[...]... that recruited and trained women pilots to perform noncombat flying duties War crimes: Violations of the laws or customs of war xvi World War II: Biographies Timeline 1916 Jeanette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S Congress; she immediately causes controversy by voting against the country’s entry into World War I 1923 Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Worker’s Party... discuss how to end the war and what will happen to Germany and the rest of Europe when the war is over 1945 President Franklin D Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia; Vice President 1945 Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops xxii 1946 First session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in London 1945 1944 G.I Bill signed into law 1946 World War II: Biographies Harry S... League of Nations 1926 1928 xviii World War II: Biographies 1930 The planet Pluto is discovered 1930 1933 Franklin D Roosevelt begins the New Deal program 1932 invade the other’s country; Hitler will break the agreement two years later 1939 General George C Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff, the highest office in the U.S Army 1939 Germany invades Poland, and World War II officially begins when Great... trial (National Archives and Records Administration.) Prime minister of Japan Hideki Tojo is executed for war crimes Fred Korematsu is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States 1969 American astronauts land on the moon 1950 1970 xxiv World War II: Biographies 1989 The Berlin Wall is destroyed 1990 1999 NATO forces bomb Serbia 2010 Frank Capra Born May... Capra turned over the command of the 834th to Litvak and became commanding officer 8 World War II: Biographies of the Signal Corps’ Special Coverage Section His duties included supervising combat photography Capra received the Distinguished Service Medal on June 14, 1945 A creative slowdown after the war After the war, Capra joined with fellow directors George Stevens and William Wyler to form a new... January 12 World War II: Biographies 1911 Their daughter Dorothy was born that December, and son Frank two years later Throughout their life together Chamberlain was known to say about his accomplishments (including becoming prime minister), “I’d never have done it without Annie.” Chamberlain served as lord mayor of Birmingham from 1915 to 1916 His career in national politics began during World War I (1914–18),... of Germany Hitler’s Nazi Party xiv World War II: Biographies controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 The Nazis promoted racist and anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) ideas and enforced complete obedience to Hitler and the party Noncombatant: A job in the military that is not directly involved with combat or fighting; such a job may be given to a conscientious objector during a war O Occupation: Control of a country... staff had 4 World War II: Biographies which was flying bombing raids all over Europe He flew twenty missions and won a number of medals, including a Distinguished Flying Cross Movie idol Clark Gable had recently lost his beloved wife Carole Lombard in a plane crash when he joined the army, making some of his admirers wonder if he was so griefstricken that he hoped he’d be killed in the war After attending... using parts of Triumph of the Will itself He also included footage from several other German propaganda films and newsreels The narration was simply but strongly worded, describing the 6 World War II: Biographies war as “a common man’s life-anddeath struggle against those who would put him back into slavery We lose it—and we lose everything Our homes, the jobs we go back to, the books we read, the... nun, is killed at a concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland March 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act June 1941 Germany attacks the Soviet Union 1941 xx World War II: Biographies December 1941 Germany declares war on the United States 1942 1942 Penicillin is discovered 1942 Erwin Rommel becomes the youngest German officer to be named a field marshal, the highest rank in the German . flying duties. War crimes: Violations of the laws or customs of war. xvi World War II: Biographies WW2bFM.qxp 7/30/03 4:04 PM Page xvi 1918 World War I ends 1920 League. places, and events discussed throughout World War II: Biographies. Comments and Suggestions We welcome your comments on World War II: Biogra- phies, as well as your