Today in World War II

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1940 - 56 U-boats sunk this month (268,000 ton)
1940 - Fighter Command loses 39/Luftwaffe 41 airplanes
1940 - German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap ration
1940 - US National Guard assembles
1941 - 23 U-boats sunk this month (80,000 ton)
1942 - Battle at Alam Halfa: German & Italians assault
1942 - U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton)
1943 - 1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: US assault on Marcus Island
1943 - Japanse occupiers intern Jewish Congregation of Sorabajo
1944 - Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy
1944 - French troops liberate Bordeaux
1944 - Russian-Romanian troops march into Bucharest

From Today In World War Two History August 31

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August 31 1944

In the Pacific, 15 US carriers begin a three week sweep of Japanese held islands between New Guinea and the Philippines including Iwo Jima, Mindanao and Luzon, destroying more than 1,000 aircraft and 150 ships at a cost of only 72 planes.

August 31 1945

Around 1,000 Allied POWs from camps in the Tokyo area are transferred to hospital ships offshore.