Today in World War II History—October 30, 1939 & 1944
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Painting: “Go for Broke,” depicting Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team in action in France, October 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)
85 Years Ago—Oct. 30, 1939: German U boat U-56 fails in attack on battleship HMS Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound, and Charles Forbes aboard.
Switzerland begins rationing sugar, pasta, rice, wheat, butter, and oil.
80 Years Ago—Oct. 30, 1944: In the Vosges mountains in France, US 442nd Infantry Regiment (Nisei—Japanese-Americans) rescues the Lost Battalion with heavy losses (184 killed).
Aaron Copland/Martha Graham ballet Appalachian Spring premieres, performed in the Library of Congress.
Also on this day ; kamikaze attacks on Halsey’s Third Fleet off the Philippines severely damaged fast carriers
USS Franklin and USS Belleau Wood requiring them to return to the US for major repairs.
Thank you! I would dearly love to include everything that happened every day – but the posts would run to pages 🙂