1944

repairing rail lines and bridges. The Allies largely held air superiority in 1944, with Germany having taken heavy aircraft losses and a crippled production output. The Allies could have struck here as the risk of aerial engagement was minimal. But what would be the purpose? The role extermination camps played in the Holocaust had virtually come to a close by this time. All camps except Auschwitz-Birkenau had been closed by 1944, and Auschwitz-Birkenau was ordered by Reichsführer Heinrich…

A vast reason why veterans weren’t returning to school after deployment to the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm was because the original GI Bill simply didn’t cover the continually increasing costs of attending college in America. The passing of the Post 9/11 GI Bill impacted the choices of these older, non-traditional students and became incentive to return to school, or transfer benefits to a spouse or child (Barr, 2013). The Post 9/11 provision of the GI bill allowed for Veterans…

There was another one in 1942 “Babes on Broadway” as Penny Morris. There was also “Me and My Gal” as Jo Hayden in 1942. In 1943 she did “Presenting Lily Mars” as Lily Mars. She did another one she did in 1943 called “Girl Crazy” as Ginger Gray. In 1944 she did “Meet Me in St.Louis.”as Esther Smith. In 1945 she did “The Clock” as Alice Mayber. In 1946 she did “Ziegfeld Follies” as Kathryn Grayson. Also in 1946 she did the “Harvey Girls” as Susan Bradley In 1948 she did “The Pirate” as Manual.…

rather than going straight into work. “Children would be allocated on the basis of an examination at the age of eleven, known as the '11 plus'. This was intended to provide equal opportunities for children of all backgrounds.” (The Education Act of 1944, 2010) Additionally, secondary schools also meant that working class and middle class were fused together, creating a path for working class people to experience middle class…

The holocaust was the most deadly event that happened . Millions were killed and thousands had to lose the loved ones in the holocaust. Hitler the men who killed most of the jewish people. he was elected by 1933. He blamed jews for the lst of war wor 1. He wanted to kill all of the jewish people. Hitler Youth was founded in 1926 in Germany, prior to World War II. Hitler Youth was made up of mainly young males. On the night of January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the Chancellor of…

successfully defended this attack using 4 infantry divisions, 1 Armoured Brigade and 1 Parachute Brigade. The battle of kohima was the change of the Operation C offensive attack into India. The Battle of Kohima was fought in three stages 4 of April to 22 June 1944 around kohima ridge. From 3 to 16 April the Japanese attempted to capture kohima ridge and from 18 of April to 13 of may British India troops counterattacked to push the Japanese from the places where they captured. The Japanese…

scholarships. His older brother, Matthew, is the one who helped him strive to focus more on baseball. However, after 3 1/2 years of college at UCLA he dropped out because of financial problems. Later after that he got drafted to the army. From 1942 to 1944, Jackie was a Second Lieutenant…

Heroes of the Holocaust The holocaust was a horrific period that was all about WWII and Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was looking to create an Aryan Race which, in his eyes, was the perfect race. As time passed, he and his Nazi regime created the Final Solution. This plan included the decimation of the Jewish population. However, there were many who found this solution immoral and inhumane. Some of these brave souls took it into their own hands to protect the lives of the Jews, even if it cost…

Eva Ginzova, born February 21st of 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, kept a diary from June 24th, 1944 till May 14th, 1945 while she resided in the Terezin Ghetto. Despite the horrible, atrocious conditions of the ghetto, Eva was considered lucky because she was there for less than year and she was a child. Jewish children in the ghetto received protection from the elders who tried to shelter them from the ghetto and war as well as provide secret schooling. Eva was born to a mother who was raised…

In the summer of 1944, the allied advance in the Pacific theatre had reached the Marianas island chain. The second largest island in this chain, Saipan, lies 1,464 miles from the Japanese capital of Tokyo. With the completion of the Marshall Island campaign, US command determined that due to its proximity to the Japanese mainland, the Japanese held island of Saipan would be the next target. On 25 May, 1944, Task force 58 set sail from Hawaii to begin preparations for the assault. Strategic…