Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1995: Oveta Hobby, former WAC director, passed away #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=905

Yes #britain you should have let Germany be your lord and masters….what were you thinking?
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#Farage adviser said #UK would be better off if it had not fought in #WW2

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/16/nigel-farage-adviser-uk-would-be-better-off-if-it-had-not-fought-nazi-germany?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1945: [Photo] Victory celebration in Canada #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=24541

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1945: [Photo] Victory celebration on Okinawa #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=23949

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1945: Takijiro Onishi committed ritual suicide in his quarters. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=170

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1944: George Patton was promoted to the permanent rank of major general. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVk9tMFEJI

History time! This is a very good documentary, btw.

"How the Dutch manipulated the narrative of colonising Indonesia"

#Indonesia #Independence #freedom #warcrimes #Netherlands

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1944: Japanese troops entered northeastern Guangxi Province, China. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=144

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1943: [Photo] Canadian soldier inspecting a Japanese machine gun #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=13684

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1943: The Soviets launched an attack toward Stalino (now Donetsk), Ukraine. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=289

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1942: Benito Mussolini presented Hans-Joachim Marseille the Gold Medal of Military Valor. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=688

German soldiers and paratroopers get to work pushing an anti-tank battery in to place - Normandy, France 1944 #normandie #normandy #france #ww2 #worldwar2 #antitank #paratroopers

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1941: [Photo] Churchill inspecting US Marines on Iceland #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=21378

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1941: Douglas MacArthur was informed that reinforcements were coming to the Philippines. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=46

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1940: Hungary and Romania began negotiating over Transylvania. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=254

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1937: Japanese aircraft attacked Chinese positions at Jiangyin. #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=85

#Poland is one of the most pro-#genocide countries of the #EU. It's the one who still tries to block the legitimate (according to the EU's laws and directives) sanctions against the zionist entity. It's also a state who tries to erase the importance of antifascist struggle against nazis in the #Ww2. #zioNaZis gave their appreciation for Polish stance...

"Fans of Israel’s Maccabi Haifa soccer club have ignited a wave of outrage in Poland after displaying a large banner that read “Murderers since 1939” during a match against Poland’s Raków Częstochowa.

The incident took place during the second leg of the third qualifying round for the Europa Conference League.

The banner was widely seen as a direct insult to the memory of the millions of Poles killed in World War II."
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-fans-spark-diplomatic-crisis-with-poland-over-shameful-banner/
#uefa #football #zionism #AntiFascism #antisemitism

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1904: Minoru Genda, future Pearl Harbor attack tactician, was born #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=99

Today in WW2 History, 16 Aug 1884: Walther von Reichenau, future general, was born #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=216

Today in WW2 History, 15 Aug 1945: [Photo] Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace #ww2 #onthisday https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=25463