WILLKIE WARNS U. S. OF ONE-MAN RULE, CITING PRESIDENT’S ‘MY ENVOY’ REMARK (11/1/40)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz | 11/1/40 | James A. Hagerty, Camille M. Cianfarra

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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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Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Marcks’ Plan, August 5, 1940
The Mediterranean Basin (Map 33)
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

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Winston S. Churchill, Their Finest Hour

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Reply by Willkie – 2-3
President Assures Medical Freedom – 3-4
The International Situation – 4
Fascisti Near City – 5
Drive into Greece Reported Halted – 5-6
British Buy Ships to Offset Sinkings – 6
Ambush of Italians in Sudan is Claimed – 7
Movies Will Produce Army Training Films; Industry Organized to Aid Citizen Soldiers – 7
British Put Plane Loss at 2,483 Nazis, 895 Own – 7
Eastman Sets 10% as Defense Profit – 7
Maugham Sees U.S. and British United – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 8-9

[section9]

Jesus, Wendell, butch up!

This is the best you can do?

Best,

Chris

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/nov40/f01nov40.htm

Italians reach the Kalamas

Friday, November 1, 1940 www.onwar.com

In the Balkans... The Italian advance reaches the Kalamas River in the Epirus district. A small British bomber unit is sent to help the Greeks. This force is increased at Churchill’s order during the next few days. About half the RAF strength from Egypt is sent. The British government believes that it is vital to fulfill the guarantees given to Greece to bolster neutral opinion, especially in the Balkans and Turkey.

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Day 428 November 1, 1940

Greece. In the middle of the Italian front, 11,000 elite mountain troops of 3rd Alpine Division Julia have the task of taking the mountain pass at Metsovo. 25 miles from Albania, this pass carries the only road for Greek movements East-West through the Pindus Mountains. They are faced by 2,000 Greek troops (2 infantry battalions, a cavalry troop and 2 artillery batteries, commanded by Colonel Konstantinos Davakis) who use their knowledge of the terrain to move along the hill tops and trap the Julia Division in the Vovousa valley 5 miles short of their objective.
http://www.enkripto.com/2008/10/october-28-1940.html
British cruiser HMS Ajax lands troops (2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment) to reinforce the garrison at Suda Bay on the Greek island of Crete. Italian bombers attack HMS Ajax, scoring several near misses but doing no serious damage.

German bombers attack shipping in the Thames estuary, sinking steamer Letchworth (1 killed) and badly damaging patrol sloop HMS Pintail (10 killed, 3 wounded). HMS Pintail will be under repair in London until February 1941. They also sink minesweeping trawler HMT Tilbury Ness (10 killed; survivors are rescued by anti-aircraft ship Royal Eagle, which also shoots down one of the bombers, and tug Salvo).

At 7.06 AM, 400 miles Northwest of Ireland, U-124 sinks British SS Empire Bison carrying 6067 tons of scrap steel and 94 trucks from USA. 30 crew and 1 gunner are killed. 3 crew and 1 passenger are picked up by Danish merchant Olga S.

Sloop HMS Black Swan hits a mine in the Firth of Forth, Scotland (no fatalities). Black Swan will be towed to Dundee for repairs, completed in April 1941.

[I still care]

Actually, this is so pertinant to today.

Probably one of the things that bothers me most about Obama is his constant talking of America like he owns it. He says “me” incessantly in his speeches, and it really bothers me.

I noticed in his speech after the terrorist scare the other day he used it in a way that indicated this problem. I can’t remember exactly what he said, but it gave the impression he was personally doing something when he really should have said he was directing others to do it. It’s almost like the royal “we”.

I know it’s a small thing, but it really, really bothers me, and I wish it bothered more people. If people had noted it before election, perhaps we wouldn’t have this narcissist in office.

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Forgot the link for Reply 7.

http://worldwar2daybyday.blogspot.com/

[Fiji Hill]

Jesus, Wendell, butch up!
This is the best you can do?

Remember, he was until recently a Democrat, and he referred to the delegates at the RNC last June as "you Republicans."

But don't blame me. I wanted Taft.

[Publius6961]

Bookmark

[CougarGA7]

Also today, Dr. Szilard, who was mentioned a few times last year in relation of the Einstein letter to FDR is still working on promoting an American atomic bomb program. Columbia University, from which he has been doing his work for the last year, finally decided to put him on the payroll today. Despite this, and the fact that earlier this year the element 93, Neptunium was discovered, the American atomic program is still woefully mired in the National Defense Research Council and underfunded. The only significant work being done is the Szilard-Fermi large scale uranium-graphite experiment which isn’t even close to becoming the first reactor pile.

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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/01.htm

November 1st, 1940

UNITED KINGDOM:
London: In a telegram to Air Marshal Longmore in Cairo, Churchill promises to reinforce him “as soon as possible.”

Secretary of State for War to Churchill:

“It is important to prevent capture of Crete by the Italians. Hence:-

Navy, army and air staff already on Crete.

Battalion Yorks and Lancs sent by cruiser, should arrive this morning.

Further forces of Brigade HQ, 1 battalion, 1 Heavy AA battery, 1 LAA battery etc with supplies for 45 days ready to embark in Egypt.

20 anti-tank rifles.

1 Sqn. Blenheims, 1 Sqn. of Bombay for transport.”

RAF Bomber Command: 2 Group. Low-level raider hits barrack block at RAF Wattisham killing 10 and injuring 19.

The Church Times:

“A Messerschmitt was shot down by an RAF fighter off Folkestone. The Nazi pilot was saved from drowning by a Jewish soldier in the British army, who plunged into the sea, swam three-quarters of a mile, and held up the airman until they were both picked up by a fishing boat.”

Corvette HMS Heather commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

FRANCE: General Karl-Heinrich von Stulpnagel is appointed head of the military regime in the occupied zone.

GERMANY: U-158, U-252, U-509, U-510 laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)

GREECE: Italian forces reach the river Kalamas, near Epirus.

Italian aircraft bomb Salonika and islands of Corfu and Crete. 300 are killed in bombing attacks on Piraeus.

SINGAPORE:The British host a conference of representatives from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Holland to discuss defence of the Malay Barrier. The US sends Purnell as an observer. No direct records remain of the matters covered at this conference. British and American navies exchange liaison officers, Lt Cdr Wisden, RN, being sent to Manila.and Captain John Creighton, USN, to Singapore. (Marc Small)

U.S.A.: Under the current expansion plans the US Navy today orders 379 Martin PBM-3 Mariner flying boats.

The Hollywood film companies make their studios available to the military for the production of training films. (Jack McKillop)

The Atlantic Squadron of the USN is renamed the Patrol Force. (Keith Allen)

ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-124 sank SS Empire Bison in Convoy HX-82. (Dave Shirlaw)