History Forum / War History / World War II / July 2004

Corky Scott <charles.k.scott@ddddartmouth.edu> posted June 25:

When was the United Nations formed?  I just saw a
NY Times article, dated Dec. 18, 1942, which references
a "declaration" being "issued" by "the United Nations".
That is earlier than I had thought.  I had thought it

Whats the difference between Marine pilots/fighters and Navy pilots/fighters

I'm researching an aspect of the Battle of Britain, specifically exactly how
the UK came into possession of the 100-octane fuel that allowed the
Sptifires to climb higher than the Me-109s.  There doesn't seem to be any
documentation on exactly how it got there; one moment the planes ...

I understand that men in the German Navy were forbidden to be members
of the National Socialist Party.  What I don't understand is the
reasoning behind this.  Can anyone explain?
Certainly, from what I've gathered, the Kriegsmarine was the least

I have just finished reading "Partisan Diary" (Partizanski Dnevnik),
the book from Josip Smodlaka who was the commisioner for foregin
affairs appointed by Jugoslavian Peoples Liberation Committee
(Tito's government) and developed significant political activitiy from

   The new 9/11 report that came out today got me to thinking about the
attack on Pearl Harbor and if there were any attempts to blame anybody
(besides the Japanese) for what happened.
   Was there a comprehensive review of the attack on Pearl Harbor by

In a book about German POWs in U.S. custody, it was mentioned
that about 85% of the POWs were just plain soldiers without
deep Nazi passions.  However, 15% were intense Nazis that were
found to cause all sorts of trouble.

After the Germans scuttled their fleet at Scapa Flow in June 1919, were any
of these ships raised and used by the Allies in WW2?
TIA
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"a425couple" <a425couple@hotmail.com> posted:

Monday's "Torygraph" has an item regarding the 60th anniversary of the
Von Stauffenberg plot this 20th of July.
It mentions that there were 42 assassination attempts against Hitler's
life.  Can the knowledgeable readers of the newsgroup offer an opinion

During WW II, the Soviet Union took advantage of a friendly
U.S. posture and Lend Lease staff opportunities to send spies
into the U.S.
The following book contains some chapters on the wartime years:

NG:
I assume by the NG's title that I'm in the correct group.
If not, please advise with the proper NG.
During the Nazi era, there was a German judge that was an extreme Nazi

I understand there were almost half a million German and Italian POWs after
the final Axis surrender in North Africa.  (Goodness, that is a lot of men.)
How would they have been accommodated?
If held in camps in North Africa, how large a force would have been needed

My history is pretty poor and certainly my knowledge of world war II is but
I'm really interested just from the films and documentaries I have seen.....
I'm curious of knowing what the ranking system is from top to bottom.....
I'm currently watching Band Of Brothers and sometimes I ...