A Day In History
Welcome to A Day In History my goal is to share my love of World War II history with you all and truly show why our veterans are the greatest generation in history. Starting December 7, 2010 I will make one post a day generalizing what happened on that same day 69 years earlier. I chose December 7th because that's when everything really started to happen, this is of course when America got involved and it was truly a World War. I will treat this blog like a newspaper from the '40s, I will report on the war as if it were happening truly that day to give you the most realistic approach possible. My goal is to gain an audience who will choose to read my posts everyday, by doing so I can promise you will learn so much more about World War II then ever before.
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Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal
February 23rd, 1945
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Give ‘Em Hell
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December 10, 1941
PRINCE OF WALES AND REPULSE SUNK, NO OTHER ALLIED SHIPS IN ENTIRE THEATER. In the South China Sea… Admiral Phillips, commanding the British ships, Prince of Wales and Repulse receives information of a Japanese landing at Kuantan and alters course to reach it, believing that air support from Singapore will join them. The ships’ position is discovered and reported by a Japanese. The report of the landing proves to be false, no air support is sent and Japanese aircraft find and attack the battleships. Approximately 90 planes are involved in the attack and both ships are sunk within two hours. There is no longer an active Allied battleship in the entire theater. In North Africa… The siege of Tobruk is completely raised In Thailand… The British advance from Malaya, to meet the Japanese, reaches “The Ledge” to find that the Japanese have secured the area first. The British are forced back. In Hong Kong… British and Canadian defenders at the “Gindrinkers Line” continue to slow the Japanese attack. In the Philippines… Japanese air attacks and troop landings on Luzon. Attack on the naval base at Caite destroys weapons stocks. At Aparri, on the north coast, 2000 troops of the Tanaka Detachment land, while troops of the Kanno Detachment land at Vigan in the northeast. Both landings are well supported by naval forces. In the Mariana Islands… Admiral Goto commands a Japanese force which captures the 300 man US garrison on Guam.
