[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]

Fliers Drop Mines (Daniell) – 2-3
Exile Gave Advice for Dam Blasting (by Guy Bettany, first-time contributor) – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Nazi Dam Broken by R.A.F. and Leader of the Raids (photos and map) – 4
2 Damaged Dams Vital to Germany – 5
U.S. Bombs U-Boat Bases, Raids Bordeaux in Day Blow – 5
Hospital Ship Sunk, 299 Die in Pacific – 5-6
Attu Fight Goes On ‘Satisfactorily’ – 6
President Expects Early Offensives – 6-7
Stage in Air War Held By the Allies (Baldwin) * – 8-9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 10-12

* Baldwin: “Bombing alone will never win this war.”

And that’s the name of that tune.

[YankeeReb]

Back when we fought wars with the intention of winning and coming home. Today’s NY Slimes would be moaning about the deaths and wondering what the “Nazi Street” would think of our imperialist tactics.

[lbryce]

This story hasn’t lost a thing even after 70 years.

[tomkat]

Hey Homer, thanks for the link yesterday re Dam Busters on youtube.

Had seen the movie long ago, but found a really good docu about it after wandering around from your link.

Here, if anyone's interested : The Dambusters Raid - Full Documentary   (48min)

[fso301]

Interesting article about the capture of Baron Gottfried von Cramm in Tunisia. Cramm had been sentenced by the Nazis in 1938 to a 1 year prison sentence for having a Jewish lover. I believe the sentence was reduced to 5 months.

I wonder why FDR denied Cramm, the anti-Nazi who had previously been imprisoned by the Nazis for having a Jewish lover entrance to into the US in 1939?

[BroJoeK]

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May 18, 1943:

• May 17: "395 Jews are deported from Berlin to the extermination camp at Auschwitz.

• May 18: "Nearly every resident of the Polish farming village of Szarajowka is shot or burned alive by the SS, Wehrmacht troops, and Gestapo agents.
  After the massacre, the village is razed."

"British and American tank troops continued to score victories in Tunisia even though German troops, led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Jürgen von Arnim, fought fiercely.
News of the huge defeat at Stalingrad, Russia, demoralized some German soldiers, who began to realize that the war might be lost.
Here, a German prisoner, captured near Sejenane in northern Tunisia, holds his hands high as he is searched."

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[PAR35]

Former Crown Prince Georg dies after crossing the Nazis while serving as a Jesuit priest. Was it a drowning? A heart attack? In any event, let’s label it ‘natural causes’ and move on. I do feel sorry for the woman he left standing at the altar.

That Franciscan poverty thing proved a bit much, and he switched to the Jesuits.

[untenured]

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about today’s news is that a journalist, Guy Bettany, alerted the government about a useful military tactic, almost as if he wanted his side to win. Now that the journalists are all credentialed and objective, such a thing is hard to imagine.