Archive - World War II Today

Depth charge attack forces U-boat up

7th March 1941: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the new Flower class corvettes start to turn the tide

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'The Battle of the Atlantic'

6th March 1941: Churchill gives a title to the epic campaign that will endure throughout the war

Mar 6

Hitler - Japan must be encouraged to attack

5th March 1941: Hitler sees a future war in which America will be too stretched to continue supplying aid to Britain

Mar 5

Operation Claymore: The Lofoten Raid

4th March 1941: In the far north of Norway 'specially trained troops of the hunter class' - Commandos - launch their first significant amphibious raid

Mar 4

Churchill - Do not feed the French

3rd March 1941: The French government is seeking food supplies from America - but Churchill argues

Mar 3

Luftwaffe attacks increase in Africa

2nd March 1941: Having overcome the Italians, British forces in North Africa must now face the more aggressive German presence

Mar 2

'Luftwaffe Bomber Aces: Men, Machines, Methods'

From an acclaimed Aviation author, this excerpt looks at the raids on Malta and the German strategy for bombing accuracy

Mar 1

UXB on a Merchant Ship

1st March 1941: Two men are awarded the George Medal after grappling with an unexploded bomb swinging above the engine room of their merchant ship

Mar 1

February 2026

'Rhubarb raids' over France and Belgium

28th February 1941: RAF Fighter Command are mounting more offensive operations over enemy territory

Feb 28

Brutal suppression of Dutch Strike

27th February 1941: The Februaristaking was a rare example of a popular protest against the Nazis in occupied Europe

Feb 27

Where will the invasion come?

26th February 1941: In Britain, most people assume that Hitler will attempt an invasion later in the year

Feb 26

Air battle over Malta hots up

25th February 1941: Always outnumbered and exhausted by daily operations in defence of the island, RAF Hurricane pilots begin to feel the strain

Feb 25

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