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CHAMBERLAIN ASKS NEUTRALS TO TOLERATE WAR MEASURES (2/1/40)
Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz | 2/1/40 | Raymond Daniell, K.J. Eskelund, Harold Denny

Posted on 02/01/2010 4:54:14 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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To: CougarGA7

A lot of the purged officers showed up after BARBAROSSA. Konstantin Rokossovsky comes to mind.


21 posted on 02/01/2010 9:15:36 PM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: CougarGA7

Looks like there is one biography “Hitler’s Banker” and an autobiography out there.


22 posted on 02/01/2010 9:41:32 PM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Hmmm. Might be worth looking into.


23 posted on 02/01/2010 10:03:28 PM PST by CougarGA7 (In order to dream of the future, we need to remember the past. - Bartov)
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To: abb
"Escort carrier HMS Activity laid down. "

An interesting ship. Began life as:

After the war converted to:

Scrapped in 1967.

And speaking of escort carriers, some interesting data:

"Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the United States during WWII, 122 were escort carriers. Though no examples survive to this day, the Casablanca class holds the distinction of being the most numerous single class of aircraft carrier ever built, with 50 having been launched. The Bogue class escort carrier comes in a close second, with 45 launched."

USS Casablanca:

USS Bogue:


24 posted on 02/02/2010 3:58:18 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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