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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