Archive - World War II Today

Churchill defends the Battle of Crete

10th June 1941: The House of Commons debates the latest in a long line of defeats for British forces facing the Germans

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Heavy casualties on the Litani River

9th June 1941: Few officers survive to give an account of the first opposed amphibious landing by the Commandos

Jun 9

British forces invade Syria

8th June 1941: The Battle of the Litani River sees British Commandos in an amphibious attack on the Vichy French

Jun 8

German armies gather in Eastern Poland

7th June 1941: In the border area in front of the Soviet Union the massive build up of German troops and armour can only mean one thing

Jun 7

Hitler's Commissar Order

6th June 1941: Hitlers 'war of annihilation' is given force by orders issued by the highest officers in the Wehrmacht, explicitly endorsing war crimes

Jun 6

The Chungking bombing

5th June 1941: One photograph serves to represent the suffering of the Chinese people in a long war against Japanese aggression

Jun 5

A portent for the invasion of Britain?

4th June 1941: Does the Nazi airborne invasion of Crete mean that paratroopers are a even more credible threat for an attack at home

Jun 4

Luftwaffe surprised by lone bomber

3rd June 1941: Despite the many and recurrent mortal dangers, bomber crews fly nightly missions to hit Germany

Jun 3

Civilians massacred at Kondomari

2nd June 1941: A rare instance of photographic evidence of a Wehrmacht atrocity, an example of so may similar executions of civilians throughout the war

Jun 2

Captured on Crete

1st June 1941: The British run out of time to evacuate the remaining soldiers on Crete, even though they have not not yet been apprehended by the…

Jun 1

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Bismarck: fateful decisions in the balance

25th May 1941: After sinking HMS Hood there is disagreement over the next course of action - an exclusive excerpt from 'Battleship Bismarck'

May 31

Royal Navy tracks Bismarck

23rd May 1941: The advent of radar suddenly changes the balance of advantage for the new 'super battleship'

May 31

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