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10 Feb 2012 - Pomezia, Italy; German War Cemetery Pomezia By ERWIN LEYDEKKERS During the heavy fighting at the allied bridgehead of Anzio-Nettuno the Americans established a military cemetery (Kriegsgräberstätte) at the northern exit of the city of Nettuno, where they also buried the German dead. In early 1947 the American Cemetery Services reburied the 2,740 German dead in a piece of land near Pomezia, which had been made available free of charge by the Italian Government in December 1946. Full Story »
SELECT february history from world war ii
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; 9 Feb 43: Guadalcanal is finally secured » It was the first major offensive launched against the Empire of Japan. The victory would require the best from the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Army, and was key for further advance in the Solomon Islands. The Marine Corps would gain valuable jungle fighting experience which would be key throughout the Pacific War.
Dresden, Germany; 13 Feb 45: The Bombing of Dresden, Germany »The highly controversial destruction of the city of Dresden has been debated for years. The British and American commanders justified the action as strategic for military and indutrial targets while others viewed it as unnecessary and a war crime.
Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 45: The Battle of Iwo Jima begins » 28% of the 82 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. Marines during WWII were awarded on Iwo Jima. This speaks to the ferocity of the battle between the the Marines and the Japanese forces. The fight for Mount Suribachi and flag raising on 23 February 1945 would forever become the symbol of U.S. Marines Corps heritage.
Red Beach II - Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 45: Medal of Honor winner John Basilone at Iwo Jima » Many U.S. Marines were heroes in World War II, but a select few stand taller than others. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism at Guadalcanal and would go on to win the Navy Cross on Iwo Jima. His actions saved many of his fellow Marines on that first day at Iwo. He was also the only enlisted Marine to win the CMOH and the Navy Cross in WWII.
Iwo Jima, 23 Feb 45: Two Flag Raisings on Iwo Jima » The names of Harlon Block, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley and Michael Strank were forever immortalized in the legendary photograph by Joe Rosenthal as the "Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima." This immortal shot was the second flag raising on Iwo, with the first flag raising photographed by USMC SSgt Louis Lowery. Its "raisers" have been identified (and disputed) as: Harold Schrier, Ernest Thomas, James Michaels, Henry Hansen, and Charles Lindberg.
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Government Girl During WW2 - Article in America in WWII Magazine
Started by Melissa Amateis in LATEST NEWS. Last reply by Melissa Amateis 13 minutes ago. 2 Replies 1 Like
I'm pleased to announce the publication of my article on a Nebraska teen who went to Washington D.C. during World War 2 to become one of the many "government girls" in the current edition (April 2012) of the stellar magazine, America in WW2. Mary Lou is still alive and well, living and still working in Nebraska. She is 87 years old…Continue
Omaha Beach: Why?
Started by Kenneth C. Hite in D-DAY. Last reply by Michael Malone Payne on Friday. 2 Replies 3 Likes
Conventional wisdom espoused by most historians is that the D-Day victory was due to: 1) the genius of British Intelligence in deceiving the Germans about the time and place of the invasion in Operation Fortitude and 2) Eisenhower's courageous decision to say, "Go!" in the face of a slender window of barely acceptable weather. All of that is true; but a second look suggests that the assault at Omaha was successful despite the senior commanders, not because of them. The plan developed by…Continue
Can America Rally in the Second Half?
Started by Jackie (Owens) Williams in LATEST NEWS Feb 8. 0 Replies 1 Like
In the two minute Superbowl commercial for Chrysler, Eastwood states "I've seen a lot of tough eras. A lot of downturns in my life." Born right before The Great Depression, Eastwood has earned the right to make this claim.The commercial ends with a bold, definitive statement that would tug at anyone's heartstrings. "This country can't be knocked down with one punch. We get right back up again. And when we do, the world is going to hear the roar of our engines."So, Is it "Halftime in…Continue
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Short Film - The German - click link to watch, well worth it.
