Donster Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Madame Chiang 1940: The Soviet Unions peace ultimatum to Finland expires. 1940: The US secretary of state, Sumner Wells arrives in Berlin at the start of a peace tour of the belligerent countries. 1941: Bulgaria finally joins the Tripartite pact after the discovery of a planned pro-British coup. 1941: Italian civilian rations are halved in order to allow food exports to Germany. 1941: The 11th African Division begins a lighting pursuit of the retreating Italian forces north from Mogadishu, towards the Ogaden Plateau. 1941: Himmler makes his first visit to Auschwitz, during which he orders Kommandant Höss to begin massive expansion, including a new compound to be built at nearby Birkenau that can hold 100,000 prisoners. 1942: A US Hudson of squadron VP-82 which is based at Argentia, Newfoundland sinks U-656 off Cape Race. 1942: The heavy cruiser USS Houston and light cruiser HMAS Perth, along with 1 British, 1 Dutch and 2 US destroyers, fleeing from the debacle at the Battle of Java Sea, surprise an IJN landing force at Bantam Bay near the Sundra Strait, and are sunk by torpedoes and gunfire. The Japanese force, comprising 2 heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, 9 destroyers, and various transports, manage to sink a minesweeper and a transport of their own, and seriously damage 3 more transports, through the unprecedented firing of 87 torpedoes. 1943: The British RAF conducts strategic bombing raids on all European railway lines. 1943: The Russians announce that new offensive to the South of Leningrad and led by Timoshenko, 'has made considerable gains'. German troops begin the evacuation of the Rzhev area. 1943: In New York, American Jews hold a mass rally at Madison Square Garden to pressure the U.S. government into helping the Jews of Europe. 1944: Wing Commander John Cunningham, now on 20 ‘kills’, gets the 2nd bar to his DSO, the first pilot to receive this triple honour. 1944: The 'Chindits' cross the Chindwin in Burma. 1944: Both German and Russian forces in the Baltic region go on the defensive. 1945: The US Ninth Army captures München-Gladbach and Rheydt west of the Rhine. 1945: Units of Army group Centre recapture Lauban in lower Silesia. 1945: A U.S. submarine sinks a Japanese merchant ship loaded with supplies for Allied POWs, resulting in a court martial for the captain of the submarine, since the ship had been granted safe passage by the U.S. government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No105_Archie Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 1940: The US secretary of state, Sumner Wells arrives in Berlin at the start of a PEACE TOUR of the belligerent countries. ????????? You are kidding right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Nope Archie, in 1940 the US was a very, very different place than it was on Dec. 8, 1941. If the Japanese wouldn't have bombed us public support wasn't in any way high enough for FDR to join the war, student groups had "Day of Peace" sitins and the like, hell the German-American Bund organized anti-war rallies even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Chucky Lindberg Big Business. Monroe Doctrine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Chucky Lindberg Big Business. Monroe Doctrine What Sulla said With an 'H' though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 I think the H is silent. But I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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