Posted on 03/25/2013 4:39:57 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
The change in the moon dates for “Husky” alters the picture. The delay till July 10 is only a fortnight, and not a month. Provided a good explanation is given of the reasons for the new moon period being chosen, we might have to accept this. Incidentally, if July 10 were taken it gives more chance of running another W.J. convoy, and the date May 7, now fixed as the latest, would be extended to May 22.
No action is required at the moment, except to await Eisenhower’s explanation of the change of moon dates.
Winston S. Churchill, The Hinge of Fate
* ”I address myself especially to liberals and progressives in urging that this wholesome fear of too much government be kept alive.”
Alas.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f25mar43.htm
Axis forces pull out of Mareth Line
Thursday, March 25, 1943 www.onwar.com
A column of the British 1st Armored Division [photo at link].
In Tunisia... The British 1st Armored Division nearly reaches the Tebaga Gap by nightfall. The threat from here, combined with the concentration of Americans at Maknassy, causes General von Arnim to withdraw the German and Italian infantry from the Mareth Line.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/frame.htm
March 25th, 1943 (THURSDAY)
GERMANY: Nürnberg: Der Sturmer, the Nazi newspaper, announces the “the extermination of the Jews is in progress.”
NORTH AFRICA: British 1st Armoured Div nears Tebaga Gap.
General Von Arnim pulls German and Italian Infantry from the Mareth Line, as the 4th Indian Division overruns it.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-524 is sunk near Madeira, Portugal, position 30.15N, 18.13W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (US-Air Force Sqdn 1/T). 52 dead (all hands lost).
U-469 (type VIIC) is sunk south of Iceland in position 62.12N 16.40W by depth charges dropped from a British Fortress aircraft of Sqdn. 206/L. All 46 of the U-Boat crew are lost. (Alex Gordon)
Words worth heeding for any generation in that article- especially now. The sad part is how far the US Chamber of Commerce has strayed from championing American entrepreneurship that creates jobs and prosperity for Americans for the sake of pushing illegal alien cheap labor for corporations armed with cash flush lobbyists.
OK. Mrs. abb and I are in New Orleans, and we spent this morning at the WW2 Museum.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
First impression: It is a money-making operation, with good marketing and branding. They have new buildings under construction. Staff and volunteers out the wazoo.
It is worth the admission fee.
The D-Day and Pacific campaigns exhibits are well-written, with several short films to watch that add to the learning. Examples of uniforms, and some personal letters are exhibited.
The exhibit on POW’s in Germany also had diaries and other such artifacts on exhibit. Much focus on the meager diets the POW’s had to endure.
The Pro Football exhibit is a complete propaganda piece. I wouldn’t be surprised if the NFL paid the museum to display the stuff. Entirely too prominent and only slightly related to WW2.
We were able to visit the restoration pavilion, where restoration of PT 305, a Higgins-built boat is underway. Interesting factoids about PT boats. The most interesting part of our visit.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
You’ll want to spend a bit of time looking at the exhibits regarding Andrew Jackson Higgins and his New Orleans-based company.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Higgins
If there is a disappointment, it would be that there are not that many examples of weapons, planes, and other hardware that you would expect in a military museum.
They did have an example of a British Spitfire fighter, though.
Other museums that we have visited recently have many more examples of hardware, ordinance, and weapons. These two places are not to be missed if ever you are in the area.
Ft. Walton, FL
http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
Pensacola, FL
http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/
Thanks for the review.
One other point. To see everything takes 2 to 3 hours. That should be enough for anyone who frequents this thread and is up to speed on WW2 history. Now if you want to read every word in every exhibit, you can spend the better part of a day.
Denying MacArthur the additional land forces he requested ended up saving American lives and speeding up the war. Bypassing and neutering Rabaul saved lives and freed MacArthur to start his hop across New Guinea - toward the Philippines. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say.
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