William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
That's what — about $13,000 in today's money?
Not even a coat mind you — just a jacket.
The NYT has catered to limousine liberals for a long time.
German Forces Moving Into Bulgaria:
The Twelfth Army (12.Armee-Oberkommando) under the command of Field Marshal (Generaloberst) Wilhelm List
This army composed of the following units:
-XVIII Mountain Corps (XVIII Gebirgsarmeekorps), under General der Gebirgstruppen (Lieutenant General) Franz Boehme, consisted of the 2d Panzer Division/2.Panzer-Division (at Marianopol)
5th and 6th Mountain Divisions/5.-6.Gebirgs-Division (at Petritsi & Meleniko)
72d Infantry Division (at Nevrokopi)
and the reinforced 125th Infantry Regiment (at Marianopol)
These troops moved into assembly areas in southern Bulgaria opposite the Greek frontier.
-XXX Infantry Corps (XXX. Armeekorps)
under General der Artillerie (Lieutenant General) Otto Hartmann, composed of the 50th and 164th Infantry Divisions/50.-164.Infanterie-Division (at Pasmakli & Kridjali)
-XL Panzer Corps (XL.Panzerkorps)
under General der Panzertruppen (Lieutenant General) Georg Stumme, composed of the 9th Panzer Division/9.Panzer-Division
the reinforced 1st SS Motorized Infantry Regiment (Leibstandarde SS-Adolf Hitler)
and the 73d Infantry Division/73.Infanterie-Division (at Dubnica)
In total, Germans attacked Greece with 3 Panzer Divisions, 2 Mountain Divisions, 4 Infantry Divisions
Lieutenant General Walter C. Short,
Headquarters, Hawaiian Department,
Fort Shafter, Hawaii.My Dear Short: I would appreciate your early review of the situation in the Hawaiian Department with regard to defense from air attack. The establishment of a satisfactory system of coordinating all means available to this end is a matter of first priority. General Chaney has prepared a report of recent exercises held in the United States and incorporated therein his views and recommendations based on his experience in these exercises and his observation of the system and method employed by the British. A copy of this report is being sent to you.
An air defense exercise is contemplated for the West Coast in the Spring. This exercise is to include an establishment similar to that which has been set up in the Air Defense Command exercise in the Northeast and tested during January. It is highly desirable that representatives from Hawaii be present to observe the details of this exercise. If this is found to be impracticable, we will consider having officers sent to the exercise who shortly thereafter are due for station in Hawaii.
Faithfully yours,
[Stamped] (Sgd) G. C. Marshall,
Chief of Staff.
In Marshall's reference to the "method employed by the British" I'm pretty certain that they mean the torpedo attack at Taranto. Short will answer this letter later this month.