Started by Randy Gann in WAR IN EUROPE. Last reply by Wesley Haex 6 hours ago. 2 Replies 3 Likes
Short film: The GermanIncredible four-minute footage of a desperate Spitfire vs. ME-109 dual. You feel like you are there. Amazing computer work blended in with real photography.Also an interesting factual story that most of us did not know. History is rarely “over.”Now sit back and strap on your parachute harness. It’s the Summer of 1940 over the skies of England. Listen to the perfect 'purr' of the Rolls Royce Merlin.Watch this full screen. It’s very well done. [BTW, the Brit, is the guy…Continue
Paying Tribute to a Generation: THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL in Bedford, Virginia
Started by Scott Lyons in D-DAY. Last reply by Website editor Jan 24. 2 Replies 3 Likes
Paying Tribute to a GenerationThis contribution is courtesy of April Cheek-Messier, Director of Education for the National D-Day Memorial Foundation in Bedford, Virginia.Imagine a place where every day is Veterans Day, where old soldiers gather to share memories and young people pause to shake their hands and offer their thanks.…Continue
Roll of Honor databases
Started by Jan Ploeg in ARMY Jan 17. 0 Replies 2 Likes
Hello all,After sometime looking around on this fantastic website I thought I will drop a line on this forum too. I love to make Roll of Honors and to work them out with so much information as possible. I am nearly starting to make one about the complete 3rd Armored Division. And yes I know what I am doing and that it will cost loads of time. But it is for me the best way to spend my time in this. I nearly finished the roll of honor for the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment and want to start with…Continue
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Growing up in Post-WWII America & "Little Green Army Men"
Posted by Scott Lyons on February 18, 2012 at 10:30pm 1 Comment 5 Likes
Valentine's Day: A Holocaust Love Story
Posted by JOHN GUZLOWSKI on February 13, 2012 at 10:30pm 2 Comments 1 Like
We Shall Meet Again
Posted by Jackie (Owens) Williams on February 10, 2012 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Wait for Me: A Russian Poem from World War II
Posted by JOHN GUZLOWSKI on February 7, 2012 at 12:03pm 2 Comments 1 Like
World War II History Magazine announces Fogg in the Cockpit
Posted by Janet Fogg on January 31, 2012 at 8:02am 0 Comments 2 Likes
69 years after hero American war pilot died, family find his lost plane 13,000ft up a Himalayan mountain
Posted by Randy Gann on January 7, 2012 at 12:35pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Photographs by German Soldiers
Posted by JOHN GUZLOWSKI on January 6, 2012 at 11:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Dec 25 11.15 pm Thurs. [1941] # CHRISTMAS DAY WITHOUT RON (RAF) AT HOME
Posted by Tom Ambridge on December 25, 2011 at 11:30pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
Belgian Trooper SS Leopoldville, sunk by U-486. Christmas eve 1944, and 783 US troops die
Posted by Camille Wiley on December 24, 2011 at 11:05pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
The Elbe River
Posted by Jackie (Owens) Williams on December 6, 2011 at 8:45pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
RE: Pearl Harbor Survivors
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Thur Dec 4 9 p.m. [1941] # LIBYA CAMPAIGN FALTERS
Posted by Tom Ambridge on December 5, 2011 at 6:28am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Got my plane! (13 Nov 1943)
Posted by Janet Fogg on November 29, 2011 at 2:55pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Booklets and DVDs available on the Channel Islands Evacuation - Guernsey Evacuation Jersey Evacuation
Posted by GILLIAN MAWSON on November 21, 2011 at 1:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
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Dr. Guy LoFaro Lectures on the 82nd Airborne Division's Contribution during WWII
By SCOTT LYONS
28 January 2012
Historian and author Guy LoFaro, retired US Army officer, and former West Point professor and alumnus, recently spoke of the research behind his 2011 book The Sword of St. Michael: The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II at the North Atlanta-area independent bookseller ‘Acworth Bookstore’. Full Story »
"With the Old Breed" Conversations of Wartime with a WWII-era US Marine
By SCOTT LYONS
21 January 2012
I had the recent privilege of learning World War II history first-hand from Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Bailey, through in-person interviews. Paul was a U.S. Marine from 1943 to 1946, who fought in the same division, 1st Marine Division (3/7), on Okinawa as Eugene Sledge (3/5), author of With the Old Breed and subject of HBO’s ‘The Pacific’. Full story »
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Italy trip 2012
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 19, 2012 at 5:16am
German cemetery Pomezia, Italy
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 18, 2012 at 11:34am
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album One'
by Scott Lyons Added May 15, 2009 at 2:25pm 3 Comments
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album Two'
by Scott Lyons Added June 18, 2011 at 12:42am 2 Comments
resistance AS/GL Belgium
by Gilbert Joosten Added February 8, 2012 at 10:34am
WWII NEWS: THE TELEGRAPH
Wartime population faced 'eating plankton to avert food shortages'
Britain's wartime population would have been fed plankton by scientists under proposals to avert critical food shortages, newly discovered documents have disclosed.
Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler a fan of yoga
Heinrich Himmler, the infamous Nazi leader of the SS, was enthralled with eastern mysticism and always carried an ancient text on yoga wherever he went, a new book has claimed.
Hitler had son with French teen
Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence.
World War Two: air ace in an unmarked grave found
The body of a decorated flying ace who was killed in his first week of war has been found in an unmarked grave in France after 71 years.
Adolf Eichmann exhibition reveals how he was captured by Israeli agents
An exhibition telling the story of how Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann has opened in Tel Aviv.
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