[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 .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread

[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

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

U. S. PLANS ECONOMIC CURBS ON JAPAN TO COUNTER ANY INDO-CHINA INVASION (7/23/41)

What could possibly go wrong?

[CougarGA7]

• A major counter-strike planned by Zhukov begins, but is hamstrung by poor communications and delays in formation deployments.

• The Stavka forms a new Central Front under Colonel-General F.I. Kuznetsov consisting of Lieutenant-General M.G. Efremov's 21st and Lieutenant-General V.F. Gerasimov's 13th Armies. This front is ordered to protect Gomel' and the Sozh river sector.

• Windell Wilkie makes a call for the end of Isolationism

[CougarGA7]

Guerrilla warfare by Serbian irregular Chetniks continues in Serbia, Bosnia and parts of Macedonia despite countless executions, imprisonments and German warnings that 100 Serbs will be killed for every German or Croat shot by Chetniks

It was this killing of civilians as reprisals that led Mikhailovich, leader of the Chetniks to become very cautious as to how he conducted his raids, particularly, making certain that he was as far from Serb civilian areas as possible. This would be seen by the British as being too cautious and would lead to them supporting Tito over Mikhailovich. Tito wasn't concerned with reprisals and would attack the Germans anywhere. He would also attack Chetniks as well.