[Tax-chick]

It’s interesting to see Guderian taking the lead in the damage control efforts of the German Army.

[henkster]

Guderian really has his work cut out for him. His responsibility is the Eastern Front, and there really is no “front” for much of the central part. And he also knows that the political standing of the army has never been lower because of the July 20 plot.

If he were an insightful man, he would realize that he is not doing damage control. It’s a salvage operation.

[colorado tanker]

The USS Colorado:

An oldie but goodie, her keel was laid in 1919. She was not at Pearl Harbor because she was being overhauled at Puget Sound Navy Yard. Used almost exclusively for shore bombardment, it has been said that the Colorado fired more 16" shells during WWII than any other ship.

The ship's bell is on display at the University of Colorado Memorial Center, also home of the Glenn Miller Ballroom and the Alferd Packer Restaurant and Grill, named for an early Colorado cannibal. (And that is the correct spelling of his name.)