GERMANS TRY TO SWEEP AROUND WARSAW DEFENDERS (9/10/39)

Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz | 9/10/39 | Otto D. Tolischus, G.H. Archambault, Edward W. Beattie, Frederick T. Birchall, G.E.R. Gedye, Frank L

[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”.)
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.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

A key to the map symbols is on my profile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Chopin’s Polonaise in A, Op.40 No.1, ' Military '

[mainepatsfan]

I love the article about the Russians being concerned about the German advance. Poland’s fate via Russia had already been written.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Developments in Europe – 2
Poles Holding City – 2-6
Incidents in European Conflict – 4
President Cancels Speech to Party Women; Puts National Unity Before Partisanship – 5
Wood Won in West – 7-9
London Obituary Column On Service Deaths Begun – 8
Main Polish Force Held Not Used Yet – 11-12
British Can’t Win, Goering Asserts – 13-14
Polish Radio Thanks Nazis For Razing Ugly Buildings – 14
Pledge at London – 15-16
Netherlands Floods Area As a Precautionary Step – 16
Russians Alarmed at Reich Advance – 17
Nazi Secret Police Help Subdue Poles – 18
Kuhn Pleads Guilty to Speeding Charge – 18
Gala Week of Free Music in City To Be Held to Allay Gloom of War – 19-20

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[Zeppelin]

Can I get in on this PING list?

I see your threads from time to time and I absolutely love what you’re doing here.

Keep up the good work!

[mowowie]

Thank you for these pings.

The times are getting pretty interesting these past few weeks.

[fso301]

That little piece at the end of page 14 about a 1934 Soviet-Nazi deal was most intriguing.

[Reagan is King]

Checking out the caption under the photo in your post:

"SS Peacekeepers protect German civilians from Jewish attacks"

Looks like the NYT buys into any enemy propaganda no matter what era it comes from.

[uscabjd]

where did you get this?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Can I get in on this PING list?

We just happen to have an open spot. You are enrolled. Thanks for the encouraging words.

Homer

[CougarGA7]

My day is already going haywire but I wanted to throw this up real quick.

Evacuated Child's Message to Parents

This one made me smile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

G.H. Archambault has settled in to the job of reporting on the war in the west. A couple excerpts from page 7:

"Our aviation has been active in correlation with the land actions." (Translation - We are flying around as well as walking around.)

"A brilliant attack by one of our divisions insured the possession of an important rise of ground."

[henkster]

An interesting note from Churchill. On the one hand, he gets bogged down in trivial details, like pestering the Prime Minister about the location of two lost 18” howitzers of 1918 vintage.

On the other hand, he shows a broader perspective of the “big picture.” He suspends construction on all capital ships except the three or four currently under construction (King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, and probably Anson or Howe). Instead, he emphasizes that Britain’s naval yards need to produce smaller sub-chasers. Churchill knows he is in a race with the Germans; will the Germans produce enough U-boats to strangle Britian, or will the British stay ahead of them by producing enough sub chasers to keep the U boats at bay?

It will be a very close-run race through early 1943, when finally during “Black May” the combination of experienced skippers and crews and technological improvements wins the Battle of the Atlantic. This decision by Churchill, this early in the war, probably paid the dividends later that made the difference.

[henkster]

Edward Beattie, the UPI Staff Correspondent in Bucharest, is on crack. He says the main Polish force has not yet been engaged, their retreat to prepared positions is deliberate and orderly, and their army is intact.

Instead, the 12 divisions of Poznan and Pomorze Groups that will start the Battle of the Bzura River today are all that’s left of the Polish Army. The rest has been herded into the cities or has been swept away.

The bit about the Russians being “concerned” about the German advance is pretty funny. It makes a nice pretext to execute the Partition of Poland they’ve already agreed to. But they could well be “concerned” for other reasons, and those will turn out to be pretty good reasons in a little less than two years.

[henkster]

“Our aviation has been active in correlation with the land actions.” (Translation - We are flying around as well as walking around.)

THAT is funny! I almost spewed coffee on the keyboard!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

THAT is funny!

Here is another good one. Compare the map from the Sept. 5 issue (page 13, 'Contact' in West) with the map today at page 8 captioned "French Moving Forward on Western Line." After 5 days it is clear that the French are moving forward verrrrry cautiously.

[henkster]

The French are meeting serious resistance from booby traps and propaganda sound trucks. It’s stopping them in their tracks, except for the really important small rise of ground they managed to take after a hard and bitter stroll up to it.