World War II Today

Home
Explore the War
Sunday Feature
Archive
About
World War II Today
Follow the war with a new story every day
A dead man guards US wounded
29th May 1943: As suicidal Japanese troops get in amongst US rear positions, the remarkable story of how wounded men trapped in an aid tent survived
'SOE in France 1941-1945'
The secret work of the Special Operations Executive in supporting the French Resistance, as recorded in the first history, written immediately after the…
2
Most Popular
View all
Stalingrad - 'Gingerbread or the Whip'
The end of U-331
Patton takes command in North Africa
A Sniper in Stalingrad
Arctic Convoy JW53 battered in gales
New
Top
Community
Last desperate hours of Japanese on Attu
28th May 1943: The Japanese prepare for their final 'Banzai' attack on the US positions - by killing all their wounded
Gurkha NCO wins VC in Burma jungle battle
27th May 1943: The British Army's Nepalese troops once again distinguish themselves for their courage and determination in battle
The Allied Strategy for Europe
26th May 1943: As Churchill flies back to Britain he approves a memorandum for Stalin - with the promise of the invasion of Europe in a year's time
Goebbels alarmed by Dortmund raid
25th May 1943: The scale of the latest raid by the RAF - and its impact on war production - shocks the Nazi regime
Black May for the U-Boats
24th May 1943: In the face devastating losses as the result of Allied attacks, Donitz withdraws his U boats from the Atlantic
Bomber Command's heaviest raid yet
23rd May 1943: Largest tonnage of bombs yet dropped as the industrial centre of Dortmund is targeted
'Targets of opportunity' for the artillery
22nd May 1943: On Attu the artillery of the US 7th Division are virtually unopposed - and happy to surprise the unwary Japanese
World War II Today
World War II Today
Follow the war with a new story every day ...

World War II Today

AboutArchiveSitemap
© 2023 Martin Cherrett
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing