bobdina
06-28-2009, 01:39 PM
Today is Sunday, June 28, 2009
Today in
World War II History
1940 - Britain recognized General Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the Free French.
1942 - German troops launched an offensive to seize Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus and the city of Stalingrad.
1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.
Random World War II Quote
"Most of the men are stricken with dysentery...Starvation is taking many lives and it is weakening our already extended lines. We are doomed."
Major-General Kensaku Oda (Referring to the state of Japanese troops on Guadalcanal) - January 12, 1943 http://www.on-this-day.com/cgi-bin/otd/wwiiotd/wwiiotd.pl
Today in
World War II History
1940 - Britain recognized General Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the Free French.
1942 - German troops launched an offensive to seize Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus and the city of Stalingrad.
1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.
Random World War II Quote
"Most of the men are stricken with dysentery...Starvation is taking many lives and it is weakening our already extended lines. We are doomed."
Major-General Kensaku Oda (Referring to the state of Japanese troops on Guadalcanal) - January 12, 1943 http://www.on-this-day.com/cgi-bin/otd/wwiiotd/wwiiotd.pl