This Week in WWII – 4th Week of January

1939

First flight of the P-38. Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech.

1943

Casablanca Conference ends. Paulus and his troops are forced to surrender.

1944

One of the first tank battles takes place in N. Africa, with the British 4th Armored Division pushing back Italian forces. 8th Air Force attacks Frankfurt, Germany. Malta Conference begins.

1945

Battle of the Bulge ends. Evacuation begins at Stalag Luft III, Sagan, to either Stalag III-A at Luckenwalde, 30 km south of Berlin, or to Marlag und Milag Nord, near Bremen, or to Stalag XIII-D, near Nuremberg, then onto Stalag VII-A near Moosburg, Bavaria.

 

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