This Week in WWII – 4th Week of December

1939
First flight of the B-24 bomber takes place.

1940
President Roosevelt quoted saying, “the Axis not merely admits, but proclaims that there can be no ultimate peace between their philosophy of government and our philosophy of government.”
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World War II FLAK Training

“No one can stop you from getting to heaven, not even the sky.” -Anonymous In life, we face different kinds of battles; battles against ourselves, battles against others and battles against nations. In war, our soldiers also face different kinds of challenges. Our soldiers bravely fight in war for all of us. They fight endless…

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Aviation History

“The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” ― J.M. Barrie When you look at the sky, what can you see? When you see birds fly, what comes to your mind? When you feel the wind, what do you feel inside?…

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Anglia 94th Bury St Edmonds

“The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.” -Chinese Proverbs quotes In war, soldiers face terror. They face the pain of being away from the ones they love. They face the fear of their lives being put at risk. They face the agony of seeing death before their very eyes. No…

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Unexpected Friendship

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” -C.S. Lewis  In life, we face struggles, which sometimes seem unbearable, and the only way we can ever get through is having a hand to reach out too. By having someone at our…

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The Battle for Peace

“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.” -William Shakespeare All of us wish to live in a peaceful world and live a peaceful life. We all wish to live in a world where there is nothing to fear. We all wish to…

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Open Learning WW2 Harvard

 “World War II did not only teach us to fear, it taught us to hope. We must keep our hope alive by cherishing the memory of World War II, which is surely worth keeping.” -Anonymous All of us aim to live a peaceful life. We all want to live in a world free from terror,…

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The Road From Sagan

Historians have always walked figuratively in others’ footsteps, but for the sons and daughters of prisoners of war of Stalag Luft III, they recently had the chance to literally walk in very meaningful historic footsteps. In 2009, the self-proclaimed “Krieige Kids,” now all in their fifties and sixties, marched to honor the loved ones of whom they were so proud. [ReviewAZON name=”walton” id=”36″ display=”multiinlineasins” asins=”1425974864″ trackingid=”worwar2col0e-20″ country=”us” width=”100%” float=”left” displaytype=”list” count=”10″]

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