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

• “BIG WEEK” KICKS OFF IN SKIES OVER GERMANY February 20, 2019
• JAPANESE TO BE MOVED FROM U.S. WEST COAST February 19, 2019
• JAPAN CREATES CHINESE PUPPET STATE February 18, 2019
• JAPANESE TRUK TARGET OF NAVY AIR/SEA ATTACK February 17, 2019
• GERMANS TRY PUSHING ALLIES OFF ITALIAN BEACHHEAD February 16, 2019
• MONTE CASSINO ABBEY ORDERED DESTROYED February 15, 2019
• BUDAPEST GARRISON NOW SOVIET CAPTIVES February 14, 2019
• HELLISH FIREBOMBING RAVAGES DRESDEN February 13, 2019