[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” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
North Africa – Rommel’s First Offensive, 24 March-15 June 1941
Marcks’ Plan, August 5, 1940
Operation Barbarossa (Dir. 21), December 18, 1940
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[edpc]

What a hilarious statement from a man so bent on implementing policies opposite to anything resembling democracy.

[CougarGA7]

[CougarGA7]

Here’s a couple other items for today:

The Brigg’s committee meet today to discuss the military applications of uranium with other interested parties. The progress of the American nuclear program is still being painfully slow.

Colonel Hans Krebs and Colonel Kinzel give some of the final intelligence reports on Russia prior to the invasion. In their report they estimate that the Soviets have grown to a peacetime size of 170 divisions, but many of these divisions are short of equipment, especially artillery.