Tuesday July 5th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEA I - Aces High eXtreme Air Racing League - Season 23 Race 10. Scheduled host is KAZ.
KAZ is a newer CM, and this will be his first official hosting of an AHXARL race. We all look forward to seeing if he can handle the pressure. <Grin>
On this day in history, 1943, On the Eastern Front... The battle of Kursk begins. After several delays, the German summer offensive is launched against the Soviet held salient centered on Kursk. To the north of the salient, the German 9th Army (General Model) attacks southward against the Soviet Central Front (General Rokossovsky). To the south, 4th Panzer Army (General Hoth) and Army Detachment Kempf (General Kempf) strike northward against the Soviet Voronezh Front (General Vatutin). The Soviet Steppe Front (General Konev) is held in reserve. Marshal Zhukov and Mashal Vasilievsky are STAVKA representatives for the battles in the north and south, respectively. The Germans hope to eliminate the Kursk salient and, with it, a Soviet capability to launch an offensive in 1943. The Soviets have prepared extensive defenses and anticipate the German offensive. A disruptive bombardment is carried out shortly before the German forces are scheduled to begin attacking. When the offensive does get under way, progress is relatively slow and casualties are relatively high on both sides.
(This Day in History taken from onwar.com)
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HereWednesday July 6th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEA II – Snapshot
”Riders on the Storm” Hosted by 68Hawk
B-26 Bombers, escorted by Canadian Spitfire IX fighters, launch a Ramrod mission into Western France targeting German occupied airfields. German Bf-109G-6 and Fw-190A-5 fighters scramble to intercept the incoming raid. Many Ramrod missions go unchallenged, but this one will be different. Will the Luftwaffe be able to stave off this attack?
Snapshots are walk on events hosted in the SEA II, and all are welcome. Forums are located
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