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Today in World War II History—June 21, 1942

German generals Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in Tobruk, Libya, late June 1942 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-785-0299-08A)

German generals Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in Tobruk, Libya, late June 1942 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-785-0299-08A)

80 Years Ago—June 21, 1942: German forces under Rommel take Tobruk, Libya, after a long siege (33,000 POWs).

Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal.

Japanese submarine I-25 shells Fort Stevens, OR, at mouth of the Columbia River, no damage, the first enemy attack on a US continental military installation since the War of 1812 and the only one of WWII.

Crater resulting from Japanese shelling of Fort Stevens, OR, 21 June 1942 (US National Archives: 299678)

Crater resulting from Japanese shelling of Fort Stevens, OR, 21 June 1942 (US National Archives: 299678)

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