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50 FINNS KILLED, 100 HURT, IN WIDE RUSSIAN AIR RAIDS; BRITISH DOWN 3 NAZI PLANES (2/4/40)
Microfiche-New York Times archives, Cabrillo College Library | 2/4/40 | K.J. Eskelund, James MacDonald, G.H. Archambault, Frank L. Kluckhohn, Hallett Abend, Percival Knauth

Posted on 2/4/2010, 1:20:44 PM by Homer_J_Simpson

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NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: catholic; milhist; realtime; worldwarii
Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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1 posted on 2/4/2010, 1:20:45 PM by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 2/4/2010, 1:22:09 PM by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; GRRRRR; 2banana; henkster; ...
Reds Bomb Cities – 2-3
The International Situation – 3
Raid British Coast – 5-6
Priest Wins Fame with French Army – 6
Finnish War Seen as Cue For West – 7
Netherlands Seeking Direct Air Link to U.S. – 7
Walrus Killed by Pencil Swallowed as Nazi Tidbit – 7
New Greek Envoy Here, Expresses Peace Hopes – 8
Assembly in Cuba Set to Open Friday – 8
Hull Trade Treaties Favored in Survey (Gallup) – 8
U.S. Acts on Raids by Tokyo’s Fliers on China Railroad – 9-10
U.S. and Canada Held Key Nations in War – 10
Tokyo War Chief Sees a ‘Holy’ Task – 10
Japanese Report Gains on Vast Line – 11
Firmness to Japan is Urged on the U.S. – 11
Our Navy Second in Under-Age Tons – 12-13
$25,000 Bail Fixed in Narcotics Case – 12
Scott is Acquitted in Securities Case – 13
Nazis Say English are ‘White Jews’ – 14-15

News of the Week in Review
Additional author not in thread header: Raymond Daniell

Twenty News Questions – 17
Allies See Blockade of Reich Succeeding – 18-19
Answers to Twenty News Questions - 19

3 posted on 2/4/2010, 1:23:27 PM by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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“Mrs. Jones has a new gas-mask carrier, dear.”

Really? What’s his name?


4 posted on 2/4/2010, 4:27:16 PM by CougarGA7 (In order to dream of the future, we need to remember the past. - Bartov)
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Day 67 of the Winter War, February 4, 1940


Ladoga Karelia: Finnish troops wipe up the western 'motti' at Lemetti in the early hours of the morning, capturing a considerable amount of enemy materiel, including 32 assault tanks, 40 lorries, six field kitchens and the instruments of a military band. Only around one hundred enemy troops manage to break out of the 'motti' before its final destruction.
Photo: SA-KUVA

Finns take western 'motti' at Lemetti


5 posted on 2/4/2010, 4:31:19 PM by CougarGA7 (In order to dream of the future, we need to remember the past. - Bartov)
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Really? What’s his name?

Good one.

BTW, for those with TCM access, the movie network is now running a 1943 movie called "Air Force." The scene on right now portrays a formation of B-17's flying from Hamilton Field to Hickam Field on Dec. 7 1941. Good B-17 shots.

6 posted on 2/4/2010, 4:41:09 PM by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/feb40/f04feb40.htm

In Belgrade... The Balkan Entente indicate they will remain neutral in the war between Britain, France and Germany.

In the North Sea... The minesweeper HMS Sphinx sinks a day after being bombed by German aircraft.

The Winter War... Fourteen are killed and 179 injured in heavy Soviet air raids on Helsinki and the surrounding area. A total of 141 targets (towns, rail junctions, harbors) are attacked.


7 posted on 2/4/2010, 7:36:47 PM by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/04.htm

February 4th, 1940

UNITED KINGDOM: Destroyers HMS Basilisk and Brilliant sail from Dover; the former with the Prime Minister, War Cabinet and Chief of Staff for Boulogne. (Dave Shirlaw)

NORTH SEA: The minesweeper (sloop) HMS Sphinx sinks a day after being bombed by German aircraft.
U-17 had to break off her patrol due to serious engine trouble.

At 0417, SS Hop was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by U-37 near the Shetland Islands.
At 2125, the unescorted SS Leo Dawson was torpedoed by U-37 NE of Fair Isle. The master and 34 crewmembers were lost.

(Dave Shirlaw)

FINLAND: The Soviet offensive at Summa breaks down after heavy losses.

GIBRALTAR: The U.S. passenger liner SS Manhattan, detained at Gibraltar the previous day, is released, but not before British authorities seize 390 sacks of German mail. American diplomatic mail pouches, however, are not disturbed. (Jack McKillop)

YUGOSLAVIA: The members attending the Balkan Entente meeting in Belgrade indicate they will remain neutral in the war between Britain, France and Germany. (Jack McKillop)


8 posted on 2/4/2010, 9:08:40 PM by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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"Priest Wins Fame with French Army – 6"

"White Father From Africa an Almost Legendary Figure as a Patrol Leader

"MANY OF CLERGY FIGHTING

"Ministers of All Sects Liable for Active Service on same Basis as the Laity"

"WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, in the field, Feb 3 -- A sector of the Lorraine front boasts of a patrol leader who is fast becoming legendary for dash, bravery and ascendancy over his ____ [illegible]. He is a White Father, a missionary in northern Africa.

"This correspondent has met more than one priest who has become an officer. there are many also in the ranks. This serves to recall that France, almost alone among nations, does not differentiate between ministers of religion and laymen in liability to military service in combat formation.

"In the World War 30,000 of the Catholic clergy, both regular and secular, joined the colors. When the armistice came they had won 16,000 citations, and of them 6,000 had been killed...

"From the Paris Diocese alone more than 500 priests are now serve at the front, including a colonel in the air force and at least one battalion commander. There are also proportionate numbers of Protestant ministers and rabbis...

Chaplains are not included in the figures, since they form a distinct category..."

Six thousand of 30,000 Catholic clergy who served killed in combat in the First World War. For the Second World War iirc, the numbers are in the hundreds rather than thousands. Still, can anyone imagine such a thing today?

9 posted on 2/7/2010, 1:17:01 PM by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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