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World War II History
World War II History
1943 - During World War II, the Soviets announced that they had broken the Nazi siege of Leningrad, which had began in September of 1941.
1943 - U.S. commercial bakers stopped selling sliced bread. The ban was rescinded on March 8.
| "Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win." Major General George Patton - November 1942 (Commenting of the North Africa Landings) |
