[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
Soviet Summer and Fall Offensives: Operations, 17 July-1 December 1943
Sicily, 1943: Italo-German Counterattack, 11 July and Allied Advance, 12 July-17 August 1943
South Pacific Area Operations: Capture of New Georgia, 21 June-27 August 1943
New Guinea Force Operations: Capture of Salamaua and Lae, 29 June-16 September 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
Cartwheel, the Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls, and Concurrent Air and Naval Operations, 30 June 1943-26 April 1944

[BroJoeK]

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August 7, 1943:

• "The last trainload of Jews from Salonika, Greece, leaves for Auschwitz with 1800 detainees.
  Most will be killed at the camp.
  By this date, most of Salonika's prewar Jewish population (estimated at 56,000) has been murdered."

"Despite insurmountable odds, Jews nevertheless revolted in ghettos (most notably Warsaw and Bialystok), concentration camps, and death camps.
Jews set the Treblinka camp on fire (August 2, 1943), killed 11 SS guards at Sobibór (October 14, 1943), and blew up one of the crematoria at Auschwitz (October 7, 1944)."

"Abraham Kolski (left) is seen here with Erich Lachman and a man named Brenner.
The three men participated in the Treblinka uprising of August 2, 1943, and successfully found refuge in the nearby forest.
A short time later, all three were taken in by a gentile family, which hid them until Poland was liberated."

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