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Joseph Stalin and the Dissolution of the Comintern
On May 22, 1943, Moscow announced the dissolution of the Communist International.
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Louisiana Spotlight: "Lightning" Joe Collins
New Orleans born Major General Joe Collins led the US Army's VII Corps in Europe, battling German forces from Normandy to the Elbe River.
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Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr.
By the time Edward Carter had turned 24, he had fought alongside the Chinese against the Japanese, served in the Merchant Marine, and, finding that uneventful, joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the fight against the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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A Shared Enmity: Germany, Japan, and the Creation of the Tripartite Pact
Shared enmity toward Franklin D. Roosevelt’s United States of America is what brought Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan together again in the early fall of 1940 to certify a new agreement.
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The 30th Infantry Division’s Heroic Stand at Mortain, August 1944
The US 30th Infantry Division receives the Presidential Unit Citation in honor of its heroism at the Battle of Mortain, August 1944.
Past Events
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Lunchbox Lecture: "The Munich Agreement: From Versailles to Blitzkrieg" by Rick Jacobs
10/21/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMOn September 30, 1938, Nazi Germany entered an agreement with the United Kingdom, France, and Italy approving the annexation of the Sudetenland. This lecture will describe the efforts that led to the signing of the agreement and how it kicked off what became World War II.
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Ghost Army Painting with Artist Journey Allen
10/20/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMGrab your art supplies and join New Orleans artist Journey Allen as she takes us through painting a special piece inspired by the National WWII Museum’s newest special exhibition, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II, on display through January 2021.
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WWII and the Early Civil Rights Movement
10/15/2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as we explore World War II as catalysts of the modern civil rights movement.
