[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
Papua, New Guinea, 1942
The Solomons: Guadalcanal and Florida, 1942
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Advance to Stalingrad, Operations, 24 July-18 November 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943

[BroJoeK]

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September 24, 1942:

• "Ukrainian and German police begin firing into the Jewish ghetto at Tuchin, Ukraine.
  A Jewish revolt is led by Gecel Schwarzman (chairman of the Judenrat), Meir Himmelfarb (Schwarzman's deputy), and Tuwia Czuwak.
  Armed Jews return fire and others set the ghetto ablaze.
  Two thousand of the ghetto's 3000 residents escape to nearby forests; See September 26-29, 1942."

• "German Foreign Office official Martin Luther passes on to subordinates the desire of Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop that deportations of Jews from across Europe be accelerated."

"In November 1942 more than 2000 of the Jews in Grodno, Belorussia, were removed from the ghetto and deported to Auschwitz.
This was prompted, in part, by German impatience with the underground activity that flourished in and around Grodno.
This photograph was snapped at the ghetto entrance, where German troops supervise Jews who have assembled with carts, bedrolls, furniture, and other items--all of which would be stolen from them upon arrival at Auschwitz."

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[Jim Noble]

This is when the Germans had a chance to pull back to a better line.

[CougarGA7]

This is actually from last month (8/25) but I figured I'd throw a little Glenn Miller out there since he is moving over to AFRS.

Glenn Miller