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Today in World War II History—August 6, 1941

Friday, August 6, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
Wladyslaw Anders, before 1939 (public domain via Wikipedia)

Wladyslaw Anders, before 1939 (public domain via Wikipedia)

80 Years Ago—Aug. 6, 1941: US Navy PBY Catalina and PBM Mariner aircraft based in Iceland begin patrols over the North Atlantic.

Lt. Gen. Wladyslaw Anders is appointed to form a Polish army in the USSR, but the army will never be allowed to fight.

C.S. Lewis begins a series of BBC broadcasts that will be adapted into his classic book, Mere Christianity.

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