Today in World War II History—January 18, 1943
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
US poster encouraging conservation of metal for military purposes, WWII
80 Years Ago—Jan. 18, 1943: Soviets open a corridor to supply Leningrad, which remains open throughout the war.
First Warsaw uprising: Nazis attempt to deport Jews from the ghetto, but are met with gunfire.
US bans the sale of sliced bread to conserve metal parts in bakery equipment (Read more: Make It Do—Metal Shortages in World War II).
Journalist Richard Tregaskis’s bestselling book Guadalcanal Diary is published, based on his experiences landing with the US Marines.
First edition cover of Guadalcanal Diary by Richard Tregaskis, 1943
Hi, Sarah,
I love this Today in WWII series! I would be thrilled to have them in my inbox every day. The signup form at the top of the blog seems broken though… is there another way to sign up?
Thanks so much 🙂
Hi Katya, Unfortunately the Feedburner service I used to send out the daily emails was discontinued. I haven’t had the time to find a new service. In the meantime, I do post these daily to my blog and on Facebook and Twitter.