Saturday, 15 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - The US Calvary Regiment (6th) army lands on the Arawe Peninsula in New Britain. The new position was 280 miles from Rabul.
Friday, 14 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - German occupiers forbid the use of electricity in parts of Holland.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - During World War II, the U.S. cruiser Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze suicide attack. 138 people were killed in the attack.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - German troops do a house to house search in Paris, France looking for Jews hiding from being captured.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S. in turn declared war on the two countries.
Monday, 10 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1940 - Two German spies, Jose Waldberg and Carl Meier, are the first people to be executed since the start of the war. They were hung in Pentonville jail in London. The pair landed in England several weeks prior with a radio transmitter, English money and some rations. They planned to spend the nights hiding, and their days collecting information.
Sunday, 9 December 2012
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