Today in World War II History—November 18, 1939 & 1944
Monday, November 18, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

US Third Army entering Metz, France, Nov 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)
80 Years Ago—November 18, 1939: IRA detonates four small bombs in Piccadilly, London.
75 Years Ago—Nov. 18, 1944: US Third Army enters Metz, France.
Submarine USS Blackfin picks up captured Japanese cryptographic equipment, technical equipment, and secret documents from Filipino resistance fighters on Mindoro.