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

• NAZIS PLAN TO COLONIZE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE April 27, 2025
• PACIFIC ALLIES LAUNCH OPERATION CARTWHEEL April 26, 2025
• JAPAN CONSTRUCTS GIGANTIC I-400 SUB April 25, 2025
• HIMMLER PROPOSES GERMAN SURRENDER TERMS April 24, 2025
• HITLER BEGS ARMY TO SAVE CAPITAL April 23, 2025
• GERMAN NAVY HEAD DOENITZ FLEES BERLIN April 22, 2025
• AFTER SURRENDER GREEKS STARE HOLOCAUST IN FACE April 21, 2025
• HITLER CELEBRATES 56TH BIRTHDAY April 20, 2025