Category World War 2

March 16, 1942

India: Threat Of Invasion – Attacks On Port Moresby – Putting 12,000 Women In Uniform – March 16, 1942

– March 16, 1942 – News of the World – NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1942 – A day where focus of attention was on the Far East and the South Pacific. Word that Sir Stafford…

Japan: Thinly Veiled Threat – German Troops Advance In Bulgaria – 544 Days And Counting – February 24, 1941

– News Of The World – February 24, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1941 marked the 544th day since the conflict began. The U.S. was still not involved in the shooting side of things, but…

February 23, 1940

Message From Helsinki: Scorched Earth – Mass Evacuations – Outnumbered By Russian Army – February 23, 1940

February 23, 1940 – Special Report from Helsinki – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 23, 1940 – Reports from Helsinki concerned the invasion of Finland by Russia, and the status of fighting around Viipuri, Finland’s second largest city, was…

February 22, 1941 -Swansea

Washington’s Birthday – Europe At War: Night Raid On Swansea – February 22, 1941 –

– February 22, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1941 – Washington’s birthday, and celebrations all over the U.S., while another night of raids and counter-raids went on in Europe. On this…

Jitters And Apprehension: The View Of Europe From London – February 21, 1938

– Mutual – John Steele, Reporting From London – Feb. 21, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – 1938 started out with War jitters. With the German issues over the situation in Austria and a general purge of Hitler‘s Generals.…

Holocaust Remembrance: The Burning Of A Nightmare – Demolition Of Belsen – May 21, 1945 –

BBC World Service – London Column – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the War in Europe ended, the horrors and atrocities of that war were coming to the surface in grim and graphic detail. Some…