaria; the Brits capture 5,500 Axis prisoners; U-Boats continue to sink ships off the US East Coast; The Luftwaffe goes back to bombing London; the Battle of Monte Cassini begins; the Soviets force the Germans to evacuate Warsaw. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 18

Today In World Two - January 17 - Polish cryptographers break Luftwaffe's codes; Soviets warn Germany to keep their dirty, rotten, stinking hands off of Bulgaria; the Brits capture 5,500 Axis prisoners; U-Boats continue to sink ships off the US East Coast; The Luftwaffe goes back to bombing London; the Battle of Monte Cassini begins; the Soviets force the Germans to evacuate Warsaw. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 19

Today In World Two - January 19 - British destroyer is sunk by a magnetic mine; HMS Prince of Wales is commissioned; FDR approves the Manhattan Project; USS Ranger launches 72 USAAF fighters to North Africa; French Resistance blows up an important German factory; Hitler gets even more megalomaniacal. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 20

Today In World Two - January 20 - Churchill's speech about Finland sends mixed messages; Roosevelt is elected to his 3rd term; the evil Wannsee Conference takes place; a Typhoon ace scores a victory; the Luftwaffe makes its first daylight raid on London in two years; the Soviets liberate Novgorod; US troops liberate Luxembourg; Hungary is give an invoice for $300 million Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 21

Today In World Two - January 21 - The Soviets launch an unsuccessful attack agains Finnish troops; Japanese troops penetrated the main defense line in Bataan; the Soviets capture two cities and kill around 500,000 Germans; a German night fighting ace is shot down; the Chinese capture a city in Burma; the RAF begin using Lancaster heavy bombers to dive bomb V-1 cruise missiles. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 22

Today In World Two - January 22 - The Finns announce the formation a Foreign Legion; MacArthur pulls back the Bataan defense line; Soviets evacuate civilians from Leningrad; Aussies & Yanks liberate Buna; Margaret Bourk-White flies a combat mission over Germany; 36,000 Allied troops land at Anzio; remnants of the German 4th Panzer Division flee to the Oder River. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 23

Today In World Two - January 23 - British Intelligence missed capturing a master spy; Hungarian troops slaughter almost 3,000 Serbs & Jews; the British 8th Army captures Tripoli; Eisenhower approves Normandy invasion plan; a British medic wins the Victoria Cross; the Germany navy begins evacuating German troops and civilians from East Prussia. Enjoy!

Today In World War II - January 24

Today In World Two - January 24 - Czechoslovakia forms a unit in French Army; Dutch destroy over 700 oil wells; British invade Italian Somaliland; British private wins the Victoria Cross Enjoy!