On the same day - 1944 - Fighting continues in the "Battle of the Bulge", while in the southern portion of the German attack, surrounded US troops continue to hold out against repeated German attempts to take vital road junction at Bastogne.
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1942 - Heavy fighting continues all around the perimeter of the Stalingrad Kessel, while the decimated and starving troops of the German 6th Army receive their last rations of horse meat, the 12,000 horses in the pocket having now all been slaughtered.
On the same day - 1944 - Fighting continues in the "Battle of the Bulge", while in the southern portion of the German attack, surrounded US troops continue to hold out against repeated German attempts to take vital road junction at Bastogne.
On the same day - 1944 - Fighting continues in the "Battle of the Bulge", while in the southern portion of the German attack, surrounded US troops continue to hold out against repeated German attempts to take vital road junction at Bastogne.
Monday, 24 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - In the Ukrane, the Red Army launches an offensive in the Kiev-Shitomir area, capturing Berdichev.
General Dwight D. Eisenhauer is appointed supreme commander of the Allied forces preparing for the invasion of Europe.
On the same day - 1944 - The German U-Boat U-486 sinks the Allied troop carrier SS Leopldville with the loss of 763 men of the US 6th Infantry Division. All the news and information on this incident was suppressed by the orders of SHAEF headquarters.
General Dwight D. Eisenhauer is appointed supreme commander of the Allied forces preparing for the invasion of Europe.
On the same day - 1944 - The German U-Boat U-486 sinks the Allied troop carrier SS Leopldville with the loss of 763 men of the US 6th Infantry Division. All the news and information on this incident was suppressed by the orders of SHAEF headquarters.
Sunday, 23 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1939 - Russian troops were in retreat in Karelian Isthmus, in Petsamo region, and were also in the Salla sector, where the Finns were again in command of the Kemi River valley, an important strategic position.
Russian earoplanes bombed towns on the southern coast of Finland, and dropped leaflets over Helsinki with a message from the puppet Prime Minister.
Russian earoplanes bombed towns on the southern coast of Finland, and dropped leaflets over Helsinki with a message from the puppet Prime Minister.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - The allies report that the Germans have penetrated up to 40 miles in the Ardennes. The American defenders of Bastogne receive the German surrender ultimatum which Brigadier General McAulife, answers with a single word, "Nuts" ! The U.S. 3rd Army begins an offensive to relieve Bastogne.
On the same day - 1941 - The Japanese begin their invasion of the Philippines by landing 43,000 troops of General Homma's 14th Army in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, 150 miles north of Manila.
On the same day - 1941 - The Japanese begin their invasion of the Philippines by landing 43,000 troops of General Homma's 14th Army in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, 150 miles north of Manila.
Friday, 21 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1939 - Between 07h25 and 10h16, German submarine U-21 sank two neutral Swedish ships Mars and SS Carl Henckel with one torpedo each. The Geramn submarine did not pick up any survivors. Only 8 out of 36 floating in the water survived until when help arrived the next day.
On This same day, Russia celebrated Joseph Stalin's 60th official birthday. His actual birthday was 18 December 1878 but was changed to 21 December 1879 after he came to power in 1922.
On This same day, Russia celebrated Joseph Stalin's 60th official birthday. His actual birthday was 18 December 1878 but was changed to 21 December 1879 after he came to power in 1922.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - The Flying Tigers, American pilots in China, enter combat against the Japanese over Kunming.
On the same day German forces of Army Group Centre retreating from Moscow reached a new defensive line, more than 100km to the west, where, following strict orders by Hitler, they are to stand and fight off any further Soviet advances.
On the same day German forces of Army Group Centre retreating from Moscow reached a new defensive line, more than 100km to the west, where, following strict orders by Hitler, they are to stand and fight off any further Soviet advances.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1940 - Mussolini request German assistance for his hard-pressed troops in Cyrenaica in the form of a Panzer Division and various logistical support.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1940 - Adolf Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Operation "Barbarossa" was launched in June 1941.
