World War II Day by Day

The Daily Chronicles of World War II presents stories and historical information on the anniversary of the date they occured. Consequently, our site changes every day as we probe into the intricate details of the events of World War II. We’d like to encourage you to bookmark our site and return daily for these important episodes that still impact our world some 70 years after they happened. For your convenience, we present the last seven days so you can catch up if you happen to miss a day. But after seven days, our stories are archived and they will not be presented again for several years.

All stories run from midnight to midnight Eastern Standard Time (on the East Coast of the United States) and they remain on the home page for only twenty-four hours.

TODAY

• AXIS POWERS RENEW TRIPARTITE TREATY January 18, 2020
• SOVIETS CAPTURE POLAND’S CAPITAL January 17, 2020
• HITLER TAKES SANCTUARY IN UNDER­GROUND BUNKER January 16, 2020
• FLAMETHROWERS SEE FIRST COMBAT SUCCESS January 15, 2020
• ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL ENDORSE NEW WAR AIMS January 14, 2020
• SAAR VOTERS CHOOSE UNION WITH GERMANY January 13, 2020
• SOVIETS BEGIN ASSAULT ON GERMAN BORDER January 12, 2020
• GERMANS UNLEASH DEADLY U-BOATS OFF U.S. COAST January 11, 2020