[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]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Counteroffensive, Operations, 19 February-18 March 1943
Tunisia, 1942: Situation 22 April and Operations Since 26 February 1943
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

[fso301]

Note the p1 article about OPA regulations driving food distribution into the black market. Last week, we also saw a p1 article about the OPA demanding that residents report their food supplies and that the OPA could raid homes of suspected food hoarders.

We've already seen on Homer's threads where the Nazis said obesity was treasonous, hoarding carried the death penalty and in the case of Nazi occupied Greece, even private fishing was a capital offense.

In the Soviet Union, hoarding carried the death penalty. The assorted Cheka, GPU/OGPU, NKVD forces knew all the hiding places. They knew all the tricks and they were absolutely ruthless.

Preppers on FR chattering about preparations for their version of SHTF for the most part don't comprehend what conditions are like when it really does hit the fan.