Tag Eastern Front (World War II)

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A Place Called Okinawa – 115 Miles From Berlin – April 1, 1945 –

Every little bit helps: Become a Patron! News for this April 1st in 1945 wasn’t about joking around. It was announced hours before this broadcast that Allied forces had landed on the island of Okinawa. The strategic objective was some…

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April 1, 2024

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Crossing The Rhine – Giving A World Organization A Name – Extending The Draft – March 23, 1945

News for this day was moving faster than it could be reported. With reports that the Allies had crossed The Rhine, that the 3rd Army was the latest, and that additional crossings were ready to go at any moment, news…

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March 23, 2023

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Moscow In An Hour – German Troops On The Eastern Front – October 13, 1941

– News-for-October-13-1941.mp3″>NBC News Of The World – October 13, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 13th in 1941 looked grim, ominous and more and more like America would land in the middle of it almost…

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October 13, 2022

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September 14, 1941 – Capturing A U-Boat From The Air

September 14, 1941 – News Of The World – Sunday News – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 14, 1941 – War news dominated the stories on this September 14, 1941. A Sunday, the broadcasts were…

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September 14, 2022

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March 3, 1942 – Giving Up On Batavia – Demands For An Offensive – Eye On India

– March 3, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 3, 1942 – Fighting in the Far-East was taking a bad turn for the allies. With the Netherlands giving up Batavia and slowly pulling…

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March 3, 2022

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October 11, 1941 – All Grim On The Eastern Front – German Push To Moscow

October 11, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 11, 1941. Word from Berlin gave breathless accounts of major German advances toward Moscow. The Russian Army was being obliterated along…

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October 11, 2021

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July 2, 1941 – War In Europe: Attacks, Counter-Attacks And Shakeups –

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July 2, 2021

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October 19, 1941 – All Eyes On Moscow

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October 19, 2020
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October 6, 1941 – Swapping Prisoners, Nothing Quiet About The Eastern Front

October 5, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 5, 1941 – news for this day was reasonably calm in Western Europe. German wounded prisoners were being loaded on a…

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October 6, 2016

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Pushing East – Walking In Winter – January 28, 1945

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: The World Today – January 28, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Four inches of fresh snow may not seem like much, but on January…

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January 28, 2015

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