[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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September 3, 1943:

• September 3-8: "The Allies invade the Italian peninsula.
  Italy surrenders to the Allies.
  The new Italian leader, Marshal Pietro Badoglio, signs an armistice with the Allies. "

"This cartoon, depicting a Jew praying at an altar of wealth, appeared in an antisemitic Hungarian publication.
The elevated position of the money in relation to the Torah scroll, Judaism's most holy book, suggests that material values had replaced Jewish spiritual and ethical teachings.
The juxtaposition of money and Jews was a favorite theme of Nazi propaganda.
The cartoon's artist, Philipp Rupprecht, signed his work "FIPS," and was a frequent front-page contributor to Julius Streicher's crude antisemitic newspaper, Der Stürmer."

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[Rummyfan]

And thus began the long bloody slog up the Italian peninsula. Rome wouldn't be taken until the 4th of June 1944.

BTW, I live in Sicily. July marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings here. Driving around this island, there is virtually no flat ground, i.e., the terrain certainly favored the defenders, and I have the greatest admiration for the guys who took this land back from the Germans. In only seven weeks...