Today in World War II History—June 27, 1942
Monday, June 27, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—June 27, 1942: Two more German saboteurs are arrested in Chicago; all eight who landed in US by U-boat earlier in June are now imprisoned.
The White Rose resistance group, students at the University of Munich, begins distributing anti-Nazi pamphlets.
First destroyer escorts (DE-1 and DE-2), USS Bayntun and USS Bazely are launched at Boston Navy Yard, MA; both will soon be commissioned into the British Royal Navy.