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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—June 24, 1942: Gen. Dwight Eisenhower assumes command of US European Theater of Operations (ETO), including North Africa. Gen. Erwin Rommel invades Egypt and is promoted to Field Marshal. Allied POWs begin work on 294-mile extension of Burma-Thailand Railway under brutal conditions.

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