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

• FRENCH HOSTAGES TO DIE TIT FOR TAT September 28, 2021
• REINHARD HEYDRICH NEW CZECH MILITARY GOVERNOR September 27, 2021
• MONTGOMERY’S MARKET GARDEN GAMBLE FAILS September 26, 2021
• HITLER, MUSSOLINI CONSPIRE TO END AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENCE September 25, 2021
• LUFTWAFFE PREPARES FINAL TERROR BOMBING OF WARSAW September 24, 2021
• HITLER BACKS NAZI TO LEAD GERMAN LUTHERANS September 23, 2021
• JAPAN SET TO GARRISON FRENCH INDOCHINA September 22, 2021
• GERMANS SOON DOWN TO LAST BARREL OF OIL September 21, 2021