World War II Archives – Page 5 of 60

August 30 in U.S. military history

1776: After a series of defeats by the British, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army conducts a strategic withdrawal of Long

1940: At Lawson Army Airfield (modern-day Fort Benning, Ga.), 1st Lt. William T. Ryder and his Parachute Test Platoon conduct

1862: One year after the Confederacy’s “glorious but dear-bought victory” over the Union in the First Battle of Bull Run,

1776: Five days after 15,000 British soldiers land on Long Island, Gen. William Howe’s forces attack the Patriots garrisoned at

1921: (Featured image) The United States and Germany finally sign a peace treaty, nearly four years after the World War