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

• HITLER PLANS TO END CZECHOSLOVAKIA’S EXISTENCE May 28, 2023
• JAPANESE CARRIER FORCE HEADS TO MIDWAY May 27, 2023
• HITLER OPENS VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY May 26, 2023
• OPERATION OLYMPIC TO INITIATE JAPAN’S DOWNFALL May 25, 2023
• SHORT-LIVED HALT IN ATLANTIC U-BOAT WAR May 24, 2023
• GEN. EISENHOWER DISSOLVES NAZI GOVERNMENT May 23, 2023
• HITLER, MUSSOLINI INK BLOOD PACT May 22, 2023
• BISMARCK’S BREAKOUT WORRIES ROYAL NAVY May 21, 2023