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Another WWII Bomb Found - This Time in France

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 18:54

Just over one week ago construction workers found a one ton bomb at the port of Marseille, France. The bomb dates back to the Second World War and is believed to be German. On Sunday, March 18, 2012 the bomb was removed as can be seen in this picture.

The bomb is not thought to have been air delivered, but, instead have been left behind by German soldiers who, prior to retreating, sought to demolish the excellent port facilties at Marseille.

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Happy Birthday to the US Military Academy at West Point

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 14:58

On March 16, 1802 Congress signed off on legislation establishing the United States Military Adademy at West Point. Located on the Hudson River north of New York City , West Point had been a military post created with the help of Polish General Tadeusz Kosciuszko in 1778.

One of the most prestigious universities in the world, West Point is known not only for preparing officer candidates for the United States Armed Forces but also is known for holding high standards of scholarship and learning.

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Paving the Way for Lebensraum: The Anschluss

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on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 21:12

Austria, nestled between Germany and Italy, possessed a long history as a dominant European power. However, after the First World War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been dissolved with Austria remaining as a small, central European state; a shadow of its former imposing Imperial greatness. Austria therefore represented a ripe target for a predator such as Hitler.

In February 1938, Hitler coerced Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg into placing Nazi sympathizers in important government positions. Hitler also laid the groundwork for an Anschluss, political union, through delivering a series

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WWII vs. Today: The Cost of Equipping a G.I.

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 00:39

The Center For Strategic and Budgetary Assessments(CSBA) gave a presentation on Tuesday detailing major trends in ground combat that will impact ground vehicle modernization. Buried in the slides was an interesting info-graphic on the accelerated cost of force protection - meaning the price paid to equip the average combat rifleman in the U.S. Military. These costs have risen dramatically. According to the CSBA the average cost of clothing and equipping:

A WWII era G.I.

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Reunion for Concentration Camp Survivor and Liberator

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on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 20:39

Holocaust survivor Ernie Gross, age 83, and U.S. Army WWII veteran Don Greenbaum, age 87, were able to meet late last year in Philadelphia some 66 years after they unwittingly shared a day at a place and time in history that few people would ever want to be; Dachau concentration camp in April of 1945.

On April 29, 1945 Greenbaum was a G.I. in U.S. General George S. Patton's Third Army when the Third Army reached Dachau and its surviving victims.

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