Tag: World War II
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July 26,1944, Balabac Strait – Philippines
26 July 1944 Balabac Strait – Philippines On her third patrol, the US Navy submarine USS Robalo (SS-273) strikes a mine and rapidly sinks. Four of her crew managed to swim to Palawan Island. One of them is the skipper, Lieutenant Commander Manning Kimmel, the son of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the Pacific…
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Madeleine Riffaud – July 23, 1944.
“Resistance is attacking those that are stronger than you. Terrorism is for the weak.” 80 years ago, on July 23, 1944. “I had to shoot a German NCO on the Solférino bridge in Paris.Well, he went down like a sack of wheat. He uttered no cry. Maybe he was a good guy, maybe he was…
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Ariadna Scriabina: French Resistance Hero
Toulouse, France – Saturday, 22 July 1944 Ariadna Scriabina (Knout) and two other French Resistance members go to 11 rue de la Pomme, an apartment used as a dead drop in the city of Toulouse. She is carrying false identification papers for other Resistance members. What they do not know is that French Milice is…
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Japanese Americans: Incarceration in World War II
During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated at least 125,284 people of Japanese descent in 75 identified incarceration sites. Most lived on the Pacific Coast, in concentration camps in the western interior of the country. Approximately two-thirds of the inmates were United States citizens. These actions were initiated by President Franklin…
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The last of “The Few” – RAF Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway
84 years ago, the start of a sustained Luftwaffe air campaign against the British Isles would become known as “The Battle of Britain.” One of the fighter pilots, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, is still with us and will celebrate his 105th birthday in less than a week.
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53 Amazing Colorized Photos of World War 2
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. In a total war directly involving more…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 