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Today in World War II History—January 24, 1940 & 1945

Friday, January 24, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
Insignia of the US OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in WWII

Insignia of the US OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in WWII

80 Years Ago—January 24, 1940: In war with Japan, Chinese take Dongyangyuan Pass, Shanxi Province, China.

Movie premiere of The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda.

75 Years Ago—Jan. 24, 1945: German troops begin evacuating from Slovakia as Soviets advance.

At Mauthausen concentration camp, Nazis execute 9 US OSS agents, 4 British SOE agents, and Associated Press reporter Joseph Morton, all arrested with Slovakian partisans on a mission to evacuate downed airmen; Morton will be the only Allied war correspondent executed by the Axis in WWII.

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