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Today in World War II History—December 14, 1940 & 1945

Sunday, December 14, 2025 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)

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)

85 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.

German composer Richard Strauss’s Japanische Festmusik premieres in Tokyo, one of six international works commissioned for the 2600th anniversary of the Japanese Empire.

80 Years Ago—Dec. 14, 1945: Musical Dream Girl premieres in New York City.

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