Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
After his military advisers warned him about the difficulties that Operation Sea Lion (the plan for an amphibious landing on England, scheduled for September 15) would encounter, Hitler made Britain a non-belligerency offer. In a speech at the Reichstag, he offered Britain peace in return for British recognition of German dominion in Western Europe and the restoration of former German colonies: Mr. Churchill, or perhaps others, for once believe me when I predict a great empire will be destroyed, an
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Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
In his Adlertag – Eagle Day order, Hitler instructed his air force: “Within a short period of time, you will wipe the British Air Force from the sky. Heil Hitler.” Thus, the Luftwaffe (the German air force) attacked British air-force targets in a vast operation. With clear supremacy in the skies (2,700 warplanes against 700), Hitler hoped to bring Britain to its knees quickly from the air and thereby set the stage for a ground invasion of the island. When
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Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
The Jewish Statute was passed in Romania on 8 August 1940, in an effort to forge stronger ties with Germany. The statute revoked most Romanian Jews’ civil rights, and forbade mixed marriages. The Jews, accused of being communists who served the interests of the Soviet Union, were collectively blamed for the disasters that had befallen Romania and its citizens.
