[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
North Africa, 1941: Pursuit to Tunisia, November 1942-February 1943
Tunisia 1942: Axis Initiative-Situation 14 February 1943, and Operations Since 1 January
Southwest Russia, 1942: Soviet Winter Offensive, Operations, 13 December 1942-18 February 1943
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943

[BobL]

I realize that the Soviets were allies during the war, but PLEASE, did the New York Times have to go this far in describing Lenningrad:

“With its large worker population, the city became the center of the proletarian struggle and many attributed its heroic stand since August, 1941, to the faith of its populace in the teachings of Lenin, father of the Soviet Union, for whom it is named.”

Did they just take press releases from the Soviet Embassy verbatim?

(btw, thanks, again, for the great postings)

[BroJoeK]

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January 19, 1943:

• "As Nazis raid the Warsaw Ghetto for the second consecutive day, a crying child is accidentally suffocated by his terrified mother.

• January 19-22: "Six thousand Jews from Warsaw are murdered at the Treblinka death camp."

"Head of the ghetto administration in Lódz, Poland, Hans Biebow (left) surveys the booty collected from the Jews under his charge.
Biebow used his extensive powers for personal enrichment.
He exploited Jewish labor and robbed Jews of their property.
In order to maximize his profits, Biebow managed to keep the ghetto open until the summer of 1944."

"As younger and older German males were conscripted into the armed forces, the Nazi authorities turned to the vast pool of labor from the conquered countries of the East to supply their needs.
Here, female workers from the Soviet Union engage in forced labor at the Siemens factory in Berlin.
They wear badges with the OST insignia, identifying them as Ostarbeiter, workers from the East."

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