Today in
World War II History
World War II History
1938 - German forces enter Czechoslovakia and seized control of the Sudetenland. The Munich Pact had been signed two days before.
1943 - Naples was captured by the Allied forces during World War II.
1946 - The International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg sentenced 12 Nazi officials to death, 7 others were sentenced to prison terms and 3 were acquitted. The trial began on November 21, 1945.
| "Dunkirk has fallen... with it has ended the greatest battle of world history. Soldiers! My confidence in you knew no bounds. You have not disappointed me." Adolf Hitler - Order of the Day - June 5, 1940 |
