Today in World War II History—Aug. 29, 1940 & 1945
Saturday, August 29, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Aug. 29, 1940: First mass jump by US paratroopers, at Fort Benning, GA.
75 Years Ago—Aug. 29, 1945: 24 Nazi leaders are indicted as war criminals.
First Allied POWs in Japan are liberated, from Camp Omori, by US Navy forces.
US ends military draft.
Movie premiere of musical State Fair in Des Moines, IA, starring Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine.