The Soviet 7th Army breaches the Mannerhein line in Finland. The Finns retire in good order to a second defensive line.
An economic agreement is signed between the Soviet Union and Germany by which Moscow will export raw materials, especially oil, and agricultural produce in exchange for manufactured goods and arms.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
1940 Chronology: 10 February
At a meeting of the Finnish Defense Council attended by Prime Minster Ryti, Foreign Minister Tanner and GEneral Mannerheim, three possible political approaches to the USSR are discussed:
1) to offer the Russians, as a peace concession, an island off Hanko, which they demanded when hostilities began
2) to continue the war with active support from Sweden (assuming that this is forthcoming)
3) as a last resource, to accept the offer of intervention by Great Britain and France.
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1) to offer the Russians, as a peace concession, an island off Hanko, which they demanded when hostilities began
2) to continue the war with active support from Sweden (assuming that this is forthcoming)
3) as a last resource, to accept the offer of intervention by Great Britain and France.
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Seats Still Available For World War II "Honor Flight"
WDIO Radio: Seats Still Available For World War II "Honor Flight"
This spring, an Honor Flight will take 100 Northland World War II veterans to see their national memorial in Washington, D.C. There is still room on the flight, and organizers still need donations.
"It's a beautiful, beautiful thing to see," said Navy veteran John Kanzler of Superior, who travelled to Washington to see the National World War II Memorial the year after it opened. "They built it for people like me, and I just wanted to see it before I died."
"A lot of memories came back," Kanzler said. "You remembered people, you remembered where you were and different things."
Kanzler thinks its something every World War II vet should see. "I would say if you can go, go by all means because it's something worth seeing, it's something that you fought for, and something that we deserve," he said.
That's the point of Honor Flight Northland. On May 14, 100 Northland veterans will get a free, one-day trip to Washington to see their memorial.
"A lot of these guys, actually a vast majority of them, have never seen their own memorial," said Dan Hartman, secretary of Honor Flight Northland. He said time is running out for these veterans.
"There are several thousand, but honestly, not many of them can physically do it right now. I wish this happened a decade ago, because a lot of guys would have loved to have been there, but they can't go now."
65 veterans have already signed up. There's room for another 35. The flight is open to World War II veterans from northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin who are physically able to make the trip. Veterans can pick up an application at The Depot in Duluth, or print it from www.HonorFlightNorthland.org.
Organizers need help paying for the trip. "Please help us make this last mission possible for our World War II heroes. Let's show them that we have not forgotten them," said Judy Greske, chair of Honor Flight Northland.
Donations can be made online at www.HonorFlightNorthland.org, or mailed to Honor Flight Northland, Attn: Don Monaco, 4535 Airport Approach Road, Duluth, MN 55811.
This spring, an Honor Flight will take 100 Northland World War II veterans to see their national memorial in Washington, D.C. There is still room on the flight, and organizers still need donations.
"It's a beautiful, beautiful thing to see," said Navy veteran John Kanzler of Superior, who travelled to Washington to see the National World War II Memorial the year after it opened. "They built it for people like me, and I just wanted to see it before I died."
"A lot of memories came back," Kanzler said. "You remembered people, you remembered where you were and different things."
Kanzler thinks its something every World War II vet should see. "I would say if you can go, go by all means because it's something worth seeing, it's something that you fought for, and something that we deserve," he said.
That's the point of Honor Flight Northland. On May 14, 100 Northland veterans will get a free, one-day trip to Washington to see their memorial.
"A lot of these guys, actually a vast majority of them, have never seen their own memorial," said Dan Hartman, secretary of Honor Flight Northland. He said time is running out for these veterans.
"There are several thousand, but honestly, not many of them can physically do it right now. I wish this happened a decade ago, because a lot of guys would have loved to have been there, but they can't go now."
65 veterans have already signed up. There's room for another 35. The flight is open to World War II veterans from northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin who are physically able to make the trip. Veterans can pick up an application at The Depot in Duluth, or print it from www.HonorFlightNorthland.org.
Organizers need help paying for the trip. "Please help us make this last mission possible for our World War II heroes. Let's show them that we have not forgotten them," said Judy Greske, chair of Honor Flight Northland.
Donations can be made online at www.HonorFlightNorthland.org, or mailed to Honor Flight Northland, Attn: Don Monaco, 4535 Airport Approach Road, Duluth, MN 55811.
10 Feb, 2011: Berkley man killed in World War II identified
The Detroit News: Berkley man killed in World War II identified
Washington— The Defense Department said today the remains of 11 U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II — including a Michiganian — have been identified.
The military said the men — including 1st Lt. Richard T. Heuss, 23, of Berkley — are being returned for burial with full military honors almost 70 years after they died after their plane crashed in the Pacific Theater.
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Heuss and nine of those will be buried in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on March 24.
Seven of the 11 are having individual burials as well, but there are only fragmented remains for four of the dead, including Heuss.
The cause of death was unknown, said Larry Greer, director of Public Affairs at the Defense Department's POW/MIA Office.
On Nov. 20, 1943, Heuss, along with 10 other B-24D Liberator crewmembers, took off from Jackson Airfield in New Guinea, on an overwater mission near the northern coast of the country.
During the mission, the only radio transmission from the crew indicated they were 20 miles northwest of Port Moresby, but they never returned to Jackson Airfield.
The men were killed in a crash but the cause was unknown. It could have been weather related, Greer said.
The Detroit News reported on Dec. 7, 1943, Heuss was reported missing and in August 1945 that Heuss had been listed as killed in action.
Searches failed to uncover any evidence of either the crew or the aircraft.
Following the war, the Army Graves Registration Service conducted investigations and searches for 43 missing airmen including Army Air Forces Technical Sgt. Charles A. Bode and the other 10 airmen, but concluded in June 1949 that all were unrecoverable.
In 1984, the government of Papua New Guinea notified U.S. officials of a World War II crash site in a ravine in Morobe Province.
A U.S. search and recovery team investigated the crash site in late 1984 and located B-24 aircraft wreckage. They also recovered human remains but didn't complete the mission, citing time constraints and the threat of landslides.
For the next 20 years, multiple teams from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command tried to access and excavate the location but the threat of landslides made recovery too dangerous to continue.
During a site visit in 2004, local villagers turned over human remains they had previously removed from the area.
Bode, 23, of Baltimore, Md., will be buried Feb. 11 in Arlington National CemeteryThe others killed and identified are to be buried March 24 — including Heuss.
Aside from Heuss, the others to be buried are: 2nd Lt. Robert A. Miller, 22, Memphis, Tenn.; 2nd Lt. Edward R. French, 23, Erie, Pa.; 2nd Lt. Robert R. Streckenbach Jr., 21, Green Bay, Wis.; Tech. Sgt. Lucian I. Oliver Jr., 23 Memphis, Tenn.; Staff Sgt. Ivan O. Kirkpatrick, 36, Whittier, Calif.; Staff Sgt. William K. Musgrave, 24, Hutsonville, Ill.; Staff Sgt. James T. Moran, 21, Sloatsburg, N.Y.; Staff Sgt. James B. Moore, 21, Woburn, Mass.; and Staff Sgt. Roy Surabian, 24, Medford, Mass., will be buried as a group March 24 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Six of those have had separate burials — some in their hometowns, Greer said.
At the end of World War II, the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans. Today, more than 74,000 are unaccounted-for from the conflict.
Washington— The Defense Department said today the remains of 11 U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II — including a Michiganian — have been identified.
The military said the men — including 1st Lt. Richard T. Heuss, 23, of Berkley — are being returned for burial with full military honors almost 70 years after they died after their plane crashed in the Pacific Theater.
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Heuss and nine of those will be buried in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on March 24.
Seven of the 11 are having individual burials as well, but there are only fragmented remains for four of the dead, including Heuss.
The cause of death was unknown, said Larry Greer, director of Public Affairs at the Defense Department's POW/MIA Office.
