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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 and the occasional radio broadcast 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.
1 posted on 02/01/2014 5:30:23 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
The Marshall Islands: Kwajalein Atoll
Northern Kwajalein Atoll; Roi and Namur Islands, 1944 – 4th Marine Division Operations, 31 January-2 February 1944
Southern Kwajalein Atoll; Kwajalein Island, 1944 – 7th Infantry Division Operations, 31 January-4 February 1944
Eastern Europe, 1941: Russian Leningrad and Ukraine Offensives – Operations, 2 December 1943-30 April 1944
Allied Advance to Volturno River, Reorganization, and Attack on Gustav Line (17 January-11 May 1944)
Anzio-Cassino Area, 1943: Attempts to Cross Rapido and Garigliano Rivers, 17-20 January 1944. Anzio Landing, 22 January 1944. German Counterattack at Anzio, 16-19 February 1944
New Guinea and Alamo Force Operations: Clearing the Huon Peninsula and Securing the Straits, 19 September 1943-26 April 1944
Cartwheel, the Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls, and Concurrent Air and Naval Operations, 30 June 1943-26 April 1944
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Original Allied Strategic Concept, May 1943; Situation in Pacific, 1 November 1943
2 posted on 02/01/2014 5:30:57 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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February 1, 1943:


"For some Jews in the Occupied Netherlands, simply to hide from the Nazis was a gambit that worked--as it did for this elderly couple, Coen and Ella van Eekeres-Jünge, who hid in this tiny Amsterdam basement.
Discomfort and inconvenience were the least of the perils associated with hiding; the primary residents of the building had to be completely committed to the safety of their Jewish guests and cognizant of the grave risks to themselves.
Also, they had to be wary of antisemitic neighbors and even relatives, as well as the inevitable snooping of Nazi authorities."



9 posted on 02/01/2014 6:05:26 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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This will end the expansion of the beachhead. As you can see the Germans still have the high ground.


16 posted on 02/01/2014 10:54:22 AM PST by CougarGA7 ("War is an outcome based activity" - Dr. Robert Citino)
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page 4

Army and Navy Criticized for withholding info on Japanese atrocities.

interesting.


17 posted on 02/01/2014 12:05:04 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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23 posted on 02/01/2014 2:28:14 PM PST by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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