Archive - World War II Today

'Radio Operator on the Eastern Front'

A German soldier's memoir describes the transition from curious soldier abroad to the reality of life in a trench under shellfire

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Chaplain chooses to die with his men

5th July 1941: Rev. Cecil Pugh goes down with men trapped below decks, later awarded George Cross

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Disabled pilot leads low level daylight raid

4th July 1941: Determined and resolute all his life, Hughie Edwards presses home an attack despite heavy flak hitting every aircraft

Jul 4

The horrors of the Russian front

3rd July 1941: The German advance leaves many isolated pockets of Russian troops, some making suicidal attempts to avoid capture

Jul 3

Still stuck, sweltering, in Tobruk

2nd July 1941: Besieged by the Germans in the Libyan desert, desperate thirst leads to a moonlit expedition to find a water hole

Jul 2

The reality of the 'Ostfront' slowly emerges

1st July 1941: Notifications of casualties and letters home tell of hard fighting

Jul 1

June 2026

The Wehrmacht are welcomed in Busk

30th June 1941: German forces invading eastern Poland and Ukraine are greeted by some - but the welcome is short lived

Jun 30

The German Army arrives in town

29th June 1941: Another day in the long march East for the infantry footsloggers .

Jun 29

'The Siege of Brest, 1941'

Inside the old fortress that defied the Wehrmacht and held out for over a week against a sustained assault, becoming a symbol of Soviet resistance

Jun 28

RAF 'Circus 26' - 'an offensive sweep'

28th June 1941: Bombers bait the Luftwaffe and a Luftwaffe Ace is killed - but the cost to the RAF is high

Jun 28

The Lietūkis Garage Massacre

27 June 1941: Horrific mass murder that is a also a public spectacle

Jun 27

'Some curious goings-on behind that wall'

26th June 1941: The unathorised photo-essay that stayed hidden for over 50 years

Jun 26

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