This day in 1942 was all about a world caught up in war. Fighting seemingly everywhere. News of a German offensive going on in the Libyan Desert near Tobruk. Hints of a major Western Front looming as U.S. troops landed in Ireland. Intense fighting near Sebastopol on the Eastern Front.
– June 6, 1944 – Mutual Coverage of D-Day landings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Certainly the date of June 6th isn’t the sole property of 1944. A lot has happened since then. But as time passes and the numbers of people involved or bearing witness to that day
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– May 16, 1938 – Radio Prague News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 16, 1938 – It didn’t seem so ominous at the time, but news from Prague over the situation in Czechoslovakia was becoming one of concern throughout Europe. The issue of lands under Czech control which
March 25, 1938 – H.W. van Loon Commentary on the German Annexation of Austria – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the latest series of events taking place in Eastern Europe and another land-grab masquerading as a rightful claim to territory, there’s a history – and it goes
– News Feeds From Moscow – May 9, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even after the initial surrender documents had been signed on May 6, Moscow was slow to respond to the news that the War in Europe was in fact, over. But finally, in the early hours of
News Of The World – NBC – May 2, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 2, 1942 – Despite weather, it was a busy day on the fighting fronts around the world. From the Pacific came rumors that Mandalay had fallen to the Japanese. In an address, Adolf
As news poured in on a daily basis regarding sweeping advances and the almost total destruction of Berlin and the German Army, it was only natural that news and rumors of surrender would begin to surface, this day in 1945. Early on the morning of April 28th unconfirmed reports surfaced
April 19-20, 1940 – BBC Home Service – Radio Paris – Radio Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 19-20, 1940 – news for this day was intentionally vague. The BBC reported that a special detachment of British, Canadian and French troops landed “somewhere in Norway” and that the
– April 14, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this April 14, 1941, the 589th day of War, had much to do with the situation in the Balkans. Yugoslavia fell to the Germans, with Yugoslav resistance scattered and disorganized. The Capital of
