[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]

[mylife]

Invade this Ivan!

[blackminorca]

B b b but I thought the Nazis started WWII?!

[C19fan]

Noticed the sentence describing the Red Army placing men behind the main advance to shoot their own men if they did not move forward.

[CougarGA7]

Day 4 of the Winter War, December 3, 1939

The covering force withdraws towards the main defensive position.
Photo: SA-KUVA

Karelian Isthmus: Rautu, Valkjärvi and Uusikirkko fall to the enemy

• Soviet naval detachments shell the outer islands and occupy Iso Tytärsaari island.

• Petsamo: the Red Army attacks the mine area, but is beaten back. Finnish losses: 13 dead, 38 wounded.

• General Headquarters moves from Helsinki to Mikkeli.

• The covering force withdraws towards the main defensive position.

• Karelian Isthmus: Rautu, Valkjärvi and Uusikirkko fall to the enemy.

• Foreign Minister Tanner announces that the waters around Åland have been mined to protect the islands.

• Church services are cancelled in the cities and other main centres of population because of the danger of air raids.

• Large numbers of civilians leave Helsinki, Viipuri, Turku, Kotka and many other cities for the safety of the interior.

[henkster]

Did you see the article on Mexican nationalization of the oil industry? When the American companies were nationalized, they recalled all the workers, and took all their exploration knowledge with them. I recall the “big oil discoveries” announced by PEMEX back in the 1980s. The American companies knew of the deposits years ago, it just took that long for the Mexicans to find it themselves.

PEMEX is just another corrupt 3rd world state-run extraction company.