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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (25th June 1944)
On the Russian Front...
General Lothar Rendulic takes command of German 20th Mountain Army
Soviet Leningrad Front sends in fresh extra troops in a major offensive against Finnish forces in Karelian isthmus

Operation Bagration:
Soviet 1st Baltic Front continues to drive back 3rd Panzer Army
German LIII Korps besieged and under heavy attack by Soviet 39th Army in Vitebsk 
Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front and 3rd Byelorussian Front assault German 4th Army 
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front attack German 9th Army 

In Normandy, France...
First PLUTO fuel pipeline becomes operational at Port en Bessin in Normandy
Storm-damaged Mulberry B at Arromanches, now fully repaired, resumes operation
Sword beach is still being hit by German artillery fire

Operation Epsom: 
British 2nd Army attacks around Rauray, Tilly-sur-Seulles, and Fontenay 

USN Task Force 129 bombards Cherbourg in support of ground assault, but RN Cruiser Glasgow, USN battleship Texas and destroyers Barton, Laffey, and O'Brien are damaged off Cherbourg by German shore batteries 
VII Corps of US 1st Army fights its way into Cherbourg 
In response to message from General Schlieben in Cherbourg, Rommel signals: "In accordance with the Fuehrer's orders you are to hold out to the last round"

In the English Channel...
U-269 is sunk by RN destroyer escort Bickerton 
RN frigate Goodson is severely damaged by U-984 off Normandy and written off 
RN cruiser Arethusa and RN minesweeper Pique are damaged by mines off Normandy
British vessel Cap Tourane is damaged by German gunfire off Normandy 
In a new (and unsuccessful) tactic, Kriegsmarine Linsen explosive boats are deployed against Allied warships and shipping off Normandy beaches overnight 

In Hungary...
Admiral Horthy is asked by Pope Pius to halt the mistreatment of Hungarian minorities

In Italy...
British 8th Army maintains attacks against strong resistance around Vaiano and Chiusi
German troops having withdrawn, US 5th Army enters the port of Piombino
Kriegsmarine torpedo boat TA-22 (ex Italian Giuseppe Missori) is heavily damaged by patrolling Allied aircraft at Trieste and subsequently written off.

In the Pacific...
US V Amphibious Corps captures the crest of Mount Tapotchau and continues clearing Saipan

US 41st Infantry Division is still clearing Japanese positions around Mokmer airfield on Biak Island 

Japanese vessel Yamamiya Maru is sunk by USN submarine Bashaw off the East Indies
Japanese vessel San Pedro Maru is sunk by USN submarine Jack off the Philippines

In New Guinea...
In Arare sector, US 6th Infantry Division advances and Japanese defenders withdraw from Lone Tree Hill 

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
Elements of Japanese 11th Army advancing toward Hengyang while 70th Infantry Division of Japanese 13th Army attacks Chuhsien 

On the Salween Front:
Japanese forces shatter 261st Regiment of Chinese 87th Infantry Division in the Lungling sector. Chiang Kai-shek orders Chinese 8th Army to move to the Salween front and reinforce the offensive against Lungling 

In Burma...
Indian 77th LRP Brigade and Chinese 114th Infantry Regiment attack Mogaung 

In India...
Japanese 33rd Infantry Division attacks Indian 17th Infantry Division in the Bishenpur sector south of Imphal 

Today's Air Raids...
Homberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons sites, Northern France by RAF Bomber Command
Sete, Arles, Avignon and military targets in Southern France by US 15th Air Force
Paris, France on military targets by US 8th Air Force
Wotje Atoll and Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island and Sorol Atoll by US FEAF
Wewak, New Guinea and Noemfoor Island by US FEAF
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US FEAF
Myitkyina and military targets in North Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Client prep, session and follow up
Son Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I am at a point in life where the days seem to whizz by at lightning speed. This is partly age and partly because I am thoroughly enjoying life. A highly successful recently introduced tactic is to focus on PEACE OF MIND continually and the health benefits are distinctly noticeable. I am pursuing my goal of living by intuition rather than by conscious thought, the space left behind being filled by feelings of peace of mind.

I don't ever remember feeling so good as this, and I will continue to savour every moment!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you actively pursuing happiness or simply getting relief from your unhappiness?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy with some sunny spells and a north-easterly breeze
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 10 degC
Sunrise at 04:37
Sunset at 21:42

Jetstream: Over the North Sea travelling north-south and drifting east 
Weathertrack: High pressure in the Norwegian Sea will intensify and expand south. A depression south of Greenland will fill and dissipate
Air Pressure: 995 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If Ninjas were that good, you'd Google them and Google would come back wih "not found"  :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Parkinson: Michael Caine impersonates Michael Caine - very funny! 

8. TRIVIA
After the fall of Rome, Latin continued in a variety of dialects which then evolved into the Romance languages of Portuguese, Romanian, Italian, French, and Spanish. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life.