Drama, Daring, Romance
85 Years Ago—Aug. 16, 1941: Germans take Novgorod, Russia, and Nikolaev, Ukraine; Soviets scuttle their fleet at Nikolaev. Stalin orders all deserters executed and their families arrested. The post Today in World War II History—August 16, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin .
85 Years Ago—Aug. 15, 1941: Jews in German-occupied USSR are banned from public places and from owning cars or radios. German spy Josef Jakobs becomes the last man to be executed in the Tower of London; he had parachuted into Britain and was captured February 1, 1941. Movie premiere of Life Begins for Andy Hardy, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, and Judy Garland. The post Today in World War II…
85 Years Ago—Aug. 14, 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter declaring general principles for a free postwar world. Roosevelt announces the US will not allow German U-boats to attack British shipping in the Western Hemisphere. German SS executes Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe, after Kolbe volunteered to replace a condemned man; Kolbe will be canonized; the man he replaced,…
85 Years Ago—Aug. 13, 1941: Canadian Women’s Army Corps is established. Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) is established. The post Today in World War II History—August 13, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin .
85 Years Ago—Aug. 12, 1941: In Libya, six thousand Polish troops land at besieged Tobruk, relieving Australians. Japanese-Canadians are required to carry registration cards with thumbprint and photo. Art from the National Gallery in London is placed in the Manod Quarry for safekeeping. Movie premiere of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The post…
Times are tense in Canada in 1837 with rumors of rebellion. Charlotte Carruthers struggles to hold together her family’s crumbling estate as her father grows more sickly each day. Her brother Simon goes missing, and now people are whispering that he might be a rebel. Desperate to preserve what remains of her family reputation and to ward off a neighbor’s designs on their land, Charlotte dresses as…
85 Years Ago—Aug. 11, 1941: At Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland, British and US military chiefs discuss war plans together for the first time. RAF Wellingtons bomb Mönchen-Gladbach, Germany, in first trial of experimental Gee navigational radar. Vichy France limits number of Jewish physicians to no more than 2% of the profession. The post Today in World War II History—August 11, 1941 first…
85 Years Ago—Aug. 10, 1941: Australian coastal towns test blackouts for fear of Japanese bombing. US Fourth Army holds major field exercise in Washington state, through August 15. The post Today in World War II History—August 10, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin .
85 Years Ago—Aug. 9, 1941: Atlantic Conference begins—Roosevelt & Churchill meet at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, to craft the Atlantic Charter. RAF ace Wing Commander Douglas Bader’s Spitfire collides with a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 over France; Bader bails out, leaving behind one of his two artificial legs. The post Today in World War II History—August 9, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin .
85 Years Ago—Aug. 8, 1941: Germans close Uman pocket in Ukraine, defeating Soviet 6th and 12th Armies, and taking 100,000 POWs. Soviet air force bombs Berlin for the first time, but four of the five bombers are lost. The post Today in World War II History—August 8, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin .