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RUSSIANS ABANDON VOROSHILOVGRAD; BRITISH INCH AHEAD IN LULL IN EGYPT (7/20/42)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 7/20/42 | Ralph Parker, Hanson W. Baldwin, Raymond Daniell

Posted on 07/20/2012 6:31:54 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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
1 posted on 07/20/2012 6:32:04 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 07/20/2012 6:33:30 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; 2banana; henkster; meandog; ...
The index by author on Homer’s profile is now updated through August 2, 1942.

Nazis’ Pace is Cut (Parker) – 2-3
War News Summarized – 3
Desert Gains Held – 4
‘V’ Army Held Set to Strike as Soon as Allies Invade – 7
R.A.F. Deals Blows at Nazis in France – 7
Artillery of the Air (Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 10-11
Prospects Limited for Second Front (Daniell) – 11

3 posted on 07/20/2012 6:35:38 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jul42/f20jul42.htm

Mussolini abandons hopes of Cairo parade
Monday, July 20, 1942 www.onwar.com

In Rome... Mussolini returns from Derna, temporarily abandoning his plans for a Cairo victory march.


4 posted on 07/20/2012 6:38:26 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/frame.htm

July 20th, 1942

ITALY: Rome: Mussolini returns, having given up the idea of a victory march on Cairo.

NEW GUINEA: In New Guinea, 24 G4M “Bettys” and 15 A6M “Zekes” attack Port Moresby. (Jack McKillop)
PACIFIC: The US 1st Marine Division issues it’s plan for Operation Watchtower. The Marines are just about finished the massive task of singlehandedly unloading and reloading their ships for the invasion of the southern Solomon Islands. They have had no help from the New Zealand weather or the Dock Unions.

NEW ZEALAND: Suzanne Walker first Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service rating. (Dave Shirlaw)

TERRITORY of ALASKA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: - Three 11th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses bomb Kiska Island (especially the barracks) with incendiaries and demolition charges. 4 P-38 Lightnings try to intercept 4 fighters reported by US Navy (USN) aircraft but no contact is made.

- three Kawanishi H6K, Navy Type 97 Flying Boats, Allied Code Name “Mavis,” attack the seaplane tender, (destroyer) USS Gillis (AVD-12, ex DD-260) at Adak Island without causing any damage. A dud bomb lands 10 feet from the ship and the rest of the bombs dropped miss their target. This was the last offensive air operation by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Aleutians.

- Naval Air Facility (NAF) and Naval Operating Base (NOB) Dutch Harbor, Territory of Alaska are established. (Jack McKillop)

U.S.A.: Admiral William D. Leahy, USN (Retired), is named Chief of Staff to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The first members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACS) began training at Fort Des Moines, 5 miles (8 km) south of Des Moines, Iowa. (Jack McKillop)

The Herald-Tribune reports: “A new Coast Guard regiment, made up of tough, hand-picked men, all heavily armed and with the headquarters company mounting machine guns in speedy jeep cars, has been organized for extra protection of the Port of New York, it was announced yesterday.” (Patrick Holscher)

Destroyer escort USS Moore laid down.

Destroyer USS Prichett laid down.

Submarine USS Ray laid down.

Minesweeper USS Chickadee launched.

Submarines USS Scamp and Scorpion launched.

Destroyer USS Chevalier commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

CANADA: At 1839, the Frederika Lensen in Convoy QS-19 was torpedoed and damaged by U-132 in the Gulf of St Lawrence near Anticosti Island. Four crewmembers were lost. The vessel was towed by corvette HMCS Weyburn to Grand Vallee Bay and was beached there. Because her back was broken, the ship was declared a total loss. The master and 35 crewmembers were rescued by Weyburn and landed at Sydney NS. Six crewmembers landed at Grande Vallee Bay, Quebec. (Dave Shirlaw)


5 posted on 07/20/2012 6:39:44 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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Voroshilovgrad (named after one of Stalin's henchmen) is today called Lugansk. The nearby town of Alchevsk was then know as Kommunarsk. So it is not just big cities like Leningrad and Stalingrad that have changed their name. Some town names have slight changes due to transliteration differences between Russian and Ukrainian to English. The major city of Kharkov (pronounced Harkov) is usually transliterated at Kharkiv by Ukrainians (even though most in that city speak Russian and not Ukrainian).
6 posted on 07/20/2012 7:23:13 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American that a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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CBS Radio News (Incomplete): http://ia701200.us.archive.org/0/items/1942RadioNews/1942-07-20-CBS-News-of-the-World-AM-Edition-partial.mp3


7 posted on 07/20/2012 10:22:42 AM PDT by Peter W. Kessler (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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People were complaining about the heat back in 1942 just like today. They didn’t have globull warming to blame it on, though. Didn’t have air conditioning, either. :-))


8 posted on 07/20/2012 4:27:14 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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On July 19, 1942 the high was 92 F. Right now it is 66 F. Tomorrow's high is forecast as 79 F.

Praise the Lord - Global Warming is over!!!!

9 posted on 07/20/2012 4:37:00 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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10 posted on 11/08/2012 1:12:01 PM PST by CougarGA7 ("War is an outcome based activity" - Dr. Robert Citino)
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