RAF Sinks Tirpitz; Denmark Fights Back 1944/11/22

1) "RAF Lancasters converge on the 45,000 ton Nazi Battlewagon, hidden in Tennsue Fjord in Norway. She is throwing tons of bursting steel skyward, but super blockbusters plummet down and she is hit. Winds blow away her smoke screen and again she is hit mortally. This time the smoke clouds mark her slipping beneath the waves, forever."
2) All Out Drive On Germany - "In the snows of Northeastern Europe, huge, lumbering 105 and 105mm. howitzers lay down their curtains of fire on the Nazis. At Konzen, the Nazis seem immovable until Yank artillery destroy their observation post, a towering church steeple. Idle ack ack crews are pressed into service in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. They level their gun barrels to horizontal, and pour continuous streams of lead into Nazi positions, enabling Yank Infantry to resume its advanture." scenes of Allies advance in snow and mud in Huertgen Forest, anti-aircraft guns turned into artillery;
3) Nation Gets Behind 6th Bond Drive - "Los Angeles dramatically opens its 6th War Loan Drive with a 'covered wagon, prairie action' parade which stirs the youngsters, and heads the adults for the bond selling booths. Morgenthau Speaks - Washington, DC: Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. states that the doughboys who are continuing to fight, expect the homefront to continue buying War Bonds."
4) Denmark Fights Back - " The resistance of the Danes to the pre-emptive Nazis is a 'war within a war.' Their sabotage is met with murder - their general strike with Gestapo destruction of irreplaceable plate glass. But the doughty Danes continue their resistance." scenes of Denmark defiance grew under nazi occupation, Danish priest and martyr buried, King Christian is prisoner in his castle but flags flew for his 73rd birthday, Nazis smashed glass in shops and stores, staged general strike; Denmark still occupied but awaits the day of complete freedom.
5) Giants 24 Packers 0 - (Exclusive) - "Polo Grounds: 56,000 fans are thrilled as the N.Y. Football Giants upset the Green Bay Packers, pre-game favorites. Deadly tackling and the flashy work of the Giant backs feature the contest." (complete newsreel)

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Tags:

• RAF
• Nazi
• Tirpitz
• Gestapo
• Danish
• Resistance

[crocfme]

Gr.Capt.Leonard Cheshire could put a bomb down a rabbit burrow from 20,000 feet.

[Blackie3391]

@hermansen5 Well - we had the Madsen Light Machine Gun, the first of its kind and I guess it was pretty good for the time since it retired in 2008

[natonorway]

@karlzzzen86 sorry it is tromsø fjord

[TheSV3]

@JiveDadson Agreed. The United States was the only country that Hitler declared war on, according to historians, and that was after Pearl Harbor. I believe that falls under "Conspiracy to Commit Aggression" and/or "Crimes Against World Peace", the first two counts held against the Germans at Nuremburg. (The other two were "War Crimes" and "Crimes Against Humanity" for those curious.)

[G1ZQCArtwork]

The history books tell you that the RAF took off from Scotland to sink the Tirpitz.

They actually took off from RAF Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire and it was 9 and 617 (Dambusters) Squadron's Lancasters.

[G1ZQCArtwork]

The history books tell you that the RAF took off from Scotland to sink the Tirpitz.

They actually took off from RAF Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire and it was 9 and 617 (Dambusters) Squadron's Lancasters.

[Mortenhendriksen]

@Blackie3391 yeah they are to a still to ashemed to let anybody know.

[Mortenhendriksen]

@cfodk you dont know your history. I had a aunt, a uncle and a grand mother who all fought in the resistance and if you think that the history books of today shows a picture anywhere near the true historie your dumber than the writers of the history books.

[japruler09]

@Mortenhendriksen

[Blackie3391]

@Klens75 We had 1000 soldiers fighting the germans on the occupation day... They lost 14 panser vehicles and their casualties are unknown

[FcK2420]

Denmark did raise an army because they thought this would provoke the germans. When Denmark got invaded the norwegians prepared for the invasion they KNEW was coming. Also Denmark was "peacefully" occupied, they didnt even hunt down the jews until 1943 when WE BEGAN TO FIGHT BACK. Also a sea invasion is a hell of alot easier than one by land.