WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
The Thunder of Operation Gallop
By Pat McTaggartAs Adolf Hitler’s vaunted Sixth Army lay in its death throes in the ruins of Stalingrad, German forces to the west of the city faced their own kind of hell. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
Ten Interesting World War II Facts
1. The first American serviceman killed in World War II was Captain Robert M. Losey from Andrew, Iowa. He was serving as a military attaché and was killed in Norway on April 21, 1940, when German aircraft bombed the Dombås railway station where he and others were awaiting transportation. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
British Army’s Battle for Sword Beach
By Mason B. WebbThe easternmost Allied landing beach of the Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944, was code-named Sword. It was the responsibility of British Maj. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
U.S. Navy’s First Attack Against the Japanese
By Glenn BarnettOn the night of November 11, 1940, an event occurred that would change naval warfare for all time. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
German Fighter Ace Adolf Galland was Fearless and Outspoken
Phil ZimmerAdolf Galland stroked his well- groomed mustache as he strode confidentially toward his distinctive Messerschmitt Me-109E with its brightly painted fuselage art featuring Mickey Mouse smoking a cigar and wielding a hatchet. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
The Beast of Omaha: A German Soldier Who Defended Omaha Beach
By Alan Davidge
In the early hours of June 6, 1944, a 20-year-old German soldier hurried to his post at Wiederstandsnest 62 (WN62) overlooking Omaha Beach to man his MG 42 machine gun. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
The B-17 Crewman who Survived Fifty Missions Over Germany
By Allyn VannoyMarshall B. Haugen was born July 8, 1917, and raised in Duluth, Minnesota—one of four brothers, all of whom served in the U.S. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
Monty Crosses the Rhine
By Zita Ballinger FletcherField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery is best known for defeating Germany’s famed commander, Erwin Rommel, at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2020
The 28th Infantry Division’s Heroic Defense during the Battle of the Bulge
By Walter S. Zapotoczny, Jr.The Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944, until January 25, 1945, and stands as one of the classic stories of true grit and defiance against a strong and determined enemy. Read more