Monday, 17 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - Germany counter attack in the Ardennes. The Germans mounted a series of counter-attacks on the Western front allowing them to re-cross the borders of Luxembourg and Belgium. On the second day of what now appears to be a full-scale counter offensive, the Germans attacked with tanks and aircraft along a 70-mile front guarded by American forces in the Ardennes region.
It became known as the "Battle of the Bulge"
It became known as the "Battle of the Bulge"
Sunday, 16 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1942 - The Soviet army defeats the Italian troops on the River Don in the USSR.
Saturday, 15 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - The US Calvary Regiment (6th) army lands on the Arawe Peninsula in New Britain. The new position was 280 miles from Rabul.
Friday, 14 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - German occupiers forbid the use of electricity in parts of Holland.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - During World War II, the U.S. cruiser Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze suicide attack. 138 people were killed in the attack.
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - German troops do a house to house search in Paris, France looking for Jews hiding from being captured.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S. in turn declared war on the two countries.
Monday, 10 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1940 - Two German spies, Jose Waldberg and Carl Meier, are the first people to be executed since the start of the war. They were hung in Pentonville jail in London. The pair landed in England several weeks prior with a radio transmitter, English money and some rations. They planned to spend the nights hiding, and their days collecting information.
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Saturday, 8 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - The United States entered World War II when it declared war against Japan. The act came one day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Britain and Canada also declared war on Japan.
Thursday, 6 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - Soviet Army launches a major counter-offensive around Moscow against Nazi Germany.
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1941 - US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor.
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Monday, 3 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - The RAF conducted a heavy attack against Leipzig killing 1,500 and making 40,000 homeless.
Sunday, 2 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1942 - Enrico Fermi directed and controlled the first nuclear chain reaction.
Saturday, 1 December 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - Edward R. Stettinius Jr. became secretary of state of the United States after the retirement of Cordell Hull.
Friday, 30 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1934 - The Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to officially recorded at 100mph. It was a land speed record for railed vehicles.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Thompsons Africa
Springbok Atlas Charter Division CEO, Mr. Craig Drysdale, has resigned and will be the new General Manager of Global Sales for Thompsons Africa as from January 2013.
Craig has been the driving force behind the very successful Springbok Atlas Charter company for the past 3 years as CEO, and his knowledge of tourism will be surely missed by Springbok Atlas.
Thompsons Africa has gained a valuable person with tourism knowledge and believe that Craig will be a great asset to them.
Craig has been the driving force behind the very successful Springbok Atlas Charter company for the past 3 years as CEO, and his knowledge of tourism will be surely missed by Springbok Atlas.
Thompsons Africa has gained a valuable person with tourism knowledge and believe that Craig will be a great asset to them.
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - The Battle of Peleliu ended. This battle began on 15 September and considering the number of men involved, it had the highest casualty rate of any battle in the Pacific.
Monday, 26 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1936 - The Anti-Comintern Pact, an agreement between Japan and Germany, was signed.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1944 - The first raid against the Japanese capital of Tokyo was made by land-based U.S. bombers.
Saturday, 24 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - U.S. forces seized control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the Gilbert Islands.
Friday, 23 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss the measures for defeating Japan.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1943 - U.S. Marines began their landing on Tawawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1945 - Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany for atrocities committed during World War II.
They were :
Martin Bormann
Karl Donitz
Hans Frank
Wilhelm Frick
Hans Fritzsche
Walther Funk
Hermann Goring
Rudolf Hess
Alfred Jodl
Ernest Kaltenbrunner
Wilhelm Keitel
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Robert Ley
Konstantin von Neurath
Franz von Papen
Erich Raeder
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alfred Rosenberg
Fritz Sauckel
Hjalmar Schacht
Baldur von Schirach
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Albert Speer
Julius Streicher
They were :
Martin Bormann
Karl Donitz
Hans Frank
Wilhelm Frick
Hans Fritzsche
Walther Funk
Hermann Goring
Rudolf Hess
Alfred Jodl
Ernest Kaltenbrunner
Wilhelm Keitel
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Robert Ley
Konstantin von Neurath
Franz von Papen
Erich Raeder
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alfred Rosenberg
Fritz Sauckel
Hjalmar Schacht
Baldur von Schirach
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Albert Speer
Julius Streicher
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Monday, 19 November 2012
Greece Repeat History
During October 2012 there were media reports from Athens stating that 30 protesters were hurt (including two with serious head injuries) with two policeman also hurt.
