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CHURCHILL CALLS FOR U.S. WEAPONS, NOT BIG OVERSEAS ARMIES, IN 1941 (1/18/41)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library
| 1/18/41
| Raymond Daniell, Harold Hinton, Percival Knauth, James MacDonald
Posted on 01/18/2011 5:00:19 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War North Africa, 1940: Grazianis Advance and Wavells Offensive, 13 September 1940-7 February 1941 (Map 34a)
Marcks Plan, August 5, 1940
Operation Barbarossa (Dir. 21), December 18, 1940
The Mediterranean Basin (Map 33)
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939
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posted on
01/18/2011 5:00:56 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Winston S. Churchill, The Grand Alliance
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posted on
01/18/2011 5:02:01 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; GRRRRR; 2banana; henkster; ...
Our Help Stressed 2-3
Discontent in Italy Reported Growing 3
The International Situation 3
Nine Irish Vessels Sunk Since Start of the War 3
British Fleet Key 4-5
The Day in Washington 5
Air Blows Traded in Mediterranean 6
Wheeler Demands Omission of Photo in Film; Condemns Portrayal of Reply to Roosevelt 7
Goerings Latest Long-Range Bomber (photo) 7
Nazis Bomb Town in South of Wales 8
Days War Communiques * 9
* I missed the bottom lines of this two-column report. I dont know how much is missing but I dont think it is a lot. Anyway, the British and Italian communiqués are cut off.
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01/18/2011 5:04:47 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
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01/18/2011 5:18:52 AM PST
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/18.htm
January 18th, 1941
UNITED KINGDOM: The Ministry of Economic Warfare charges that “Some United States producers are helping Germany indirectly by selling Russia commodities in which Germany is deficient. Of these cotton is the most important.”
Fair Isle, Orkney: An RAF rescue launch, sent to collect the German airmen who crashed yesterday, runs aground at the south end of the island. A second boat is despatched to collect both men and boat. It too runs aground and has to be refloated with the help of the islanders.
Corvette FS Mimosa (ex-HMS Mimose) launched.
Corvette HMS Pentstemon launched.
Destroyer HMS Eskdale laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)
GERMANY: U-77 commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)
MALTA: Luftwaffe planes attack the island’s airfields.
CHINA: The Communist Party describes the New Fourth Army incident as “planned by pro-Japanese conspirators and anti-Communist die-hards.”
U.S.A.: The German Consul General in San Francisco, California, displays the prescribed German Reich flag from the consular office in recognition of a German national holiday. At noon the flag is taken down in the presence of what is described as “a large shouting throng of people” and torn to pieces. The German Chargé d’Affaires Hans Thomsen makes “most emphatic protest” to the U.S. Government over the incident. (Jack McKillop)
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posted on
01/18/2011 5:20:31 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://worldwar2daybyday.blogspot.com/
Day 506 January 18, 1941
1000 miles off the coast of Angola, German cruiser Admiral Scheer captures Norwegian tanker Sandefjord (carrying 11,000 tons of crude oil) which is taken as prize. Sandefjord is sent to occupied France, arriving on February 27 and renamed Monsun under the German flag.
700 miles West of the Canary Islands, German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran sinks British tanker British Union (10 killed, 28 crew and a pet monkey rescued from 2 lifeboats and taken prisoner, 7 crew in another lifeboat rescued next day by British auxiliary cruiser HMS Arawa).
Destroyer HMS Castleton is damaged by German bombing while under repair at Portsmouth (repairs finally completed February 22).
Luftwaffe Stukas again bomb Malta, destroying 6 RAF aircraft and damaging many more at the Luqa and Hal Far airfields.
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posted on
01/18/2011 5:22:24 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
I would so love one of those $1.50 Sunday dinners at the Brass Rail “with all the trimmings.”
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posted on
01/18/2011 5:43:00 AM PST
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Elwood P. Doud
(America, you voted for a negro socialist with an Islamic name - so why act surprised?)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
I see that LBJ was getting his name in the Times - way back then. (page 4, col3)
"Representive Johnson of Texas"
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posted on
01/18/2011 7:28:50 AM PST
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Tank-FL
(Keep the Faith - Congratulations - Albert - your Old Corps Now!-)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
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posted on
01/18/2011 10:28:44 AM PST
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Larry381
(Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare)
To: Tank-FL
"Representive Johnson of Texas" I missed that one. A few months ago, when Selective Service legislation was going into effect, LBJ made a list of reps who were of draftable age and were required to register. I believe Gore the Elder was also among that group.
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posted on
01/18/2011 10:43:48 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Tank-FL
By the way - Isn’t the Times being helpful by printing the photo and description of the German long-range bomber (pg. 7)? This is the day after Secretary of War Stimson’s testimony to the House Foreign Affairs committee warning of possible invasion by air of the United States if Lend-Lease (or Lease-Lend, depending) isn’t passed promptly.
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posted on
01/18/2011 10:55:36 AM PST
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
I have noticed a hawk-ish tone to many of the articles.
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posted on
01/18/2011 11:52:41 AM PST
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Tank-FL
(Keep the Faith - Congratulations - Albert - your Old Corps Now!-)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
That was rather timely wasn’t it. I wonder if the Chicago Tribune carried a similar story. I’m betting not.
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posted on
01/18/2011 1:12:51 PM PST
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CougarGA7
(It take a village to raise an idiot.)
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