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Today in World War II History—August 10, 1942

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Kaiser Richmond Field Hospital, Richmond, CA, 2014 (National Park Service photo: Library of Congress HABS CAL,7-RICH,4-9)

Kaiser Richmond Field Hospital, Richmond, CA, 2014 (National Park Service photo: Library of Congress HABS CAL,7-RICH,4-9)

80 Years Ago—Aug. 10, 1942: Germans cross the Don River and enter the outskirts of Stalingrad.

Germans begin deportation of 40,000 Jews from Lvov ghetto over the next 12 days.

Kaiser Richmond Field Hospital opens for employees of Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, CA.

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