Posted on 11/12/2009 5:37:28 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
New of the Week in Review
Strategic Routes in the Mediterranean and in the Near East (Map) 8
Low Countries Attack a Gamble For Germans 9-11
Britain Tightens Her Air Defenses 12-13
The Near East is Prepared 14
Danger Rising in Balkans 15-16
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1939/nov39/f12nov39.htm
Nazis arrest hundreds over bomb plot
Sunday, November 12, 1939 www.onwar.com
In Germany... Hundreds of dissidents and Jews are arrested in the search for the Munich bombers. Meanwhile, ration cards for clothing are issued.
In London... British King George VI replies to the appeal for peace issued by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Leopold of Belgium. Meanwhile, Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, says in a radio broadcast that if the British get through the winter without any serious setback, the first campaign of the war will have been won.
In Paris... French President Lebrun also responds negatively to the Belgian-Dutch mediation offer.
In France... The first ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) concert is given for British and French troops in France, starring Maurice Chevalier and Gracie Fields.
In Holland... The Dutch and Belgian foreign ministers meet at Breda.
Well, old Hanson’s got it wrong about the Albert Canal. The Germans , in the words of Scotty, found it to be ‘no tribble a’tall’.
Imagine being in Carnegie Hall that night listening to one of the world's greatest pianists performing the music of the world's greatest composers. What a thrill that would have been. In this case, being "florid" is quite apropos and forgivable in describing what was evidently an unforgettable evening.
Another article above, "The Near East is Prepared" should be read by every freeper. Some things about Islam and the Middle East never change. How a Muslim gets to his heaven hasn't changed either, has it? Plus, the photo of King Farouk when he was young, lean and corrupt is an interesting contrast to the well-known pictures we saw of him when he was old, morbidly fat and just as corrupt.
Finally, the few lines in the post-WWI snippet, " 'Last' " Man Rite Fatal" abruptly turns into something rather startling and not a little creepy. Yikes!
All in all, another great thread today. Thanks, Homer.
Leni
War Diary and War Standing Orders of Commander in Chief, Submarines
12 November, 1939
Admiral Donitz
U 36 will not be ready for another week and operations against the timber transports will get more difficult as it gets darker, I have therefore decided to send U 38 up there. This boat was to have operated together with U 41, U 43 and U 49, but her sailing has been delayed so long that only a partial cooperation would be possible now. U 36 will then be the second boat to go north.
Chances of success will be considerably improved if the boats are disposed in quarterline in the direction of the traffic, about 100-120 miles apart, as then there would always be at least one boat on the steamer route by day.
U 34 entered port. She sank:
1)S.S. Gustav Adolf 935 tons Swedish-contraband
2) British Sperrbrecher 1,200 tons British
3) S.S. Malabar 7,976 tons British
4) Steamer type Cairnona 4,666 tons
5) S.S. Bronte 5,317 tons
6) Tanker 6-7,000 tons
Total
26,094 tons
She also brought in the Norwegian “Snar”, 3,176, tons, timber, as prize.
November 12, 1939.
The Frieghter SS Iller, and the 22,000 ton Hamburg-American liner SS New York run the British blockade, and arrive in Germany.
I was thinking the same thing reading the Rachmaninoff review. He was not afraid to make use of his rather large hands and fingers.
I guess the Grand Mutif of Jerusalem did not get the message about fighting Nazis. He had no problem joining Hitler and if I remember right there was a SS Units with Palentinians Muzzies in it.
The SS units were “Handschar” and “Skanderburg”. They were composed of Bosnian Muslims, and Croation Muslims and Catholics.
One or two companies of Muslim SS troops fought in the Battle of Berlin, at the very end. They were attached to Panzer Division Munchenberg. Some were Palestinian and Iranian, as well.
French SS, Italians, Norwegian SS, Dutch SS, Danes, Latvians and even Swedes fought and died in Berlin, as well. (11.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Nordland)
Read Jonathan Trigg’s “Hitler’s Jihadis: Muslim Volunteers of the SS (Hitler’s Legions)”. He goes in to this in great detail.
that has to be the greatest uderstatement of any lead line in any NYT article ever.
what is so totally depressing about this quote from 1939 is that you can hear almost the same verbatim comments today. And this was written BEFORE Israel was founded.
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History question.
The map shows a British base in Lebanon. I would have thought that would have been a French base. I recall that the French and British later fought in Syria.
I believe you’re right. I don’t know of a British presence in Lebanon.
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