[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
Battle of Bataan, 1942
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Centrifugal Offensive, 10 December 1941-6 May 1942-Fourteenth Army Operations on Luzon
Netherlands East Indies, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive, December 1941-April 1942, Sixteenth Army and Southern Force (Navy) Operations
Southern Asia, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive (and Continued Operations), January-May 1942
Eastern Europe, 1941: Soviet Winter Offensive – Operations, 6 December 1941-7 May 1942
North Africa, 1940: Rommel’s Second Offensive, 21 January-7 July 1942

[EDINVA]

I kinda like the story about the SEVEN YEAR OLD KING of Iraq!

[CougarGA7]

• Rear Admiral Matome Ugaki concludes three days of war games for the Midway operation. At its conclusion he writes, "I was glad to have generally coordinated the concept of each force...Although some forces haven't enough time to make ready, we have decided to carry it out as originally planned, since a delay could be unfavorable in view of the moon's age, and also we fear that delay would only benefit the enemy."

[CougarGA7]

[BroJoeK]

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Early May, 1942:

• "Jewish Council members at Bilgoraj, Poland, are executed after refusing to compile a list of candidates for deportation.

• "260 Luxembourg Jews, some converted to Christianity, are sent to Chelmno.

• May 1, 1942: "About 1000 Jews are murdered at Dvinsk, Latvia.
  Only about 450 Jews are left in Dvinsk, down from 16,000 from the previous year.

• May 4-8, 1942: "Six Jews in Lódz, Poland, fearing deportation, commit suicide."

  
  "The Mauthausen concentration camp, located near Linz in upper Austria, was renowned for its cruel working conditions.
  The camp included within its confines a stone quarry in which prisoners were assigned to backbreaking work.
  While pushing heavy carts or carrying stones weighing over 100 pounds, prisoners were forced to ascend the "staircase of death."
  Composed of 186 steps, the staircase meant death for any prisoner who lost his or her footing and fell under the loads.
  Later in the war Mauthausen prisoners were assigned to build underground tunnels for weapons production."

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