Today in World War II History—December 16, 1940 & 1945
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

Fumimaro Konoe, 1938 (Japanese Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office)
80 Years Ago—Dec. 16, 1940: RAF conducts first deliberate area bombing, to Mannheim, Germany.
75 Years Ago—Dec. 16, 1945: Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe commits suicide as US sweeps Japan for war criminals.