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Introducing World War II Today

A daily chronicle of the experience of war ...

May 17, 2021

'The Second World War Illustrated'

The second volume of a comprehensive collection of contemporary images

35 mins ago

Heavy casualties at Bank Station

11th January 1941: A direct hit on the underground railway station at the very heart of the City of London kills many by blast alone

2 hrs ago

The Luftwaffe attack in the Mediterranean

10th January 1941: As Hitler gets dragged into Mussolini's war, land-based Stuka dive bombers hit HMS Illustrious - with several vivid accounts from…

Jan 10

Churchill praises Roosevelt

9th January 1941: In a 'sublime cause', they are standing on 'the watch towers of history' in an 'awe-striking climax in world affairs'

Jan 9

November 1940

'The Eternal Jew' premieres in Berlin

28th November 1940: A Nazi sponsored 'documentary' seeks to build anti-Semitism in the German population

Nov 28, 2025

The Battle off Cape Spartivento

27th November 1940: After a brief fleet action, a cautious Italian Navy allows the Royal Navy to get its convoy through

Nov 27, 2025

Nazi 'Pirates' in the Pacific

26th November 1940: ‘Hilfskreuzers’ - warships disguised as merchantmen begin a trail of destruction on the other side of the world

Nov 26, 2025

Dowding is retired from the RAF

24th November 1940: An ungrateful bureaucracy quietly lets go one of its supreme military strategists, who has played a critical role in winning 'the…

Nov 24, 2025

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Masses of POWs to be cared for

8th January 1941: Thousands of POWs pose a challenge for Australian logistics, even as troops move forward to the next objective

Jan 8

Pearl Harbor attack proposed

7th January 1941: The talented Japanese Admiral Yamamoto puts forward a proposal for a surprise attack on the US Fleet based in Hawaii

Jan 7

Roosevelt's Four Freedoms

6th January 1941: In his State of the Union Address the President sets out the moral position of the United States

Jan 6

Bardia Captured

5th January 1941: Australians triumph as they overwhelm and demoralise the Italian defenders

Jan 5

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