Twelve people have been arrested and 193 detained - the difference being that those arrested are accused of a specific offense, while those detained could simply be taken to a police station to prove their identity.
Strange how history repeats itself because on 19th November 1973, close to 40 years ago, tanks and demonstrators met in the streets of Athens as students of the Athens polytechnic gather to demand an end to the Papadopoulos regime.
Twelve people have been arrested and 193 detained - the difference being that those arrested are accused of a specific offense, while those detained could simply be taken to a police station to prove their identity.
Strange how history repeats itself because on 19th November 1973, close to 40 years ago, tanks and demonstrators met in the streets of Athens as students of the Athens polytechnic gather to demand an end to the Papadopoulos regime.
On This Day
On This Day - 1942 - The Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was determined to liberate the city named after him and in November he ordered massive reinforcements to the area. On 19 November, General Zhuklov launched a Soviet counteroffensive out of the rubble of Stalingrad. German command underestimated the scale of the counterattack and the 6th Army was quickly overwhelmed by the offensive which involved 500,000 Soviet troops, 900 tanks and 1400 aircraft. Within 3 days the entire German force of more than 200,000 men was encircled.
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Saturday, 17 November 2012
SAP Durban Dog Unit
In 1962 the South African Police Dog unit was established in Durban.
This year we celebrate it's 50 years of existence with a gala function held tonight.
Many of it's members have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The first being Sergeant Chart Rickard who, together with is dog died from a land mine explosion in 1969 in the Caprivi Strip, northern border of South West Africa (now Namibia) whilst fighting insurgents from Angola, associated with the armed wing of the ANC (MK).
The Durban dog unit was first stationed at Cato Manor till the early 1980's and was moved to it's current location at the Durban Head Quarters in Stanger Street, Durban.
I was fortunate to join this prestiges unit in 1974, who was commanded by Capt Hennie Meyer, later retired as a General.
The history and successes of this unit cannot all be mentioned as there is not enough time and space to mention all. It is a unit that it's members are very proud of and regard each present and past member as a family for the purpose of fighting crime.
From a personal point, it was the members of this unit who nicknamed me as "The Flying Dutchman" and has since kept this AKA till now.
Tonight we will all gather together in prayer by it's past and present members giving thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ for His protecting hand over this unit.
Me bottom right
Our Reunion on 17th November 2012
This year we celebrate it's 50 years of existence with a gala function held tonight.
Many of it's members have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The first being Sergeant Chart Rickard who, together with is dog died from a land mine explosion in 1969 in the Caprivi Strip, northern border of South West Africa (now Namibia) whilst fighting insurgents from Angola, associated with the armed wing of the ANC (MK).
The Durban dog unit was first stationed at Cato Manor till the early 1980's and was moved to it's current location at the Durban Head Quarters in Stanger Street, Durban.
I was fortunate to join this prestiges unit in 1974, who was commanded by Capt Hennie Meyer, later retired as a General.
The history and successes of this unit cannot all be mentioned as there is not enough time and space to mention all. It is a unit that it's members are very proud of and regard each present and past member as a family for the purpose of fighting crime.
From a personal point, it was the members of this unit who nicknamed me as "The Flying Dutchman" and has since kept this AKA till now.
Tonight we will all gather together in prayer by it's past and present members giving thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ for His protecting hand over this unit.
Me bottom right
Our Reunion on 17th November 2012
On This Day
On This Day - 1939 - A Luftwaffe reconnaissance plane flew over South West Lancs, Cheshire, and North Wales and another flew over Shetlands. No bombs were dropped but ant-aircraft guns were in action.
Thursday, 15 November 2012
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