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07-19-2010, 07:59 PM
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Just to catch up in the last two days...
July 17, 1918 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia and his family are ordered to be executed by Bolshevik fighters. July 18, 1936 Spanish Civil War breaks out in Spanish Morocco between the Legitimate Left Government (Republicans) and Franco's Fascist rebels. July 19, 1940 Battle of Cape Spada between Italian and British/Australian naval ships begins north-west of Crete (To somewhat help the German invasion of Crete) with the Italian Bartolomeo Colleoni light cruiser being sunk and the British/Australian ships leaving the battle along with the single remaining Italian light cruiser. 
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07-20-2010, 10:04 AM
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July 20th 1944
Hitler survives an assignation attempt masterminded by German Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg. Couple from yesterday 1942 Admiral Donitz orders the last U boats to withdraw from the US coast in response to the effectiveness of the US Convoy system 1943 Yekaterina Budanova, russian female fighter ace dies (born 1916) 1940 army order 112 forms the intelligence corps of the British army
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07-20-2010, 05:15 PM
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how Valkyrie should have gone
in celebration of operation Valkyrie but this version is a little different...
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07-20-2010, 09:46 PM
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
july 20, 1969 neil armstrong and buzz alrdin became the first men to step foot on the moon. i know its not ww2 but it is noteworthy...
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07-20-2010, 10:56 PM
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07-21-2010, 12:57 AM
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20/7/1944
My grandad flew a mission to courtrai (belgium i believe) taking off at 11pm, flight time was 3 hours 20 minutes. 20/7/44 23:00 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G COURTRAI 03.20 VN/B - Code of his Lancaster Bomber (50 squadron) F/O Pethick - Pilot A/G - Grandad was the Air Gunner (rear gunner) Bit of research i found that The city was an important railway hub for the German army, and for this reason was the target of several allied air-strikes. On July 21, 1944 (the Belgian National Day) around 300 Avro Lancasters dropped over 5,000 bombs on the city center. Many historical buildings on the central square, as well as the old train station, were destroyed. My Grandad was on this mission. As im typing this (01:17am) i would be guessing he's be on the journey home now, and would be landing back at Skellingthorpe within the hour. Last edited by FOZ_1983; 07-21-2010 at 01:03 AM.
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