[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]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Anzio-Cassino Area, 1943: Attempts to Cross Rapido and Garigliano Rivers, 17-20 January 1944. Anzio Landing, 22 January 1944. German Counterattack at Anzio, 16-19 February 1944
Anzio-Cassino Area, 1943: Situation 18 May 1944 and Advance in Operation Diadem, 11-18 May. Anzio Breakout, 23-25 May and Turn to Rome, 25-30 May
The Western Pacific, New Guinea and the Philippine Islands: Allied Advances to the Marianas, Biak and Noemfoor, 22 April-24 July 1944, and Japanese Kon and “A” Go Operations 30 May-19 June 1944
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, April-December 1944 and Situation 31 December

[Mikey_1962]

Not much news about the Eastern front lately.

Maybe because there finally seems to be movement in Italy and D Day right around the corner.

[PeterPrinciple]

Asks Ignoring of Axis

WASHINGTON, May 21 — Mr Davis renewed appeal to the people to ignore Axis reports of invasion operations which were designed to arouse hysteria. Concurrently, he told The United Press that there might be a time lag between the beginning of actual landings and the official announcement from Allied headquarters in London.

“An during that lag,” he added, “Mr Goebbels unfortunately will have the floor. But I trust the American people will remember that Joe Goebbels is in business for this own health and not for theirs.”

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An interesting short article but also a notice to us to pay attention to the releases from Mr. Goebbles during the next few weeks.

I nice subtle way to call Joe a liar................

[BroJoeK]

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May 22, 1944:

• "May 22-27: Jews readied for rail transport from Munkács, Ukraine, and from the Hungarian town of Sátoraljaújhely resist being loaded. Some are shot."

"These Hungarian women and children, possibly an extended family, were assembled for a photograph in front of an electrified fence at Auschwitz-Birkenau."

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[untenured]

It's interesting to watch the "exile armies" of French and Poles so involved in the Italian fighting. My amateur impression is that fighting for the nation was common in ancient Greece and Rome (think Pericles' funeral oration), but once European wars became squabbles among kings their armies (including mercenaries) became more like private property.

Certainly by the time of the French and American revolutions the idea of fighting and dying for the nation was back, but I don't know of any circumstance like this - large-scale use of foreign nationals, organized as national units after their homelands were conquered, in the campaign against the enemy.

[Rebelbase]

deSeversky’s rant on page 8 is about as absurd as I’ve seen from him.