Today is Saturday, January 19, 2019 Today in World War II History 1942 - The Japanese invaded Burma (later Myanmar). 1977 - U.S. President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino (the "Tokyo Rose"). 1983 - In Bolivia, high ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was arrested. Like this topic here! Tomorrow in World War II History. Random World War II Quote "The Russian colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen." General Franz Halder - Army Chief of Staff - August 1941