[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]

[BroJoeK]

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November 19, 1942:

• "Germans in Debica, Poland, announce that as of December 1, any Pole who assists Jews 'will be punished by death.' "

"In Nabeul, Tunisia, home to a thriving Jewish community of 2,000 before the war, rabbis gather in prayer.
As residents of a French protectorate, Tunisian Jews were made subject to Vichy racial laws, although they fared reasonably well due to the sympathetic governor-general, Jean-Pierre Estéva.
Following the Allied assaults on Morocco and Algeria, German and Italian troops entered Tunisia in November 1942, bringing tolerance to an end.
Tunisian Jews were subjected to forced labor, and some Jewish leaders were sent to their deaths in the extermination camps."

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[fso301]

There is an old saying that he who commits his reserves last wins.

Throughout September and October I read many reports of Germans reserves being committed to Stalingrad. Now today, I heard the first reports of Soviet reserves being used.

I sense this will not end well for the Germans.

[CougarGA7]

• Major General Edwin Harding and his troops of the 32nd Infantry Division launch their first attack on Buna.

• Two gliders carrying the commandos for a raid on Vemork, Norway crash and the 14 men who survived are quickly captured by the Germans.

[CougarGA7]

AFRS - Wings to Victory - Lt. Sam Houston