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Today in World War II History—May 6, 1940 & 1945

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
First edition cover of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

First edition cover of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939

80 Years Ago—May 6, 1940: John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath.

75 Years Ago—May 6, 1945: German SS troops try to crush uprising in Prague, Czechoslovakia, but resistance will prevail.

All Italy is occupied by the Allies.

Off Newfoundland, US destroyer escort Farquhar sinks German U-boat U-881, the last submarine sunk in the Atlantic by US forces.

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