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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st March 1945)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front opens offensive into Pomerania with massive artillery support, attacking around Arnswalde, Pyritz, and Stargard
German XXIV Panzer Korps conducts a counterattack around Lauban
German vessel Bohus is sunk in the Baltic, possibly by Soviet submarine K-52
On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army captures Kervenheim and attacks through the Hochwald and Balberger forest toward Sonsbeck
US 9th Army advances rapidly toward the Rhine, captures Venlo and Munchen-Gladbach, and begins assaulting Neuss
US 1st Army crosses the Erft River and advances toward Cologne and the Rhine
US 3rd Army crosses the Pruem River and is fighting its way into Trier
In a French Army reorganization:
French Army Detachment of the Alps formed along the Italian border
Forces besieging the fortress ports are redesignated Army Detachment of the Atlantic
North Sea...
Kriegsmarine S-boat S-220 is sunk in an engagement with RN destroyer escort Seymour overnight
English Channel...
US vessel Robert L. Vann is sunk by a mine
Romania...
The Soviets force King Michael to dismiss the Romanian government
In the Aegean Sea...
Free Greek and SBS forces land on Tilos Island and the German garrison subsequently surrenders
Italy...
Co-belligerent Italian Folgore Infantry Combat Group enters the line around Imola underthe command of British 8th Army
Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia...
These countries declare war on Japan, Turkey also on Germany
In the Pacific...
Admiral Nimitz departs for the USA
Four Japanese cargo ships are sunk by patrolling US aircraft in the South China Sea
Japanese vessel Tateyama Maru is sunk by USN submarine Sterlet off Miyake Jima
In Manila, US 6th Army reduces the Japanese defenders to a single pocket at the Finance building - Japanese vessel Daishin Maru is sunk by US aircraft off Luzon
A detachment of 21st Infantry Regiment of US 8th Army lands on Lubang Island and captures Tilic
US 8th Army captures Puerto Princesa harbour on Palawan Island
Headquarters of US 13th Air Force transfers to Leyte Island
201st Fighter Squadron of the Mexican Air Force arrives at Luzon to serve with US 5th Air Force
Iwo Jima:
US V Amphibious Corps take heavy casualties in continued attacks
China...
Headquarters of Japanese 43rd Army is activated in Shantung province with 59th Infantry Division, 5th and 9th Independent Mixed Brigades, and 1st Independent Infantry Brigade
Burma...
Most Japanese aircraft withdraw to Thailand, and in order to reduce losses further, remaining Japanese fighters are ordered to avoid aerial combat except against solitary Allied aircraft
Today's Air Raids...
Antwerp, Belgium by fourteen V-2 rockets
Rail yards and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th and 15th Air Forces
Mannheim, Kamen, Berlin and Erfut, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
London by thirteen V-2 rockets
Maribor, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Borneo on Japanese airfields by US FEAF
Okinawa on offshore shipping, surrounding islands and coastal bases by USN aircraft from Task Force 58 - 10 cargo ships, a torpedo boat, a minelayer and a gunboat are sunk
Burma Japanese positions, supply depots, transportation lines, and other targets including Na-lang Bridge by US 10th Air Force and the RAF
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
The Milk Run
Blogging
Ironing
Lunch
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time
Twitter Followers = 1,874 (down 1)
Non-followed eliminated =0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
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New Followers followed back = 0
Spammers not followed back = 0
3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The latest two challenges in the Blonder household are Son having a bruising online row with his girlfriend and the oven ignition failing. Fortunately neither of these are beyond repair nor in the meantime mean the end of life as we know it.
On my eternal quest to stay grounded, I may have made a breakthrough - I have finally tapped-in to how being grounded feels. This gives me something I can continually focus on that will generate the neurotransmitters that will make it meta-stable. Of course only time will tell if this is really a turning point. I need to be able to prove to myself that I can generate this feeling for prolonged periods.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you doing now to develop and improve yourself?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Blustery showers, some heavy and wintry, will persist into mid-evening
Skies will then clear until the morning
A strong south-westerly will ease to moderate in the afternoon
Max Temp = 5 degC at noon
Min Temp = 1 degC at midnight
Sunrise at 06:56
Sunset at 17:44
Moon:
Weathertrack: A complex system of depressions to the north will drive in strong winds, cold air and showers from the Atlantic
Air Pressure: 994 millibars and rising slightly
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Paranoid Schizophrenic seeks caring understanding person for loving relationship. Please note - if you betray us we'll kill you :D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Monty Python - Joke Warfare
8. TRIVIA
2,035 English words were first written down in William Shakespeare's works, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless
9. ZEN WISDOM
No matter what the state of society or the times, each of us can contribute to peace in our immediate environment. We can do this by encouraging even one young person and enabling them to tap into their potential.
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