Military Tour WW2 German, American, British, Canadian Uniforms, Helmets Accessories. ON THIS DAY IN MILITARY HISTORYFebruary 2. World War II, 1. 94. Politics, Saudi Arabia. Following the example of Syria on the 2. Saudi Arabia declares war on Germany. January 21, 2006. Lieutenant John Francis Bergerson, the son of Mr. Mrs. Francis Bergerson of Mercer Island, was killed in action near DaNang, Republic of Vietnam. THE DEATH CARD. SGM Herb Friedman Ret. Note Images from this article were used in Three Practical Lessons from the Science of Influence Operations Message. The rush to join the Allies in part stems from the announcement that only those states that declare war become March 1 will be invited to a conference in San Francisco on the proposed postwar United Nations. Western Front, Germany. The US First Army begins its drive to the Rhine River, spearheaded by the VII Corps. Pacific, Philippines. A Regiment of the US 4. Division captures the island of Palawan. February 2. World War II, 1. Pacific, Iwo Jima. As the fighting on Iwo Jima becomes more intense, the US 3rd Marine Division is committed to the battle. February 2. 3World War II, 1. The best opinions, comments and analysis from The Telegraph. Western Front, Germany. The US First and Ninth Armies launch Operation Grenade, the crossing of the Roer River, and head to the Rhine. Filesharing websites are not exactly known for their sterling reputation, though a few such as famed torrent site the Pirate Bay have been around for long enough. Preceded by a barrage from over 1. German reserves have been committed to half Operation Veritable farther north. By the end of the day, 2. Pacific, Iwo Jima. US Marines raise the American flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi in the south of the island. This web page is dedicated to our good friend, retired armored vehicle engineer Bill Criswell who passed away a few years ago. A courageous and wise voice of reason. Aliens Vs Predator 2010 Patch 1.3'>Aliens Vs Predator 2010 Patch 1.3. Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews. TAIPEI CNA The Ministry of National Defense MND, made public Tuesday key points in its proposed reform of military pensions, including setting. The US Marines now have to turn north to clear the rest of the island. February 2. 2The Civil War, 1. North Carolina, Land War. The Battle of WilmingtonFort AndersonTown CreekForks RoadSugar Loaf Hill. With the fall of Fort Fisher to Union forces on January 1. Wilmington was under great threat. About 6,6. 00 Confederate troops under Major General Robert Hoke held Fort Anderson and a line of works that prevented the Federals from advancing up the Cape Fear River. In early February, the Union XXIII Corps arrived at Fort Fisher, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, and Major General John Schofield took command of the Union forces, totaling 1. Schofield then began to reduce the various Confederate outposts. The Confederates were forces to abandon Fort Anderson on February 1. Town Creek to form a new defense line. But this line collapsed the next day. Tonight General Braxton Bragg orders the evacuation of Wilmington, and the burning of cotton, tobacco, and government stores. The Third Reich, 1. Germany, Resistance. The Execution Hans and Sophie Scholl of the White Rose resistance takes place in Munich. They were found guilty of distributing traitorous literature and beheaded. February 2. 1World War II, 1. Western Front, Germany. The Canadian First Army takes Goch, which ends Operation Veritable, an offensive from the Nijmegen area between the Rhine and the Maas Rivers. Far East, Burma. General William Slims British Fourteenth Army begins the reconquest of central Burma. Breaking out of the Irrawaddy bridgeheads, columns are directed to Mandalay, Burmas second city, and the important rail and road communications center at Meiktila. In northern Burma, the British 3. Division breaks through Japanese positions at Myitson after a vicious three week battle. Japanese forces are now on the retreat in the area. February 1. World War II, 1. Under the command of Lieutenant General Holland M. Race Driver Grid Pc Patch 1.3 here. Smith, the US 4th and 5th Marine Divisions land. Resistance is at first light, but then the attackers are hit by intense artillery and small arms fire from the 2. Japanese garrison. However, despite casualties, the Americans have 3. The Vietnam War, 1. South Vietnam, Ground War. The MACV commander directs that from May 1 to June 3. Operation Keystone Robin Charlie, the whole of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade will be deployed. The Civil War, 1. South Carolina, Land War. A Division of the Union XV Corps reached Columbia yesterday and shelled the State house. The city surrendered almost at once. Today, as Union troops entered Columbia, someone sets fire to bales of cotton that have been piled in the streets. High winds help spread the blaze, and over half the city is destroyed before the flames are brought under control. The Union General Slocum witnesses the damage done to the city and later described the Devastation Nearly all the public buildings, several churches, an orphan asylum, and many of the residences were destroyed. The city was filled with helpless woman and children and invalids, many of whom were rendered houseless and homeless in a single night. No sadder scene was presented during the war. Whether the fire was started by retreating confederates or by arriving Union troops has remained a matter of controversy. The Union army stayed in Columbia until February 2. February 1. 6World War II, February 1. Pacific, Philippines. US forces begin to clear the Japanese from the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon. The peninsula of Bataan falls relatively easily, though Corregidor proves a harder nut to crack. The assault begins on the 1. US paratroopers dropping on the southwest heights of the island. Simultaneously, an amphibious assault by a battalion of infantry takes place on the southern shore. By the evening of the 2. US hands. It is declared secure on the 2. The Japanese garrison refuses to surrender, and is virtually wiped out in the fighting. World War II, 1. 