# WWII
This Day In History: The US Navy Establishes An Airship Base In New Jersey (1937)
On this day, the US Navy constructed a dedicated Airship base in Lakehurst New Jersey in 1942. The Airship Patrol…
This Day In History: Eisenhower Confirms The Death Sentence For A Deserter (1944)
On this day, General Dwight Eisenhower confirms the findings of a court-martial that sentenced the first American soldier to death…
This Day In History: Hitler Takes Personal Command of The German Army (1941)
On this day, during WWII there was a major change in the German High Command. One that was to shock…
This Day In History: The British Defeat The Italians In North Africa (1940)
On this day, in 1940 the British army achieved a great victory over the Italians. In the Egyptian desert, two…
This Day In History: US B-29s Bomb Tokyo (1944)
On this day in 1944, the US air force launched a massive bombing raid on the Japanese Capital, Tokyo. It…
This Day in History: The Soviets Encircle the Germans At Stalingrad (1942)
On this day during WWII on the Eastern Front. The Soviets encircle the German 6th Army in Stalingrad. The Soviets…
This Day In History: Erwin Rommel Was Born in 1891
On this date in history in 1891, A German general who became a legend in WWII was born. Erwin Rommel,…
This Day In History: General George Patton Was Born (1885)
On this date in 1885 George Smith Patton, one of the greatest generals of World War II was born. He was…
This Day In History: The Spruce Goose Flies for the First And Last Time (1947)
This day in history the ‘Spruce Goose’ or the Hughes Flying Boat the largest aircraft until then ever built took…
This Day In History: The First Kamikaze Attack In WWII Is Staged (1944)
On this day in 1944, the first Kamikaze suicide attack of the War II took place. A kamikaze attack involved…