Donster Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Eddie Rickenbacker (The Rescue of Eddie Rickenbacker) 1940: Nazis choose the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland near Krakow as site of new concentration camp. 1942: German troops capture Msus, which threatens the 4th Indian Divisions position at Benghazi. Lieutenant General Ritchie, orders the 4th Indian Division to withdraw to a line running from Derna to Mechili, but this order is countermanded by General Auchinleck who wanted the 8th Army to counter-attack. However, the 8th Army was to widely dispersed and Rommels forces were advancing too quickly. 1942: Thailand declares war on Britain and the US. 1942: US Pearl Harbor enquiry finds Admiral Kimmel, then the C-in-C of the US Fleet, guilty of dereliction of duty. A court martial is announced later. 1942: Australia begins full mobilisation of all assets at its disposal. 1943: Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt end the Casablanca Conference with their announcement of the demand for the unconditional surrender of Germany and Italy. 1943: After Casablanca, Gen. Ira Eaker,commander of the US 8th Air Force, convinces Churchill to bomb night and day "around the clock". 1943: The Red Army succeeds in splitting the remnants of 6th Army into a northern and a southern pocket. German forces evacuate Armavir and Voronezh. Stalin’s Order of the day says that the Red Army has routed 102 German divisions in the last two months. Virginia Dale 1944: Night-fighter ace, Major Prinz zu SaynWittgenstein who claimed 83 victories is killed. 1944: Diary entry by Hans Frank, Gauleiter of Poland, concerning the fate of 2.5 million Jews originally under his jurisdiction - "At the present time we still have in the General Government perhaps 100,000 Jews." 1944: Australian advances in New Guinea are announced, with the Japanese cleared from the ‘Shaggy Line’. 1945: Zhukov cuts off the Fortress city of Posen which holds 66,000 Germans and continues his 50-mile a day advance. *1949: Axis Sally, who broadcasted Nazi propaganda to U.S. troops in Europe, stands trial in the United States for war crimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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