AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo11 hours agoThe Thousand-bomber Raid on Cologne in 1942worldhistory.org - Mark CartwrightCologne (Köln) was the first German city to experience a "1,000-bomber raid" by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (1939-45). The attack …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoCould These American Paratroopers Stop the Germans from Reaching Utah Beach on D-Day?historynet.com - James M. FenelonO n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six children scrambled atop an embankment near their farm to investigate the …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoShoichi Yokoi, The Japanese World War II Holdout Who Didn’t Surrender Until 1972allthatsinteresting.com - Kaleena FragaImperial Japanese Army sergeant Shoichi Yokoi fled into the jungles of Guam when American forces recaptured the island in 1944 — and didn't emerge …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoThe Great Escape from Stalag Luft IIIww2today.com - Martin CherrettNorwegian RAF pilots Per Bergsland (left) and Jens Müller after their successful escape, pictured in Canada in 1944.Jens Muller (1917-1999) already …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoThe Great Escapeww2today.com - Martin CherrettGerman guards on duty by one of the watch towers at Stalag Luft III, SaganThe entrance to the "Harry" escape tunnel at Stalag Luft III, SaganIn the …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2AvatarAvatarAtomic Cover-Up | PBSPBS NewsHourThe most important footage of the atomic bombings was buried by the USA for decades. This award-winning documentary reveals that U.S. officials …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2AvatarAvatarRussia demands Germany recognise WWII Siege of Leningrad as ‘genocide’Novayagazeta_EU - Новая газета ЕвропаRussia has officially demanded that Germany recognise the siege of Leningrad and “other crimes committed by the Third Reich” against the Soviet Union …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2U.S. Navy Battleship Guns Were Going to Attack Japan Up Close to End WWIInationalinterest.org - Robert FarleySummary: In 1945, as World War II neared its end and with Japan's naval capabilities largely neutralized, the U.S. Navy found an unexpected use for …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2AvatarAvatarThe Man Who Used Nazi Propaganda to Help the Allies WinTIME - Peter PomerantsevGermans first heard details of the allied landing on D-Day on June 6th, 1944 at 4.50 AM on the armed forces radio station Soldatensender Calais. “The enemy is landing with force from the air and from the sea. The Atlantic Wall is penetrated in several places.” To the first-time listener it sounded …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe battle for Caeneuroperemembers.comOn D-Day Caen was an important Allied objective as it was an essential road hub, strategically astride the Orne River and Caen Canal. The Germans …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoD-Day 80 | Remembrance | Royal British Legionbritishlegion.org.uk• Service of Commemoration, Bayeux War Cemetery • British National D-Day 80 Event, British Normandy Memorial • National Memorial Arboretum D-Day 80 …
AvatarDavid Rhoadesflipped into WW2FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe 75th anniversary of the D-Day landingsroyal.ukWednesday 5 June Today, The Queen and The Prince of Wales attended a National Commemorative Event to mark the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. …