Chronology of World War II (1993-1994)

Chronology of World War II

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1993

January 3

In Dresden, Germany, reconstruction of the Frauenkirche church begins. The church had collapsed during bombing in 1945. (Reconstruction is completed in 2004.) [68.3] [461.8]
January 14

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Casablanca Conference. [342.660]
February 16

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Kharkov. [342.660]
March 3

Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bismarck Sea. [342.660]
March 25

Russia issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. [343.642]
March 26

Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Arsenal. [343.320]

April 7

Australia issues four postage stamps depicting World War II ships. [306.514]
April 18

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the interception of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. [342.660]
April 19

Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. [343.320]
The Solomon Islands issues four postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of World War II. [282.9]
April 23

Tuvalu issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of World War II in the Pacific. [282.660]
April 27

Gibraltar issues four postage stamps depicting World War II warships. [341.261]
May 25

Greece issues two postage stamps in remembrance of Greek fighting in the war. [341.388]
May 31

The United States issues ten postage stamps marking World War II in 1943. [306.76]
(month unknown)

The United States Mint issues three collector coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of World War II. The coins are: $5 gold, $1 silver, and 50c copper-nickel. [254.5]
June 18

France issues two postage stamps honoring the martyrs and heroes of the resistance during the war. [340.1096
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June 30

Vanautu issues five postage stamps depicting planes of World War II operated by the New Hebrides. [282.790]
(month unknown)

The Paris Mint in France issues a silver one-franc coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 landings in Normandy. [255.29] [285.7]
July 5

Marshall Islands issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. [342.660]
July 10

Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Italy. [342.662]
August 17

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied bomber raid on Schweinfurt, Germany. [342.662]
September 9

France issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of liberation of Corsica. [340.1097]
September 23

Palau issues ten postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of World War II in the Pacific. [343.35]
September 25

Italy issues three postage stamps depicting World War II events of 1943. [341.1061]
Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Smolensk. [342.662]
October 18

Guyana issues 32 postage stamps depicting World War II. [341.554]
November 1

Kiribati issues twenty postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the Gilbert Islands. [342.147]
Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied landings at Bougainville, France. [342.662]
November 8

Canada issues four postage stamps depicting Canada's contribution to World War II in 1943. [340.83]
November 20

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Tarawa. [342.662]
December 1

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Teheran Conference. [342.662]
December 26

Marshall Islands issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of North Cape. [342.662]

1994

January 16

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the SHAEF Commander Eisenhower. [342.662]
January 22

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Anzio, Italy. [342.662]
January 26

Guinea issues twelve postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings. [341.511]
January 27

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. [342.662]
February 4

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of liberation. [342.662]
February 17

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese defeat at Truk. [342.662]
February 20

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the "Big Week", the American bombing of Germany. [342.662]
April 9

France issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the resistance of the Maquis. [340.1098]
April 21

Wallis and Futuna Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, France. [282.928]
April 26

Russia issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. [343.643]
May 18

Italy issues three postage stamps depicting World War II events of 1944. [341.1061]
Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino. [343.321]
May

Palau issues twenty postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of World War II in the Pacific. [343.36]
June 4

France issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings, and the liberation of Paris. [340.1098]
Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Rome, Italy. [342.662]
June 6

Gibraltar issues four postage stamps depicting World War II warships. [341.261]
Great Britain issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [341.295]
Jersey issues six postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [341.341]
Isle of Man issues eight postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [341.355]
Guernsey issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [341.326]
Mali issues fifteen postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [342.615]
Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [342.662]
The United States issues ten postage stamps marking World War II in 1944. [306.78]
June 13

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of V-1 flying bombs striking England. [342.662]
June 15

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of American Marines landing on Saipan. [342.662]
June 19

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. [342.662]
June 20

Guyana issues 24 postage stamps depicting World War II. [341.556]
(month unknown)

Malagasy issues six postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [342.517]
July 3

Belarus issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Soviet areas. [306.667]
July 4

Ghana issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [341.241]
July 11

Sierra Leone issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [343.986]
July

Canadian Major-General Roland Reid unveils a plaque in Caen, France, on behalf of the Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation, commemorating the liberation of the city by Canadian forces in 1944. [3.2]
July 19

St. Vincent issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy. [343.784]
July 20

The Federal Republic of Germany issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. [341.118]
July 21

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam, Philippines. [342.662]
July 26

Dominica issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. [340.760]
August 1

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw uprising in Poland. [342.662]
Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw uprising. [343.322]
August 4

Antigua & Barbuda issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [306.382]
Grenada issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [341.430]
Grenada Grenadines issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [341.462]
August 8

Maldives issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [342.592]
August 11

Uganda issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [282.683]
August 13

France issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence. [340.1098]
August 15

Netherlands issues two postage stamps depicting the war in the Dutch East Indies, and Operation Market Garden. [342.1006]
August 25

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris. [342.662]
August 27

Slovakia issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Slovak uprising. [343.1021]
September 5

Belgium issues a stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Belgium. [306.709]
September 15

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the American Marines landing on Peliliu. [342.662]
Philippines issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of American landings at Leyte Gulf. [343.240]
September 19

Luxembourg issues a 14-franc postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of liberation from German occupation. [728.562]
September 26

Nicaragua issues six postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [342.1164]
October 8

Ukraine issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Soviet areas. [282.696]
October 20

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the return of General MacArthur to the Philippines. [342.662]
October 24

Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. [342.662]
October 25

Central African Republic issues six postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. [340.141]
(month unknown)

Philippines issues six postage stamps depicting Philippine guerilla units during the war. [343.241]
November 7

Canada issues four postage stamps depicting Canada's contribution to World War II in 1944. [340.83]
November 12

Marshall Islands issues two postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Tirpitz. [342.662]
December 12

Tanzania issues postage stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. [282.382]
December 16

Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. [342.662]
December 19

Turks and Caicos Islands issues nine postage stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. [282.647]

End of 1993-1994. Next: 1995.

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