[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

[BroJoeK]

August 17

"About 110,000 Jews lived in Lvov, Ukraine, before the war.
Occupied by the Germans in June 1941, Lvov became the site of brutal Ukrainian pogroms against Jews from July 25 to 27, 1941.
They were called the Petliura Days because they commemorated the death of Ukrainian Premier Simon Petliura, who orchestrated pogroms against Jews in 1919. Two thousand Jews were killed in the July 1941 pogroms."

"The details of this photograph, which was probably snapped in Lvov, Ukraine, are in doubt.
Some sources claim the woman is a captured British agent.
Others insist she is a Jew who fell into the hands of antisemitic Ukrainians.
Whatever the story behind this disturbing image, there is little doubt that the woman has been stripped and humiliated, probably as a prelude to her execution.
The Nazis and their most eager collaborators seemed to take particular relish in this most base sort of domination, degrading Jewish and other women in order to demoralize, as well as for sheer "sport." "

[CougarGA7]

• "The condition of the trucks is in large part bad...For major repairs, which are necessary for many trucks, there are no spare parts. It must therefore be understood that with the beginning of the new operation, trucks will have to be towed in order to take them with us." - 10th Panzer Division

• Rakutin's 24th Army begins assaulting German positions on the El'nia bridgehead.

[CougarGA7]

On the way back from his meeting with FDR, Churchill makes a stop in Iceland.

[PeterPrinciple]

16. What is the only way in which an alien can enter the armed forces of the Unites States?

Aliens can be drafted under the Selective Service Act. They cannot volunteer for any service.

[PeterPrinciple]

Fireside Chat Depends On Press, President Says

Rockland, ME. When someone asked President Roosevelt at his press conference here today if he intended to go on the radio in a fireside chat or in some other way to discuss the new developments resulting from his talks with Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the President permitted direct quotation of the following reply:

“It’s up to you fellows. If you fellows give the country an exceedingly correct picture, I won’t go on the radio.”

The President permitted the direct quotation when a radio representative whispered that the newspapers would not print that anyway.

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I’m not sure I understand the dynamics here, anyone enlighten me?