Calendar, World War II 1939-1945
History, events & commemorates those members of my family tree who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, "Their Name Liveth For Evermore".
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JanuaryJanuary
Sketchmap of Allied plan of attack in Italy in January 1944 (First Battle of Monte Cassino + Anzio),
17th Jan 1944... -
.jpg "Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi (Iwo Jima). This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.")
February -
![Poster printed by the US Army commemorating the capturing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen - By US Army (US Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](../../assets/img/calendar-II/The_Remagen_Bridgehead_-_7_March_1945_DA_Poster_21-32-1.jpg "Poster printed by the US Army commemorating the capturing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. Here, on the Ludendorf Bridge crossing the Rhine at Remagen, Combat Command B, 9th Armored Division - headed by the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion - with superb skill, daring and esprit de corps successfully effected the first bridgehead across Germany's formidable river barrier and so contributed decisively to the defeat of the enemy. The 27th Battalion reached Remagen, found the bridge intact but mined for demolition. Although its destruction was imminent, without hesitation and in face of heavy fire the infantrymen rushed across the structure, and with energy and skill seized the surrounding high ground. The entire episode illustrates that high degree of initiative, leadership and gallantry toward which all armies strive but too rarely attain, and won for the Combat Command the Distinguished Unit Citation.- By US Army (US Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons")
March
![Poster printed by the US Army commemorating the capturing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen - By US Army (US Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](../../assets/img/calendar-II/The_Remagen_Bridgehead_-_7_March_1945_DA_Poster_21-32.jpg "Poster printed by the US Army commemorating the capturing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. Here, on the Ludendorf Bridge crossing the Rhine at Remagen, Combat Command B, 9th Armored Division - headed by the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion - with superb skill, daring and esprit de corps successfully effected the first bridgehead across Germany's formidable river barrier and so contributed decisively to the defeat of the enemy. The 27th Battalion reached Remagen, found the bridge intact but mined for demolition. Although its destruction was imminent, without hesitation and in face of heavy fire the infantrymen rushed across the structure, and with energy and skill seized the surrounding high ground. The entire episode illustrates that high degree of initiative, leadership and gallantry toward which all armies strive but too rarely attain, and won for the Combat Command the Distinguished Unit Citation.- By US Army (US Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons")
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April -
![Ve Day Celebrations in London, England, UK, 8 May 1945 - By Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](../../assets/img/calendar-II/Ve_Day_Celebrations_in_London,_England,_UK,_8_May_1945_D24587.jpg "Ve Day Celebrations in London, England, UK, 8 May 1945 - By Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons")
May -
June
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July -
![509th Composite Group aircraft immediately before their bombing mission of Hiroshima. Left to right: Back-up plane, The Great Artiste, Enola Gay. Photo taken by Harold Agnew on Tinian Island in 1945 (private collection of Harold Agnew) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](../../assets/img/calendar-II/Agnew_HiroshimaAircraft.jpg "509th Composite Group aircraft immediately before their bombing mission of Hiroshima. Left to right: Back-up plane, The Great Artiste, Enola Gay. Photo taken by Harold Agnew on Tinian Island in 1945 (private collection of Harold Agnew) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons")
August -
![Hitler watching German soldiers marching into Poland in September 1939. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S55480, Polen, Parade vor Adolf Hitler - Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S55480 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons](../../assets/img/calendar-II/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-S55480,_Polen,_Parade_vor_Adolf_Hitler.jpg "Hitler watching German soldiers marching into Poland in September 1939. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S55480, Polen, Parade vor Adolf Hitler - Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S55480 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons")
September
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![HMS Royal Oak (08) - By Royal Navy photographer (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/static/pages/211.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](../../assets/img/calendar-II/HMS_Royal_Oak_(08).jpg "HMS Royal Oak (08) - By Royal Navy photographer (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/static/pages/211.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.")
October -
November -
December