Donster Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Alexander Papagos (READ COVER STORY) 1940: 134 RAF bombers attack Mannheim in revenge for German attacks against British cities. This is the RAF's largest attack on a single target thus far in the war. 115 German civilian's were killed or injured and 1,266 made homeless. It is also the first reprisal raid, approved by the War Cabinet, for German attacks on British towns. 1940: British troops carry out an air raid on Italian Somalia.The British begin winning battle after battle, Italian tanks were no match to the British Matilda's and British naval bombardments. Within 2 weeks of combat, The Italians are forced back 200 miles to Tobruk and lose 139,000 Italian and African colonials who had surrendered or been captured. Sheila Ryan - YANK Pin Up Girl 1941: During a cabinet meeting, Hans Frank, Gauleiter of Poland, states - "Gentlemen, I must ask you to rid yourselves of all feeling of pity. We must annihilate the Jews wherever we find them and wherever it is possible in order to maintain the structure of the Reich as a whole..." 1941: Japanese troops land on Penang Island off the eastern coast of of Malaya. 1941: Japanese forces land in Sarawak and Brunei in Borneo. Dupont Zelan Ad - December 1943 1942: The Red Army begins another offensive in the direction of Rostov-on-Don to cut off the German forces in the Caucasus. The Italian 8th Army's precarious position on the Don threatens Stalingrad relief attempt. 1943: A Further blitz of Berlin brings the allied total to 18,500 tons of explosive dropped on the city. (Dec. 1941) 1943: The chief surgeon at Auschwitz reports that 106 castration operations have been performed. 1944: The German Army in the West begins Operation Wacht am Rhein, with the objective of splitting the allied forces and capturing the strategic port of Antwerp. Under the control of Heeresgruppe B, the attacking forces pouring forth from the Ardennes forest comprise of the 6th SS Panzer Armee, 5th Panzer Armee and the 7th Armee providing flank support to the south of the line of advance. The German offensive manages to breakthrough the American front on a 70-mile front.As the center of the Allied line falls back, it creates a bulge, leading to the name--the Battle of the Bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 1943: The chief surgeon at Auschwitz reports that 106 castration operations have been performed. After the Axis surrender, I wonder if they caught him, and made turnabout fair play? Bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Break every bone in his body first. Can't see the babe pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Can't see the babe pictures. That's strange. They were there this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Photos are now viewable. Switched them to my backup image hosting site. I have used VillagePhotos for years, but they have become more and more unreliable in the last few months. Sorry about the technical issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks Donster!!!!! I thought my eyes had finally given up on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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