[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 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.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Northwestern France, 1944 – The Exploitation: Operations, 14-25 August 1944
Southern France, 1944 – Operations in the South, 15-28 August, 1944
Eastern Europe, 1941: Russian Balkan and Baltic Campaigns – Operations, 19 August-31 December 1944
The Western Pacific, New Guinea, and the Philippine Islands: Allied Advances to the Palaus and Morotai, 30 July-17 September 1944 and Air Attacks on the Philippines, 7-22 September 1944
Northern Italy 1944: Allied Advance to Gothic Line, 5 June-25 August and Gains 29 August-31 December
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, April-December 1944 and Situation 31 December
China-Burma, 1941: Third Burma Campaign – Slim’s Offensive, June 1944-March 1945

[Stosh]

Thanks as always for this wonderful series - it’s a real treat to check each morning to see how things are going in an armed conflict in which the good guys are actually trying to prevail (in contrast, it’s just awful that the current regime has its head in a place where the sun don’t shine).

One of the last articles was interesting in it’s implication on the importance of logistics in a campaign of this size. Fall is coming on, and the weather is about to turn to storms and gales, limiting deliveries at make-shift beach facilities. Cherbourg is ours, but it isn’t big enough, and the krauts are holding out in Brest and Navarre, busily destroying as much port capability as they can. The breakout through France continues, but it can’t go on indefinitely without resupply - I’ll be looking forward to seeing how all that plays out.

[BroJoeK]

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August 23, 1944:

• "The regime of Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu is overthrown. Romania joins the Allies."

"Yohovet and Abraham Alcana, Sephardic Jews from the island of Rhodes, pose solemnly for the photographer.
Nazi efforts to eradicate the island's Jews accelerated in the summer of 1944 when Adolf Eichmann sent his assistant, Anton Burger, to the island.
Jews were assembled at various points and sent by ship to Athens, where they were imprisoned before being sent to Auschwitz.
Abraham, age 70, and Yohovet, age 60, were among those whom the Nazis deemed too old for work.
They were consigned to the gas chambers upon their arrival at Auschwitz"

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[GeronL]

The Germans are fast being pushed back into Germany