[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
German Invasion of Russia – Operations, 22 June-25 August 1941
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[EDINVA]

I rather like the smaller item on the Senate voting a “record” $10B for the Army. By today’s standards that is chump change, and is spent in any given hour on any given day by our “leaders.”

[CougarGA7]

• "Our losses are not inconsiderable. Thousands of Russians soldiers are sitting in the forests, far behind the front, some in civilian clothes...catching them all is impossible given the tremendous size of the area. 100km behind the front, at Siemiatycze, the 293rd Division is still fighting for a row of strongly-fortified bunkers, which have to be taken one at a time. In spite of the heavies fire and the employment of every means the crews refuse to give up. Each fellow has to be killed one at a time." - Field Marshall Bock

• "The battle north of Minsk on 28.6 [June 28] against exceptionally well defended bunkers is considerably more difficult than anything so far...Against such tough defenses and constant enemy reinforcements, the 20th Panzer Division could only slowly win ground in the area around Minsk." - Colonel-General Hoth to Field Marshall Bock

• Hoth's Panzer's enter the town of Minsk.

• Only 6 days into the offensive, 3rd Panzer Division's quartermaster described the supply situation for the division as "very critical" citing "very strong aerial and artillery activity" as a major cause delaying resupply.

• The Russian 9th Mechanized Corps strikes the 13th Panzer Division from defensive positions as the Germans approach Rovno.

[beebuster2000]

wow, the article about france and the jews is really sobering. not many people speak about that these days.

[tcrlaf]

The effects of diverting forces to the Balkans campaign is already being keenly felt in Russia.

On May 1, the Luftwaffe had 483 JU-52’s, which were to be used for remote resupply in Russia, and for the airborne. On Jun 22, they had 252 JU-52’s servicable, as a result of Crete, mostly.

The diverted divisions, the entire Air Fleet directed to the Balkans, and most of all, the delay in the timetable will have dire results later.