Sunday, December 6, 2009

Current Events, Sat. Dec.6, 1941

JAPAN TELLS U. S. REPORTS OF

  TROOP MASSING 'EXAGERATED'
      MOVE FOLLOWS VICHY PACT, CLAIM
           Forces not menacing Thailand, Tokyo Declares in Reply to F. D. R.

ARMY TO STEP UP RATE OF INDUCTION
   Sharp Increase In Draft Calls Predicted to Reach 2,000,000

Friday, December 4, 2009

CURRENT EVENTS DECEMBER 4, 1941

Thursday December 4, 1941


JAPAN INSISTS U. S. CHANGE STAND
   Further Negotiations Impossible On Present Basis

NAZI DIVISIONS IN FIGHT WITH SERB GUERILLAS

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Wednesday December 3, 1941


RED ARMIES HURL BACK NAZIS
  AT BOTH MOSCOW AND ROSTOV

DUTCH TAKE UP EAST INDIES GUARD
Outer Defense Troops Mobilized As Japan Masses Forces In South

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Tuesday, December 2, 1941
F. D. R. QUESTIONS JAPAN MOVE

U. S. ASKS WHY ARMY MASSED IN SOUTH

American-Japanese negotiations entered a grave decisive phase with President Roosevelt's disclosure that he had ask just what she meant by increasing her military forces in Indo-China where they were pointed directly at Thailand and indirectly at Singapore.

786 MEN LOST ON AUSTRALIA WARSHIPS

Cruiser Sydney missing after destroying Nazi raider.
Monday, December 1, 1941


U. S. AND JAPAN RESUME TALKS

TOKYOS ' REPLY TO POSITION AWAITED

White House disclosed that Sec. Hull and Admiral Stark discuss critical Far Eastern situation with President Roosevelt.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

WW II commences

These September 1939 clips are presented out of sequence to show/remind readers of the turmoil that the world was in prior to the U. S. entry into the war.

GERMANS INVADE AND BOMB POLAND

BRITAiN MOBALISES

Evening Standard, 1 September 1939
At dawn on 1 September 1939, German troops stormed across the Polish frontier. A little over an hour later Nazi dive-bombers were attacking the civilians of Poland's capital city Warsaw.

GERMANS ATTACK AS BRITAIN'S M. P,s MEET

Polish Troops Hit Back at Danzieg:

Nazis Bomb EvactuationTrain

CANADA TELLS BRITAIN: “WE SHALL BE AT YOUR SIDE”
World War 2, commenced 70 years ago on September 1st 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, without warning, sparking the start of World War II. By the evening of September 3rd, Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa had also joined the war. The world had been plunged into its second world war in 25 years.

Britain had made a pledge to stand by Poland. Most MPs were very concerned. By evening of 2 September it appeared the government might fall the next day unless war was declared.

At 0900 on the morning of 3 September, the British Ambassador in Berlin presented an ultimatum to Hitler demanding he respond in two hours. No answer was received

Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany, and a day later the Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy.

The United States proclaims its neutrality. On 10 September Canada declares war on Germany and the Battle of the Atlantic begins as the Germans attempt to sever Allied supply routes.

At 0900 on the morning of 3 September, the British Ambassador in Berlin presented an ultimatum to Hitler demanding he respond in two hours. No answer was received

The United States proclaims its neutrality. On 10 September Canada declares war on Germany and the Battle of the Atlantic begins as the Germans attempt to sever Allied supply routes.