Japanese Troops in China On 23 October 1937, the ACTU called on the Australian government to boycott trade with Japan, following the Japanese invasion of China. From The Advertiser (Adelaide), October 1937: The full executive of the All Australian Council of Trade Unions, the central body of the trade unions of Australia, decided to appeal … Continue reading On this day (Australia): In 1937, the ACTU called on the government to boycott trade with Japan, following the Japanese invasion of China
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December 29, 1940 – London is bombed during the ‘Blitz’, resulting in almost 3,000 civilian deaths
The Battle of Britain, or the Blitz, was an intense bombing campaign in England in World War II by the German air force, the Luftwaffe. The Blitz took its name from the German word Blitzkrieg, meaning 'Lightning War'. Prior to the attacks on England, the German air force had spent a month attempting to decimate … Continue reading December 29, 1940 – London is bombed during the ‘Blitz’, resulting in almost 3,000 civilian deaths
December 15, 1961 – Adolf Eichmann, ‘Chief Executioner of the Third Reich’, is sentenced to death for his war crimes
Adolf Eichmann was a member of the Austrian Nazi party in World War II. After his promotion to the Gestapo's Jewish section, he was essentially responsible for the extermination of millions of Jews during the war. He is often referred to as the 'Chief Executioner' of the Third Reich. Eichmann escaped from a prison camp … Continue reading December 15, 1961 – Adolf Eichmann, ‘Chief Executioner of the Third Reich’, is sentenced to death for his war crimes
December 9, 1941 – Australia formally declares war on Japan
On the morning of 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. This one act changed the direction of World War II. Despite the success of the Japanese in their aim of crippling the US navy, the … Continue reading December 9, 1941 – Australia formally declares war on Japan
December 7, 1941 – Pearl Harbor bombed
At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow … Continue reading December 7, 1941 – Pearl Harbor bombed
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