World War II History
1941 - The Japanese consul in Hawaii was instructed to divide Pearl Harbor into five zones and calculate the number of battleships in each zone.
1942 - Glenn Miller ended his broadcasts for Chesterfield Cigarettes so he could go to World War II.
1948 - Mildred Gillars, known as "Axis Sally," pled innocent to charges of treason. She ended up serving 12 years for being a Nazi wartime radio propagandist.
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| "We secured peace for our country for one and a half years, as well as an opportunity of preparing our forces for defense if fascist Germany risked attacking our country in defiance of the pact. This was a definite gain to our country and a loss for fascist Germany." Josef Stalin - July 3, 1941 - (Speaking of the 1939 non-aggression pact between the USSR and Germany) |