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

• ROMMEL ROUTS BRITISH, TAKES TOBRUK STRONGHOLD June 21, 2018
• FRENCH RESISTANCE, WEHRMACHT CLASH June 20, 2018
• U.S. MORTALLY WOUNDS JAPANESE NAVY June 19, 2018
• “BRACE YOURSELVES” CHURCHILL TELLS BRITISH June 18, 2018
• STALIN SNATCHES LATVIA, HITLER HALTS WAR AGAINST FRANCE June 17, 2018
• BOMBERS BLAST VIENNA OIL REFINERIES June 16, 2018
• FIRST U.S. RAID ON JAPAN SINCE DOOLITTLE’S June 15, 2018
• GERMAN TROOPS ENTER PARIS; FRENCH GOVERNMENT FLEES June 14, 2018