On Nov. 20, 1943, Heuss, along with 10 other B-24D Liberator crewmembers, took off from Jackson Airfield in New Guinea, on an overwater mission near the northern coast of the country.
During the mission, the only radio transmission from the crew indicated they were 20 miles northwest of Port Moresby, but they never returned to Jackson Airfield.
The men were killed in a crash but the cause was unknown. It could have been weather related, Greer said.
The Detroit News reported on Dec. 7, 1943, Heuss was reported missing and in August 1945 that Heuss had been listed as killed in action.
Searches failed to uncover any evidence of either the crew or the aircraft.
Following the war, the Army Graves Registration Service conducted investigations and searches for 43 missing airmen including Army Air Forces Technical Sgt. Charles A. Bode and the other 10 airmen, but concluded in June 1949 that all were unrecoverable.
In 1984, the government of Papua New Guinea notified U.S. officials of a World War II crash site in a ravine in Morobe Province.
A U.S. search and recovery team investigated the crash site in late 1984 and located B-24 aircraft wreckage. They also recovered human remains but didn't complete the mission, citing time constraints and the threat of landslides.
For the next 20 years, multiple teams from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command tried to access and excavate the location but the threat of landslides made recovery too dangerous to continue.
During a site visit in 2004, local villagers turned over human remains they had previously removed from the area.
Bode, 23, of Baltimore, Md., will be buried Feb. 11 in Arlington National CemeteryThe others killed and identified are to be buried March 24 — including Heuss.
Aside from Heuss, the others to be buried are: 2nd Lt. Robert A. Miller, 22, Memphis, Tenn.; 2nd Lt. Edward R. French, 23, Erie, Pa.; 2nd Lt. Robert R. Streckenbach Jr., 21, Green Bay, Wis.; Tech. Sgt. Lucian I. Oliver Jr., 23 Memphis, Tenn.; Staff Sgt. Ivan O. Kirkpatrick, 36, Whittier, Calif.; Staff Sgt. William K. Musgrave, 24, Hutsonville, Ill.; Staff Sgt. James T. Moran, 21, Sloatsburg, N.Y.; Staff Sgt. James B. Moore, 21, Woburn, Mass.; and Staff Sgt. Roy Surabian, 24, Medford, Mass., will be buried as a group March 24 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Six of those have had separate burials — some in their hometowns, Greer said.
At the end of World War II, the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans. Today, more than 74,000 are unaccounted-for from the conflict.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
1940 Chronology: 9 February
General von Manstein is appointed Commander in Chief of the newly formed XXXVIII Army Corps.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
1940 Chronology: 5 February
The Allied Supreme War Council approves a plan for intervention in Finland; meanwhile, they send substantial help in aircraft, anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns.
The expeditionary force is to comprise at least three divisions.
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The expeditionary force is to comprise at least three divisions.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Court denies heirs' claims over stolen WWII art
The Washington Post: Court denies heirs' claims over stolen WWII art
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal appeals court has dismissed claims against the German government by heirs of an art dealer whose collection was seized by the Nazis and sold at auction during World War II.
Fred Westfield, a retired Nashville professor, filed the federal lawsuit seeking payment for the art and tapestry collection belonging to his uncle Walter Westfeld, a German art dealer in the 1930s.
According to the lawsuit, Westfeld attempted to send his art collection to Tennessee, where his brother lived, but Nazi officials seized and sold off the collection. Westfeld later died in the Auschwitz death camp in Poland.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the claims against the German government were beyond its jurisdiction.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal appeals court has dismissed claims against the German government by heirs of an art dealer whose collection was seized by the Nazis and sold at auction during World War II.
Fred Westfield, a retired Nashville professor, filed the federal lawsuit seeking payment for the art and tapestry collection belonging to his uncle Walter Westfeld, a German art dealer in the 1930s.
According to the lawsuit, Westfeld attempted to send his art collection to Tennessee, where his brother lived, but Nazi officials seized and sold off the collection. Westfeld later died in the Auschwitz death camp in Poland.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the claims against the German government were beyond its jurisdiction.
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