Today in World War II History—March 23, 1940 & 1945
Monday, March 23, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

Men of the British 1st Cheshire Regiment crossing the Rhine River with Buffalo tracked landing vehicles at Wesel, Germany, 24 Mar 1945. (Imperial War Museum: 4700-30 BU 2336)
80 Years Ago—March 23, 1940: Germany requires car owners to donate batteries and requires church bells to be melted down.
Radio premiere of Truth or Consequences on CBS.
75 Years Ago—March 23, 1945: British Second Army crosses the Rhine at Wesel, Germany.
Soviets reach the Gulf of Danzig between Danzig and Gdynia.