94. Pacific, Iwo Jima. The US Navy begins a three day concentrated bombardment of Iwo Jima. The island has to be taken for four reasons the unescorted US bombers flying from the Marianas to Japan are suffering heavy losses, and therefore, airfields closer to Japan are needed for fighter escorts Iwo Jima has two air bases and is only three hours flying time from Tokyo Iwo Jima is prewar Japanese territory, whose loss would be a severe blow to the homeland and it is a key link in the air defenses of the Marianas. February 1. 4World War II, 1. Eastern Front, East Prussia. As a result of the Red Armys advance, over half of the 2. East Prussia have fled west. Some have been taken out by boat, although most have walked or made their way by horse and wagon. Thousands have died from either cold of exhaustion, or  in Soviet air and artillery attacks. The Third Reich, 1. North Africa, Tunisia. Rommel retreats into Tunisia, but then makes a stand at Mareth and launches an attack. He defeats green American units at Kasserine Pass, but lacks the reserves to effect a decisive breakthrough. His attacks eventually run out of momentum and he is forced to retreat. Meanwhile, Montgomery closes in from the southeast. February 1. 3World War II, February 1. Air War, Germany. The RAF mounts a night raid on Dresden. The 8. 05 bombers inflict massive damage on the citys old town and inner suburbs. The bombing triggers the worst firestorm of the war, in which at least 5. The raid is controversial, as the city has negligible strategic value, is virtually undefended and is crammed with refugees. The next morning, the city is bombed again by 4. US 8th Army Air Force. February 1. 2The Vietnam War, 1. North Vietnam, Naval War. Amphibious Ready Group Alpha3. Marine Amphibious Unit ARGMAU arrives off the coast of North Vietnam, 8. Vinh, where the Tonkin Gulf incident occurred back in 1. From now until March 6, the ARGMAU conducts daily amphibious and communications exercise to divert North Vietnamese forces into thinking that the US Marines are preparing to conduct either a raid or an amphibious landing against North Vietnamese forces. This operation is conducted while Lam Son 7. The Third Reich, 1. Holland, Technology. The Rotterdam Radar, as it was known, falls into German hands after being taken from a crashed British aeroplane near Rotterdam in Holland. February 1. 1World War II, 1. Eastern Front, Hungary. Mc. Cain fudges his Navy record. Posted at 1. 1 2. AM ET, 1. 0 62. Michael Dobbs. Wreckage of Mc. Cain plane, Hanoi, October 1. I crashed a plane in Corpus Christi Bay one Saturday morning. The engine quit while I was practicing landings. I took a few painkillers and hit the sack to rest my aching back for a few hours. I was out carousing, injured back and all, later that evening. John Mc. Cain, Faith of My Fathers. Controversy has surrounded a series of crashes involving planes piloted by John Mc. Cain while serving in the U. S. Navy. In his autobiography, the Republican presidential candidate maintained that a couple of the accidents were caused by engine failure. But an official investigation by the Naval Aviation Safety Center makes clear that the first accident, in March 1. The Facts. During the course of his flying career with the U. S. Navy, John Mc. Cain was involved in at least five major mishaps or crashes involving his plane. The most dramatic incidents occurred in 1. He barely escaped with his life after a missile exploded aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Forrestal, in July of that year, killing 1. In October, Mc. Cain was shot down over Vietnam by a surface to air missile. U. S. Navy records make clear that no blame can be attached to Mc. Cain for either of these incidents. Mc. Cain was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on his return from Vietnam and cited for his superb airmanship in the abortive raid on the power plant in Hanoi that ended with his capture and imprisonment by the North Vietnamese. Mystery has surrounded the precise circumstances of the three earlier incidents, and particularly an accident on March 1. Mc. Cain was still in flight school at Corpus Christi in Texas. The Mc. Cain campaign has either ignored or failed to respond to requests by The Washington Post and other news organizations for the release of the candidates full military records, which could shed light on the accidents and the pilots personal involvement. The official Navy report into the Corpus Christi accident on March 1. AD 6 Skyraider trainer crashed because Mc. Cain failed to maintain an airspeed above the stall speed. It attributed the accident to the preoccupation of the pilot coupled with a power setting too low to maintain level flight. The single engine prop plane sank to the bottom of Corpus Christi Bay. Mc. Cain was rescued by a helicopter after swimming to the surface. The accident report excluded a series of other possible factors, including engine failure and disorientation of the pilot due to vertigo. It recorded pilot error as the sole contributing factor to the accident. A copy of the report was obtained by The Washington Post from the Democratic National Committee, which conducted research at the Naval Historical Center in Washington. Mc. Cains responsibility for the accident was first reported by the Los Angeles Times here. Mc. Cain had another accident with a T 2 trainer jet in November 1. New York City and Norfolk, Va. The Naval Aviation Safety Center was unable to determine the precise cause of the accident or the degree of pilot error. Mc. Cain wrote later that his engine flamed out and he had to eject. In his autobiography, Mc. Cain recalls another mishap around December 1. 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