I think Japan still would have invaded the Soviet Union though, if the Second Sino-Japanese War continued (the oil embargo only really happened once they invaded Indochina).
Other than that I agree with you. That would be curious alternate reality.
On this day during W.W. 2
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October 10, 1945, saw the official abolishment of the Nazi Party. The Allied Control Council issued their Law #2 to formally end the existence of the NSDAP and 60 related Nazi organizations.
The full text of this law and other proceedings is available in this rather large scanned document.
Law #1, issued September 20, concerned the repeal of Nazi laws.
It’s a strange thought that Nazi law and Nazi organizations formally continued to exist for months after the war had ended, even if clearly inoperative.
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@KaLeu said in On this day during W.W. 2:
It’s a strange thought that Nazi law and Nazi organizations formally continued to exist for months after the war had ended, even if clearly inoperative.
My guess is that they were still digging out of the rubble before they could get together to do any formal stuff :)
But, yea, half a year. Guess the russians buried them deep lol
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Good info!
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Knocked-out German Jagdpanzer IV ® and a knocked-out US Sherman Tank near Bezaumont, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France - October 12, 1944
NARA - 148727540
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US Soldiers with Company L, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, pass a city limits sign of Aachen, Germany - October 13, 1944
US Army Signal Corps - SC 195646
Moran Photographer
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Cool!
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GIs with Company M, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, advance behind two Sherman Tanks in Aachen, Germany - October 15, 1944
US Army Signal Corps - SC 195638
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wonder who the guys without helmets are ? Looks like they have different boots too. Maybe British ? That would seem unusual
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@barnee the guy on the left looks like he’s wearing a beret. The other guy looks like he’s wearing German boots…it is kind of odd.
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well maybe his boots didn’t fit very good :) Both hatches are open. Maybe Tank Commanders got out on the ground ? That would seem unlikely Idk though
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They don’t have any gear either like the GIs do. Wonder if they’re German prisoners ? Pointing out where to go ?@The-Captain what do you think ?
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I have this picture in one of my History books - I’ll have to check.
If I remember correctly, the guy without helmet on the right is a German POW - he is wearing German boots (Knochelbrecher - Bone Crusher) and a German Army belt.
I’ll be back, when I find the picture…
Captain
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iger II “234” of the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during Operation Panzerfaust, Budapest, Hungary, October 15th or 16th, 1944
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@captainwalker now that’s a Tank.
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Looks a bit more different from the Tiger 1 than I expected/imagined.
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Nice.
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Today is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Formosa Air Battle.
On October 12 the US Fast Carrier Task Force (now capable of launching over 1000 planes in the air at once, seriously impressive, the epitome of US power during the war, if I might add) launched a series of air raids on Japanese held Formosa (now what we call Taiwan).
The Japanese had a series of plans for a major air and naval counteroffensive in case the US invaded either the Phillipines or Formosa (there were serious debates in the US command over whether the next target would be the Phillipines or Formosa, with MacAuthur getting his way at the Phillipines, with the Formosa attacks merely as a prelude or diversion). Unsure of what US plans were, the Japanese decided to only launch the air component of the counterattack, assembling over 1000 aircraft from other bases in Kyushu and China in addition to the 300 aircraft already on the island.
Due to the inexperience and techinical inferiority of Japanese air formations, all Japanese attacks on the Fast Carrier Task Force were an utter failure, sinking no ships and losing over 500 aircraft while the US lost than 50.
The battle left the Japanese with no air power to combat the imminent US invasion of the Phillipines, leaving the navy to fight on by itself.
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@SuperbattleshipYamato great write up and buy of history. Thanks .
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You’re welcome!
Prepare for much more on the Battle of Leyte Gulf, my favorite World War 2 battle (80th anniversary comes in just a couple of days)!
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Churchill Tanks of the 4th Grenadier Guards advance on Venray / Venraij Netherlands - October 17, 1944
IWM - Norris (Sgt) Photographer
IWM BU 1205
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