Word: marshallizing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...defend the western invasion coast, Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt has three divisions in Holland, four in Belgium, 33 in France (five guarding the south coast, the rest divided between central France and the Channel...
...Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, key man of Mediterranean defense, supposedly has 13 divisions in northern Italy busy digging defenses across the top of the boot. Another seven in the south, under Rommel-hating Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, soon may be joining Rommel. An indication that Nazi strength in upper Italy may have been exaggerated came from a London Daily Express correspondent. He slipped into Italy from Switzerland, found "a trifling German army" in the region of Milan. One possibility: Rommel has his troops well dug into the border mountains, is policing the cities with a skeleton force...
...Tough, tank-wise Field Marshal Baron Maximilian von Weichs has 16 divisions spread through blazing Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Greece, probably wishes he had 16 more...
Concurrently Thomas S. Kuhn 44, First Marshal, announced that another election will be held early next term. "Under the war-time system," he stated, "elections will be held after each term to choose new members from those awarded degrees. One additional meeting in the summer term will be called to elect Junior members and exceptional students on leave of absence...
Winston Churchill waited until near the end of a two-hour report on the war to give his biggest news: President Roosevelt, Marshal Stalin and the Prime Minister would, he confidently hoped, meet before the end of the year-at a time and place to be announced after their talks were over...