[Homer_J_Simpson]

I can’t find the messages we exchanged, but it was sometime around now that fellow Freeper ex-snook arrived in France with the U.S. Army. As far as I know he is the only member of our ping list that served in WWII.

Veto on Sforza Hit (Hulen) – 2
Churchill Pledges Free Greek Voting (Daniell) – 2-3
War on Three Fronts and in Air Hammers Hitler’s Fortress (page 1 map) – 3
Patton Strikes Hard to Drive Enemy from Rich Saar Basin (Middleton) – 4-5
War News Summarized – 5
Alert Doughboys Tracking Down the Germans along the Western Front (photos) – 6-7
Canadian Troops Capture Ravenna – 7
Nazis Get Regrets on a Ship Sinking – 8
British Air Leader Killed in Middle East Accident – 8
China Shifts Anti-Yenan Forces to Check Japanese in Kweichow – 8-9
U.S. Bazookas End Leyte Tank Drive – 9
Girl Mascot in Tears as P-47 Base Moves, Taking Her from Its Clinic to Hospital – 9
State Department Shift (Krock) – 11
Great Battles but No Decisions (Baldwin) – 12
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 13-14

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/dec44/06dec44.htm#

Germans flood Holland
Wednesday, December 6, 1944 www.onwar.com

On the Western Front... Elements of the US 3rd Army enter Saareguemines which is defended by German forces. In Holland, the British 2nd Army is held up southwest of Arnhem by the German demolition of dikes and the consequent flooding.

Over Germany... Day and night bombing of the Leuna synthetic fuel plant is conducted.

In Germany... The He162 Volksjager jet fighter is flight-tested over Vienna.

In Liberated Greece... Fighting between government forces, support by British troops, and Communist rebels continues. General Scobie claims there is evidence of a number of former German soldiers being employed by the ELAS forces.

In Moscow... Marshal Stalin meets with Free French President, General de Gaulle.

From Washington... Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott is appointed commander of the US 5th Army fighting in Italy. He replaces Lt. Gen. Mark Clark.

[Squawk 8888]

To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.

Canada Ping!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Live streaming is about to get under way for the last day of the WW2 70th Anniversary Conference in New Orleans. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in history. Whatever your knowledge level you will learn something new and interesting.

http://ww2conference.com/home/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Live%20Stream%20Dec2014&utm_campaign=Conference%20FY15

[PapaNew]

Hello. For some reason FR suddenly thinks I’m new here and won’t let me mail or put up immediate posts. I’ve been here at FR for years. Need some help here. Thanks.

[henkster]

German front at Aachen:

German front in Lorraine:

The Colmar Pocket: