The Rise of SS Power in Nazi Germany
A Washington based column analyzes Nazi total mobilization and the rise of the SS as the dominant force in Germany. It details the organization and recruitment of the SS, its distinction from the army, and its role in policing and military structures, noting its strict entry standards and growing influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baukhage
Germany
Third Reich
Sturmabteilung
Storm Troopers
Reich
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler Youth Organization
Reich Labor Service
Jurisae
SS Court of
Ae Aetheey
Phang Ples
OFS der
Gestapo
Army
Ss-N-Arms
Ss-In-Arms
Western Front
Mehdi
Omdurman
Our Japanese Foes Learn Original, Aggressive Fighting Tactics
Washington report profiles Japanese soldiery and policy. It details feudal training, discipline, and propaganda factors shaping endurance, initiative, and sacrifice. The piece contrasts Japanese resourcefulness with American adaptability and notes conscription, early military schooling, and tactics such as feints and booby traps.
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Washington
Leyte
Samar
Mindoro
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Nippon
Barbs. by Bankhage rumour and satire from Berlin
The Berlin radio claims Hitler seems vigorous and healthy amid talk of a new embalming method. A New York man recovered $400 he lost, praising the return and joking about victory bonds. An odd note suggests sending dolls and flowers to air workers to lift morale as raiding continues.
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Berlin
Hitler
New York
Japanese Weapons and Coast Guardsmen Displayed in Battle Scene
Captured Japanese battle flags and gear are shown with a knee mortar light machine gun rifles and a Jap woodpecker decal. Five coast guardsmen pace the initial landing on units. The Japanese 7 mm model 99 rifle features blade front sight leaf rear sight 300 to 150 meters graduations length 44 inches excluding bayonet weight 8.4 pounds muzzle velocity 2304 fps.
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Coast
Lighthearted Army Stories and War Era Jokes
A collection of wartime anecdotes features GIs returning from overseas to humorous encounters in a city automat, jokes about Americans of German and Japanese ancestry, Edward Stettinius and Hemingway tales, Clemenceau quips, and a fatigue duty joke from an army camp. The pieces reflect era humor and social attitudes of the period.
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Peter Donald
Powell Street
San Francisco
Chinatown
Italy
Seattle
100Th Infantry
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
France
Ludendorff
U. 8
Harakiri
War Department
Pacific Fleet
Japan
Military Academy
Board of Marshals and Admirals
Supreme Military Council
Bankhage
Nippon Weapons
America
Edward Stettinius
Old Paradise
Albert Berryman
Albert
Stettinius
Ibbed
U. S. Steel
Ernest Hemingway
Chicago
Kansas City
Oak Park
Ted Tod
Warners
Tod
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Hemingway
Frank Carson
Carson
Canada
Toronto
Georges Clemenceau
Westinghouse
Westing
Irving Hoffman
20Th Fad
F & F. Box
B. F. Goodrich Co
Begoodrich
Grove
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