Saturday 10 January 2015

SUNDAY 11th JANUARY 2015 07:59 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (11th January 1945)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front is fighting in Budapest
Soviet minesweeper T-76 (ex Lithuanian President Smetona) is sunk by U-745

On the Western Front:
British 2nd Army reaches St Hubert

US 9th Army makes localized attacks around the Kall River

The Battle Of The Bulge:
US 1st Army attacks around Laroche and Langlir on the northern flank of the Bulge
US 3rd Army continues attacking on the southern flank ofthe Bulge as German forces withdraw from Bastogne sector

Operation Nordwind:
US 7th Army is heavily engaged defending around Bitche and the surrounding region

North Sea...
A RN squadron attacks a German convoy off Egersund. A minsweeper is sunk and two damaged transports abandoned

London...
King Peter refuses to endorse the Subasic-Tito agreement giving partisans control of the new Yugoslavian government 

Irish Sea...
US vessel Roanoke and British vessel Normandy Coast are sunk by U-1055 

In the Pacific...
USN destroyer escort Brackett evacuates native islanders from Jaluit Island following a reconnaissance mission

USN destroyer Evans and destroyer escort McCoy Reynolds bombard Yap Island 

IJN submarine I-36 launches Kaiten manned suicide torpedoes at Ulithi Atoll - two minor USN vessels are damaged

US 6th Army expanding and consolidating Lingayen Gulf beachhead on Luzon.
Offshore, IJN auxiliary minesweeper Wa-10 is sunk by USN destroyers whilst IJN auxiliary minesweeper No. 56 Banshu Maru and auxiliary sub chaser Hakuyo Maru are scuttled as blockships at Manila Bay

Burma...
British 14th Army captures Kyaukmyaung and establishes a beachhead on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River 

Today's Air Raids...
Krefeld, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Antwerp, Belgium by eight V-2 rockets
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Celebes Island by US FEAF
Iwo Jima by US 7th Air Force
Penang, Malaya and Singaposre Docks by US 20th Air Force
Yeu airfield and the Shwebo-Yeu road, Burma by Japanese aircraft 
Muse, Wanling, and Wan Mai-Lo, Burma by US 14th Air Force 
Lashio, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Quality Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,849 (down 4)  
Non-followed Tweeps unfollowing = 4

@hypnotherapy_rr, others untraced
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers followed back = 0

Spammers not followed back = 0
 
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
29th Wedding Anniversary today - and what a rollercoaster it's been! I am now fortunately in a position where I know what I'm doing.


Though I am a carer for someone mentally ill, that doesn't mean I'm unhappy - quite the reverse. She isn't a zombie, and her total absolute love for me is warmly appreciated, and I get to run things my way.

All the things we have been through have made us stronger and grateful for what we have now. I intend to continue making the most out of the experience.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Where are you intending to go next? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry start
Showers then arrive and persist thereafter
A strong westerly wind will turn south-westerly in the afternoon
Max Temp = 6 degC at midnight
Min Temp = 3 degC at 8am
Sunrise at 08:20
Sunset at 16:10

Weathertrack: Britain is in a strong westerly airflow between high pressure to the south and strong depressions to the north
Air Pressure: 1015 millibars and falling slightly


6. TODAY'S ONELINER
My Dad's such a deicated family man, he's got three of them! :D            

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Morcambe and Wise - Escape From Stalag 54 

8. TRIVIA
Gold and copper were the first metals to be discovered by humans around 5000 B.C. and are the only two that aren't silver-coloured

9. ZEN WISDOM
When we draw strength from within, our outlook undergoes a dramatic transformation; everything around us looks completely different. To be inwardly strong is the key to happiness.   

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