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Tag Archives: John Winant
This week in the War, 25–31 May 1942: Cologne—the thousand-bomber raid
This week in the war, at midnight on the night of 30/31 May 1942, Churchill announced to his dinner guests at Chequers that the RAF was, at that very moment, striking Cologne with over a thousand bombers. The guests included … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Averell Harriman, Cologne, Eisenhower, Hermann Goering, Heydrich, John Winant, thousand bomber raid
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This week in the War, 17–23 March 1941: Aussie PM honoured in Pommie Land
This week in the war, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies was touring the British Isles. He was in Plymouth on 21 March 1941, and witnessed a heavy air raid, with the Luftwaffe dropping 20,000 incendiary bombs across the city. Twelve large … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Blitz, Churchill, John Winant, Lend-Lease, Robert Menzies, Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie
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