[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 and the occasional radio broadcast 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 .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/mar44/f05mar44.htm

Chindits land on “Broadway”
Sunday, March 5, 1944 www.onwar.com

In Burma... The 77th Long Range Penetration Brigade (LRP) is flown to a landing area named “Broadway”, 50 miles southwest of Myitkyina. A second Chindit brigade, 16th LRP, is marching south toward the “Aberdeen” area from Ledo.

On the Eastern Front... The attacks by 1st Ukrainian Front (Zhukov) make rapid progress, fracturing the German defenses of Army Group South (Manstein). Izyaslav, Yampol and Ostropol are captured in the area of Shepetovka.

In New Guinea... Two battalions of the US 126th Infantry Regiment land at Yalau Plantation, 30 miles west of Saidor. There is almost no Japanese opposition.

In the Admiralty Islands... On Los Negros the forces of the US 5th Cavalry Regiment move into the northern half of the island. Destroyers escorting a further 1400 American reinforcements provide fire support for the advance.

[iowamark]

Note the poll for Vice President. No mention of a Harry Truman.

[Tax-chick]

"Personnel managers say that a woman works better if she looks better."

[ctdonath2]

Occurs to me these WWII threads will become rather disconcerting as current headlines start competing. Not hard to imagine a title MOSCOW GETS FIRST GERMAN BOMBING; EAST UKRAINE ALSO ATTACKED; FOE LOSES 3,000 (4/5/14)