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 occurred. 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 80 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

• BISMARCK’S BREAKOUT WORRIES ROYAL NAVY May 21, 2025
• GERMAN PARATROOPERS SNATCH CRETE FROM BRITAIN May 20, 2025
• OPERATION DYNAMO TO RESCUE TRAPPED BRITISH ARMY May 19, 2025
• ALLIES SEIZE RENOWNED BENEDICTINE ABBEY May 18, 2025
• ICELAND SEVERS TIES WITH DENMARK May 17, 2025
• “DAMBUSTERS” BREACH RUHR DAMS May 16, 2025
• BRITAIN ASKS U.S. FOR DOZENS OF DESTROYERS May 15, 2025
• CONGRESS APPROVES WOMEN’S AUXILIARY ARMY CORPS (WAAC) May 14, 2025