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[February 27th, 1945] The US Fighter jet Curtiss XF15C takes its first flight #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] A cross is hewn from rough forest timber to be conveyed by Private James Oliver, 31/51st Battalion (Australia), to a forward position to mark the burial place of a fellow Australian soldier killed in action. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] The Bob Hope Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_q1... #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "Gorgeous George" Wagner headlines the Roseburg wrestling card next Saturday, featuring a match against Gust Johnson. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "AMERICANS, 10% MILES AWAY, SHELL COLOGNE; 4 ARMIES STRIKING FOR RHINE AS FOE WEAKENS; U.S. PLANES USE IWO FIELD, MARINES PUSH ON" (New York Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Today's Nancy comic by Ernie Bushmiller #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Swedish painter Anshelm Schultzberg dies in Stockholm at the age of 82. Here are some of his works: #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] U.S. ships and landing craft anchored off East Beach, Iwo Jima during landing operations. Taken by plane from USS Saginaw Bay (CVE 82) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "Move Over!" (The Tampa Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Our front lines – the ridges gave the Marines a lot of trouble in Iwo Jima #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Molle Mystery Theater: Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvkc... #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] The Japanese destroyer Kaba was launched by the Fujinagata Shipyards in Osaka, Japan #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Gunnery Seregant William G. Walsh was killed in action in Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japanese Empire at the age of 22 #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Herman C. Wallace, a US soldier, was killed in action near Prümzurlay, Germany, having enlisted in 1943 after one year at Texas Tech. He was 20. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "The Price We Pay" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "The Road Block" (Binghampton Press And Sun Bulletin) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] "Preview of Fujiyama" (Los Angeles Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] American bombers feinted on Berlin, then raided Leipzig and Halle. Other targets included Mainz, Augsburg, and southern Austria, as US and British forces continued their 15th consecutive day of aerial attacks on the Reich. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] The US Fighter jet Curtiss XF15C takes its first flight #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] MacArthur hands control of the Philippines to President Sergio Osmena, saying "My country has kept the faith" amidst Japan's invasion, assuring democratic powers are restored. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 27th, 1945] Lebanon, Syria, and others declare war on Germany and Japan, citing the Yalta Conference's decision to not include them in the United Nations conference. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] On Iwo Jima, two Marine wiremen of the Fifth Division race across an open field, under fire, to establish field telephone contact with the front lines #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] U.S. Air Force officer and flying ace Chuck Yeager marries Glennis Dickhouse #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] "Americans Win Dueren, Forge 25-Mile Front; Carrier Planes And 200 B-29's Pound Tokyo; Marines Seize Most Of Second Iwo Airfield" (New York Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Burning of Church Mortgage, Feb. 26, 1945 [4 men around table, does not say which church] #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] A nationwide midnight curfew on nightlife begins, closing bars, cabarets, and other entertainment venues to conserve fuel, manpower, and transportation during wartime. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Covers of this week's Monday magazines #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Combat Weekly Digest, No. 71 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYfQiMlTIVE #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Tiger I tank that knocked out the M26 tank Fireball. The Tiger then backed into a rubble pile and became stuck. The crew abandoned the tank. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Casualty from Iwo Jima being buried at sea aboard the USS Hansford #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] The 401st Bomb Group’s control tower at RAF Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, England, UK. Note a US Navy Captain among the group of observers. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] A machine gunner of 94th Infantry Division, 3rd U.S. Army, is cleaning out snipers in Beurig, Germany #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Today's Nancy comic by Ernie Bushmiller #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] "Ah, Goose Cooking!" (Buffalo Evening News) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] U.S. soldiers of the Second Armored Division bring in three Nazis, members of an intelligence patrol, after capturing them on the outskirts of a Belgian town. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Don Eagle, son of Chief War Eagle, defeats Tony Martinelli in a wrestling bout at the Market Building, taking the first fall with the Indian death lock and the second fall with the full foot nelson. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Canadian forces break through the Hochwald line, capturing over 2,000 German prisoners, and advancing into the forest. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] Canadian soldier Aubrey Cosens was killed in action near Uedem, Nazi Germany at the age of 23 #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] American artillery bombarded Japanese positions in Manila, despite a surrender plea, after enemy snipers fired at warning loudspeakers. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] US troops storm into Rhineland stronghold Erkelenz & drive armored wedge 17 miles from Dusseldorf, Cologne nearby. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] The Japanese submarine I-370 was sunk by the USS Finnegan 120 miles south of Iwo Jima #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 26th, 1945] The French airliner Sud-Ouest S.O.30 Bretagne takes its first flight #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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Nazis In New York! - A Hannah Bourbon Story from Green Valley Radio! #audio #audiodrama #radio #radiodrama #1940s #ww2 #newyork #nazi #spy #spystory #historicalfiction youtu.be/_AgFWp_8f-E

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[February 25th, 1945] Private 1st Class Alfred George of M Company, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, gives candy to a small Ukrainian girl who, along with her parents were brought to Germany as slave laborers, was found in Düren, Germany. #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 25th, 1945] "AMERICANS DRIVE FOUR MILES BEYOND THE ROER; OUR CARRIER AIRCRAFT SLASH AT TOKYO AGAIN; MARINES WIN HALF OF IWO'S CENTRAL AIRFIELD" (New York Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 25th, 1945] "Last Phase" (New York Times) #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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[February 25th, 1945] Eastern Sky 7:50 A.M., Feb 25, 1945 #history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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