Draggingtree Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 75 years ago today, another invasion started a world warBy Rick Moran Seventy-five years ago today, in the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, German intelligence operatives silently crept toward a German radio station near the Polish border. They were led by one of the more unlovely characters of World War II, Alfred Naujocks. A major in the SS, Naujocks would later terrorize the Danes during the occupation and helped OttoSkorzeny run the notorious ODESSA group, which helped spirit Nazi war criminals out of Germany after the war. (Skorzeny had a spectacular career as a special ops soldier, including masterminding the dramatic rescue of Mussolini who was overthrown in 1943 and imprisoned in a mountaintop villa by the new Italian government.) But that night, Naujocks had a job to do; he was charged with helping start a war. Wearing Polish army uniforms, the German operatives broke into the radio station, http://americanthinker.com/blog/2014/09/75_years_ago_today_another_invasion_started_a_world_war.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Sep 1, 1939: Germany invades PolandOn this day in 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war--what would become the "blitzkrieg" strategy. This was characterized by extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy's air capacity, railroads, communication lines, and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery. Once the German forces had plowed their way through, devastating a swath of territory, infantry moved in, picking off any remaining resistance. Once Hitler had a base of operations within the target country, he immediately began setting up "security" forces to annihilate all enemies of his Nazi ideology, whether racial, religious, or political. Concentration camps for slave laborers and the extermination of civilians went hand in hand with German rule of a conquered nation. For example, within one day of the German invasion of Poland, Hitler was already setting up SS "Death's Head" regiments to terrorize the populace. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 @Draggingtree Something I read, Hitler had told the Wehrmacht he was not planning on starting a war until 1945. Really hurt the Kriegsmarine, they were nowhere ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 @Draggingtree Something I read, Hitler had told the Wehrmacht he was not planning on starting a war until 1945. Really hurt the Kriegsmarine, they were nowhere ready. I have hear that before, let me go do some reading on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Kriegsmarine At the outbreak of World War II, the German Kriegsmarine consisted of 11 Ships of the size of a CL or bigger, while 7 additional ships were under construction. This small fleet was supported by 21 destroyers and 57 U-boats, most of them only usable for small coastal operations. Compared to British, French or American fleets of this time, the German Kriegsmarine was very small, http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Kriegsmarine At the outbreak of World War II, the German Kriegsmarine consisted of 11 Ships of the size of a CL or bigger, while 7 additional ships were under construction. This small fleet was supported by 21 destroyers and 57 U-boats, most of them only usable for small coastal operations. Compared to British, French or American fleets of this time, the German Kriegsmarine was very small, http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/index.html That was what I was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Kriegsmarine At the outbreak of World War II, the German Kriegsmarine consisted of 11 Ships of the size of a CL or bigger, while 7 additional ships were under construction. This small fleet was supported by 21 destroyers and 57 U-boats, most of them only usable for small coastal operations. Compared to British, French or American fleets of this time, the German Kriegsmarine was very small, http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/index.html That was what I was talking about. Learn something ever day, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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