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

• GERMANS UNLEASH DEADLY U-BOATS OFF U.S. COAST January 11, 2026
• RED ARMY TIGHTENS STALINGRAD NOOSE January 10, 2026
• JAPAN DEPLOYS SECOND KAITEN ATTACK FLEET January 9, 2026
• JAPAN TELLS SOLDIERS: “NEVER SURRENDER” January 8, 2026
• IWO JIMA UNDER U.S. AIR ASSAULT January 7, 2026
• ROOSEVELT’S LEND-LEASE TO AID WAR AGAINST AXIS January 6, 2026
• AUSSIES SCORE BIG WIN IN OPERATION COMPASS January 5, 2026
• JAPAN LAUNCHES TWO-WEEK ASSAULT ON RABAUL January 4, 2026