Today March 13 1938

[Hoffman Grink]

Germany invaded Austria, which was made a province named ‘Ostmark’. The following day, Hitler arrived in triumph to be greeted by a huge welcoming crowd.

[Hoffman Grink]

A scholar could have mentioned the last day of the Winter War (Finland 1940)
Or the bombing of Clydebank in 1941
Perhaps even the date Tirpitz berthed for the last time at Trondheim in 1942
And I would have thought the Liquidation of the Ghetto at Krakow in 1943 would have had mention.
U-575 being sunk off the Azores in 1944 could escape attention.......
1945 anyone?

[Hoffman Grink]

Well I can find US incendiary strikes on Japan and the House of Representatives reauthorising the Lend Lease Act for the last time on 13 March 1945 but it seems little of major historical significance happened on March 13 1945...... I'm sure someone will find something.

[Casbah Rock]

Operation by 617 Squadron on Bielefeld railway viaduct 13th March 1945

[Hoffman Grink]

Spot on Seb Thanks!

[Casbah Rock]

No probs Paul - Lot of spare down time to while away at the moment.

[Hennig]

Heldengedenktag

13 Marz
Day of Rememberance of Nationalsocialists killed in early days of Movement
(pre 1933).
And of Veterans who have died after surviving the war.

[Franz repper]

SS-Hauptsturmführer Günther Degen Kdr 1 bat / Geb.Jeg Rgt 11 was killed in Pfaffenheck

winner of the Knights Cross 7.10.1944 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and CO of 1. Battalion, SS Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 11 "Reinhard Heydrich"