U. S. SEIZES NAZI RADIO IN GREENLAND (10/12/41)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 10/12/41 | Bertram D. Hulen, C.L. Sulzberger, Hanson W. Baldwin, Otto D. Tolischus

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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[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
Advance on Moscow – Operations, 26 August-5 December 1941
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – Major Japanese War Objectives and Planned Opening Attacks

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Gordon W. Prange, At Dawn We Slept

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Winston S. Churchill, The Grand Alliance

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Party of 20 is Held – 2
Retreat Admitted – 3
All Nazi Armies Gain, Berlin Says – 4
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 5-6

The News of the Week in Review
The Nazis Drive Toward Moscow in Their Quest for Victory (photo and map) – 7-8
Twenty News Questions – 9
Hitler Goes ‘All-Out’ to Beat the Russians – 10-11
The Fate of Russia Hinges on the Battle for Moscow (map) – 12
Greater East Asia – Testing-Ground of Japan’s Expansion – 13
Hard Facts Restrain the Japanese – 14
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 15
‘Billy’ Mitchell’s Son Joins the Army (photo) – 15

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Is this Free Republic or the “History Channel”?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/oct41/f12oct41.htm

Heavy rain not stopping Germans
Sunday, October 12, 1941 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... German advances towards Moscow continue despite the heavy rains. Kaluga is captured after fierce fighting with the Soviets. The town of Bryansk is evacuated, but fighting in the area continues.

In North Africa... Relief operations continue to the besieged British outpost at Tobruk (7000 troops are taken in and just under 8000 are taken out). The minelayer Latona is sunk by a Stuka attack and one destroyer is damaged in the operations.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/12.htm

October 12th, 1941

U.S.S.R.: Kaluga falls to the German forces advancing on Moscow. The worsening weather has caused problems with the advance, but has not been able to stop it. Today the Russians evacuate Bryansk, and civilians start to be evacuated from Moscow.

NORTH AFRICA: A series of relief efforts for Tobruk begin today. During the next 14 days over 7000 troops of the British 70th Infantry Division will be transferred in and almost 8000 Australians will be pulled out. The British lose minelayer Latona and damage to one destroyer.

U.S.A.: THE NEW YORK TIMES lists two commercial TV stations in New York City, WNBT (now WNBC-TV) on channel 1 and WCBW (now WCBS-TV) on channel 2. (Jack McKillop)

ATLANTIC OCEAN:

U-75 sank HMS LCT-2 and LCT-7.

U-83 sank SS Corte Real. (Dave Shirlaw)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Is this Free Republic or the “History Channel”?

Website: freerepublic.com
Forum: General/Chat
Topic: History

Thanks for the bttt.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Homer has been doing this for at least two years, and will do so until September of 2015 and the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.

Personally, it’s one of my favorite ongoing threads and something I read every day.

A nice break from dealing with you know who in the White House.

[BroJoeK]

October 12, 1941

• "Following the extermination by Gestapo agents and Ukrainian militia of 10,000 to 12,000 Jews at burial pits outside of Stanislawów, Ukraine, German perpetrators throw a "Bloody Sunday" victory celebration.
• "At Sabac, Yugoslavia, hundreds of Gypsies are murdered.
• "Three thousand Jews are killed at Sheparovtse, Ukraine."

  "From June to November 1941, Arthur Nebe commanded Einsatzgruppe B, operating around Minsk, Belorussia, and along the Moscow front.
  In those five months, Nebe's unit executed over 45,000 Jews.

  "After completing his assignment in Russia, Nebe returned to his duties as head of the Criminal Police.
  During Heinrich Himmler's visit to Minsk, Nebe staged the shooting execution of 100 people for the Reichsführer's viewing.
  Himmler, sickened at the sight, became particularly distressed over two women not killed outright.
  He then instructed Nebe to find more "humane" methods of killing.
  When given the task of ending the suffering of insane-asylum inmates, Nebe used dynamite on the mentally ill.

  "Involved in the plot against Hitler, Nebe was himself apparently executed in 1945.
  He may have survived, however, as witnesses reported seeing him in Italy in 1956 and Ireland in 1960."

[Rebelbase]

Great stuff as always!

[dfwgator]

Note the raid on the German radio station took place in September, but the details of the raid weren’t released until much later.

Obama could have taken a lesson from this.

[CougarGA7]

• Security forces embark and a massive killing program in Eastern Galicia eliminating thousands of Jewish men, women, and children in the first two weeks and tens of thousands over the next couple of months.

• The SS "Reich" capture Gzhatsk.

[CougarGA7]

This project began in January of 2008 when Homer, while doing some research ran across an article that he felt was worth posting (on 1938). Since then it has grown in epic proportions to where Homer has not been given a day off since August 2009. My FRiend, this is far better than the History Channel, we post the news, expand on the issues with our analysis as well as postings of audio, primary documentation, and scholarly text without having to answer to liberal executives. Awesome concept if you ask me.

[CougarGA7]

Couldn't resist. This picture just needed additional commentary.

[Enchante]

whatever one labels it this is a unique and much valued thread for those of us who follow it