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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (20th September
1944)
In The Arctic...
German vessel Friesenland is damaged by Soviet aircraft and beached
On the Russian Front...
Soviet forces occupy Suur-Tytarsaari Island
In Germany...
The Grand Mufti broadcasts a pro-Japanese message to Muslims in Netherlands East Indies
On the Western Front...
Elements of Canadian 1st Army attack south of the Scheldt estuary
Operation Market-Garden:
British 1st Airborne Division are under heavy attack in the Arnhem-Oosterbeek sector
while supplies and reinforcements (including Polish 1st Parachute
Brigade) are unable to arrive due to poor weather conditions
US 82nd Airborne Division and British Guards Armored Division capture the Nijmegen bridges and advance toward Arnhem
Strong German counterattacks in the Eindhoven-Son sector
British 2nd Army attacks to expand the airborne corridor
US 1st Army attacks around Muensterbusch, Weissenberg Hill, Stolberg, Zweifall, and Huertgen
US 3rd Army heavily engaged around Metz and Luneville
US 7th Army is regrouping
French Army B goes onto the defensive in positions around Belfort
During a ceasefire arranged by the Red Cross, some French civilians evacuate besieged German-held Dunkirk
In the North Sea...
Norwegian vessel Vela and Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-132 are sunk by RN submarine Sceptre
In the English Channel...
German hospital ship Rostock is captured by RN destroyer Urania
In the Mediterranean...
RN Force A withdraws from the Aegean to replenish at Alexandria
German vessel Pelikan is sunk by RAF aircraft in the Aegean
Italy...
As British 8th Army continues to attack, German units withdraw from the Rimini Line overnight
US 5th Army attacks around Monte Prano, Pescia, Firenzuola, and the Futa pass
In the Pacific...
US 1st Marine Division continues taking heavy casualties while attacking against strong Japanese resistance on Peleliu Island
US commander Paul J Mueller declares the end of organized resistance on Angaur Island, but this is untrue - Japanese units continue to hold a significant part of the island with their commander, Major Ushio Goto, still in command
In Indochina...
Ho Chi Minh arrives at Pac Bo following his release from imprisonment and detention in China
In Burma...
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army attacks Tongzang on the Tiddim road south of Imphal
Today's Air Raids...
Calais, France by RAF Bomber Command
Bratislava and Malacky airfield, Czechoslovakia by US 15th Air Force
Budapest, Gyor, Hatvan, and Szob, Hungary by US 15th Air Force
Nauru, Jaluit Atoll and Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Moemi and Ranskiki, New Guinea by US FEAF
Celebes Island, Ceram Island, Ambon Island, Boeroe Island, and Timor Island by US FEAF
China on towns, shipping, and other targets around Lingling, Chuanhsien, Kiyang, Changsha, and elsewhere by US 14th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
My life experience, in terms of fulfilling the intentions I have for it, all boils down to a single principle, focus on the witness. The challenge is to develop focus sufficiently so as not to be distracted from it. I am reasonably pleased with my progress and with such a clear and simple "discipline of disciplines" to follow I expect to develop rapidly.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have the right things got your attention?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy throughout, but skies will clear after dark
A moderate north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 06:48
Sunset at 19:12
Weathertrack: High Pressure in the Atlantic will move east to cover Britain, causing weather fronts generated by a depression over northern Norway to peter out.
Air Pressure: 1015 millibars and rising
6. TODAY'S ONELINER
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Michael Mcintyre on booking online
8. TRIVIA
Love” in the sense of “no score” in tennis dates to 1792 and means
“playing for love” or, in other words, playing for nothing.
9. ZEN WISDOM
A person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others.
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