[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
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Summer Offensive, Operations, 7 May-23 July 1942
North Africa, 1940: Rommel’s Second Offensive, 21 January-7 July 1942

[BroJoeK]

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May 13 , 1942:

"A group of Gypsy (Sinti and Roma) prisoners awaits orders from the Germans at the Belzec death camp in Poland.
The Nazis began construction of an extermination center at Belzec in November 1941.
Hundreds, perhaps several thousand, Gypsies would eventually be gassed there."

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[BroJoeK]

Headline: "New Destroyer Put Into Navy Service"

The USS Lardner had an active WWII career, then served for decades in the Turkish navy, finally sunk as a target in 1982.

[PAR35]

I notice that the 1% doesn’t want to share the sacrifice. Congress doesn’t want to have to participate in the rationing - it might impair their social life and the incumbent’s campaign advantage - and the rich folks on the Conn. coast find that brownout too burdensome. That’s for the common folks.