Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 21-Nemesis:Germany(February-May 1945)' (Apr. 23, 1945, at 33:05)

(Monday, April 23, 1945, afternoon CEST; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — German Field Marshal and head of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring sent a telegram to Adolf Hitler today asking for permission to take over the leadership of the Reich in accordance with Hitler’s 1941 decree naming Göring his successor. Continue reading Göring attempts to take over Reich leadership 80 years ago today (Apr 23 1945) →

Video: 'The Spy Game That Killed Yamamoto - WW2 - Spies & Ties 17'

(Sunday, April 18, 1943, 9:35 a.m. local time; during Operation Vengeance, part of Solomon Islands campaign, part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet and mastermind of the sneak attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was killed today as his plane was shot down by U.S. Army fighter pilot Thomas Lanphier, Jr while approaching Bougainville in the Solomon Islands after American code breakers identified his flight plans. Continue reading Isoroku Yamamoto, mastermind of Japanese sneak attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, killed in action 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1943) →

Video: 'What War with the German Army Truly Meant - Battle of Kasserine Pass

(Wednesday, February 24, 1943; during the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, part of the Tunisian Campaign of World War II) — The Battle of Kasserine Pass, a series of battles of the Tunisian campaign of World War II that began Feb. 19, 1943, at Kasserine Pass, a 2-mile-wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia, ended late today as the pass was reoccupied by the Americans. Continue reading Battle of Kasserine Pass ends after U.S. suffers first major battle defeat of World War II 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1943) →

Video: 'When Goebbels Signed Germany's Suicide Pact - WW2 Special'

(Thursday, February 18, 1943, broadcast by Berlin at 8:15-10:27 p.m. Central European Time; during The Holocaust, part of World War II) — 16 days after the Battle of Stalingrad ended with the surrender of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus and the German 6th Army to the Soviets, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels called for “total war” (German: totalen Krieg) in the Sportpalast speech today at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large but carefully selected audience. Continue reading Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels calls for ‘total war’ as noose tightens around Third Reich 80 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Feb 18 1943) →

Video: 'The TRAGIC Execution Of Sophie Scholl - The White Rose'

(Thursday, February 18, 1943, around 11:15 a.m. Central European Time; during World War II) — Hans Scholl, 24, and his sister Sophie, 21, the leaders of the German youth group Weisse Rose (White Rose) that was secretly distributing anti-Hitler literature, were captured today at the University of Munich by the Gestapo. Continue reading Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie at University of Munich 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1943) →