[Homer_J_Simpson]

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 .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
German Invasion of Russia – Operations, 22 June-25 August 1941
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[PeterPrinciple]

ORPHANS GET OWN POOL

—————The pool dates back to last summer, when a group of youngsters eager for a pool of their own, started to dig one. They completed the excavation all right but the concrete work proved a little too tough...................

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Now that is the America I grew up in.................

[CougarGA7]

• "It is often said that the campaign has not been proceeding as might have been assumed from reports at the start of the operation...Since then, we have had the impression that the Soviets have plenty of materiel and that there has been increasing resistance...From the number of reported deaths...the panzer corps reports and front reports, one can safely assume that casualties really are higher than in previous campaigns." - SD (Sicherheitsdienst) report

• After meeting from the front line generals, Hitler agrees to release one month production for the eastern front. This equated to 400 tank engines and only 35 newly produced tanks.

• The Japanese government affirms its position not to get involved in the Soviet-German war.

• The remnants of the surrounded forces in the Smolensk area escape to the east.

[CougarGA7]

I like the cover story for the meeting with Churchill. Just a little salt-water vacation, nothing to see here.

[CougarGA7]