Death by own action planes eyed by Nazi leaders
In a German courtroom flood of wartime disclosures Hanna Reitsch pushed Hitler toward a 1944 plan for a manned glider bomb to sink invasion fleets. The project hoped to spare Germany but faced doubts. About 70 to 80 men volunteered as pilots pledging death for victory.
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V-1 Project and Reitsch Test Flights in World War II
The article details experimental V-1 buzz bomb testing in 1944 including a pilot cockpit addition, landing dangers, and firing through water as a propulsion step. It notes high test-pilot fatalities but claims Reitsch believed the weapon possible, while Goering’s leadership is blamed for failures alongside late production.
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Reitsch
Predictions for 1946: Yankees Cardinals top baseball picks
The author forecasts 1946 champs with the Yankees and Cardinals leading in baseball. He flags Red Sox, Tigers, Cubs, Dodgers, and Giants as threats, notes player sales by Sam Breadon, and weighs Army football and boxing stars Louis, Robinson, and Beau Jack as key figures for the year.
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Dodgers
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Bobby Doerr
Tex Hughson
Wakefield
Greenberg
Newhouser
Trout
Trucks
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Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Jeff
Joe
Red Blaik
Army
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Davis
Tucker
McWilliams
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Foldberg
Poole
Fuson
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Bo McMillin
Michigan
Fritz Crisler
St. Mary’s
Navy
Frank Leahy
South
Midwest
Pacific
Jimmy Phelan
Herman Wedemeyer
Delphic Oracle
Joe Louis
Sugar Robinson
Beau Jack
Graziano
Hanna Reitsch Led Berlin Flight To Last Mission
HannaReitsch a 33yearold German test pilot with blond hair blue eyes and a scarred nose describes herself. She flew the V 1 buzz bomb and held glider flight records. She was in the Reich Chancellery bunker with Hitler and von Greim during Berlin s final days and reportedly flew the last plane out of the city before its surrender.
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Hanna Relitsch
Reichschancellery
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Ritter von Greim
Goering
Luftwaffe
Heinrich Himmler
Reitsch
von Greim
Hanna Reitsch
Himmler Plot to Kill Hitler and Trade Body for Safety
Colonel von Buelow testifies that Heinrich Himmler and SS leaders in the Reich Chancellery bunker plotted to murder Adolf Hitler and sell his body to the Allies for safety as Allied forces closed in on Berlin. The claim remains uncorroborated by other sources.
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Himmler
Hitler
Colonel
Berlin
High Command
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
von Buelow
Reichschancellery
Himmiler
Herr Fegelein
This Easy to Make Chest of Drawers
Simple chest patterns offer a practical storage solution for any room. Two or three chests grouped together create a dramatic look and fit living rooms dining areas halls or bedrooms. The pattern guides material lists step by step directions and diagrams requiring only a hammer saw and screwdriver.
Long-Lived King Waits for Throne in Modern Times
Sweden's Gustav Adolph, aged 638, has waited longer for the throne than any modern king. His father, at 87, remains king after 38 years. The second-longest wait was Albert Edward, Victoria's son, who was 59 when he succeeded in 1901.
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Sweden
Gustav Adolph
Albert Edward
Queen Victoria
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