[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
Advance on Moscow – Operations, 26 August-5 December 1941
North Africa, Auchinleck’s Offensive, 18 November-31 December 1941
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – Major Japanese War Objectives and Planned Opening Attacks

[Mike Darancette]

Last quiet Sunday in the USA for many years.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

I just asked Santa for a Libertyphone!

[CougarGA7]

• KURUSU BLUNTLY WARNED NATION READY FOR BATTLE - FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPERTS ATTACK TOKYO MADNESS - Hawaiian newspaper headline

• LEADERS CALL BACK TROOPS IN SINGAPORE - HOPE WANES AS NATION FAIL AT PARLEYS...HAWAII TROOPS ALERTED - Hawaiian newspaper headline

• By now the 2nd Panzer Division have taken the towns of Krasnaia Poliana placing Moscow within artillery range.

• The Stavka releases its strategic reserves to defend Moscow.

• The first trainload of Jewish deportees from Berlin arrived at Riga. These Jews are killed on arrival causing some controversy inside the Nazi command. That same day Himmler had sent Heydrich a message on this transport stating, "Jewish transports from Berlin. No liquidation." This message was forwarded to Riga, but too late to save the Jews who had arrived there.

[CSM]

Dear FR History Buffs,

I have been caught up lately in many shows on the “Military Channel.” Most have focused on WWII, specifically they are mostly about Hitler vs the Allies. What I have found so interesting is that the NAZI’s and the NAZI collaborators all seem to start with the premise that they are opposing Communism. I may be misunderstanding this, but it does seem like a consistent theme in many different shows.

So, here is my question to those much more studied than me: Why would a NAZI Fascist, or other fascists or collaborators, think that Communism is so much different than their own Fascist leanings? Were they so much different then?

From my perspective the NAZI’s and other Fascists were fighting for a centralized autocratic government that is run by a dictator. On the other hand, the communists wanted central ownership of production to be distributed equally among all citizens....

Their outcomes don’t seem all that different to me.