This Week in WWII – 3rd Week of June

1940
About 2,500 British troops perish when five Luftwaffe bombers attack the Lancastria, a Cunard luxury liner being used to transport troops. Hitler and Mussolini meet in Munich. Winston Churchill’s “Finest Hour” speech. After French surrender, Hitler tours Paris with Albert Speer. In a railroad car in Compiegne Forest, France signs Declaration of Surrender to Nazi Germany.

1941
Hitler tells Goebels that he still feels that peace with England is possible. Germany invades Russia, beginning Operation Barbarossa. U.S. Corps of Engineers initiates the Manhattan project to develop the Atomic Bomb. Rommel captures Tobruk. With the U.S. Navy in position, the Battle of the Philippine Sea begins. G.I. Bill of Rights is passed.

1945
Battle of Okinawa.

 

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DVDs

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Books

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