Today in World War II History—October 27, 1939 & 1944
Sunday, October 27, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Poster for US Navy Day, 27 Oct 1944
85 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1939: US consul meets with British at Gibraltar to protest protracted British detention of US merchant ships.
British Achilles tank destroyer crossing the River Savio, Italy, 24 October 1944 (Imperial War Museum: NA 19759)
80 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1944: In Italy, British Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson orders halt to Allied offensive for the winter due to fatigue, heavy rains, and flooding; US Fifth Army drive halts 9 miles short of Bologna.
Tacloban Airfield opens on Leyte, and the first US aircraft land in the Philippines since 1942.
US celebrates Navy Day.
