1972 Statutory National Military Service decreases from 18 months to 15 months duration.
Probably just distracted in France.1942 German Wehrmacht rolls out "Fall Blau", their last strategic offensive opreation in Russia. Exhausting and wasting the remaining invasive troops and second outfit replacements, overstretching the frontlines and ending up in the Stalingrad desaster.
Today's date in 1954, Elvis had his first commercial recording session at Sun Records in Memphis. He recorded That's Allright, originally recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup in 1946, I think it was.