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” Or view
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general discussion thread The mistakes in TIMES’ reportage is really amazing:
Sepp Dietrich, the LEIBSTANDARTE commander di not participate in Roehm’s execution. That little piece of “wet work” was carried out by Theodor Eicke, now commander of the 3rd SS “TOTENKOPF” motorized division.
No German Panzer Division in 1941 had 400 tanks. None ever, previously, did. TO&E in tanks for a pre-1941 Pz. Div. was approximately 250 tanks in two regiments. In 1941, and in anticipation of BARBAROSSA, Hitler doubled the number of panzer divisions by halving each extant division’s tank strength, and leaving each division with one tank regiment.