Today in World War II History—December 14, 1940 & 1945
Monday, December 14, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

25-Pounder Mark II gun of Sergeant Pearse of 1st Battery, A Troop, Australian 2/1st Field Artillery Regiment bombarding Bardia, Libya, 29 Dec 1940 (Australian War Memorial: 005307)
80 Years Ago—Dec. 14, 1940: Australian troops relieve Indian troops in Egypt; Indian troops are sent to the Sudan.
Plutonium-238 is first produced and isolated at the University of California, Berkeley, but not identified until February 1941.
75 Years Ago—Dec. 14, 1945: Musical Dream Girl premieres in New York City.