Today in World War II History—February 22, 1943

Sophie Scholl, 1942 (public domain via Wikipedia)
80 Years Ago—Feb. 22, 1943: Nazis try and execute Hans & Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst, leaders of the White Rose resistance group.
In Norway, Nazi collaborationist Vidkun Quisling orders the conscription of 35,000 Norwegian men for military construction.
Battleship USS Iowa is commissioned, New York Navy Yard, the first of four Iowa-class battleships, the last US battleships (currently a museum ship in Long Beach, CA).

Battleship USS Iowa commissioning ceremony, New York Naval Shipyard, New York, 22 Feb 1943 (US National Archives: 80-G-K-825)
lehmand75@gmail.com __ thank you for remebering Sophie and Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst. Never forgotten! may the rest in peace