Eigth September WW II Events

1941 Russia Siege of Leningrad
Germany begins the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces during World War II, the siege led to the death of at least one million Russians from starvation and disease.

1942 U.S.A. Labor Day Weekend Holidays:-
American workers gave up their Labor day weekend holidays to keep the munitions factories working to help in the war effort. Nearly all the traditional Labor Day Parades have also been cancelled in respect for the thousands of loved ones fighting to protect their country. Most of the travel seen on Rail and busses have been troops who have a furlough to go home and see loved ones.

1943 Italy Surrenders
Following the deposing of Mussolini from power in July General Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.

1944 UK V2 Rocket
Germany launches the first V2 rocket on London, over the next six months Germany launched 1,400 at Britain ending in March 1945. At the end of world war II both the US and the Soviet Union tried to gain as many V2's and more importantly the scientists who had worked on them, there is a V2 on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington alongside a Saturn rocket. The V2 rocket is the base of the early space rockets and inter ballistic rockets with the three main components needed for a rocket, large liquid-fuel rocket engines, supersonic aerodynamics, and guidance and control systems developed for the V2.


Sgtleo

Italy actually surrendered on the 3rd of September,in secret. It was publically announced on the 8th. Just being a pedant!

I like my definition better than your one word!!

Quote from Websters Collegiate Dictionary
"pedant on who makes a display of learning either in ostentation or in unduly emphasizing minutiae etc." something like a sesquipedalian!!!

Sgtleo

How dare you Sir!!!!!!! I have two legs just like everyone else!!

You mean like this??????????????????????
bi-ped
Pronunciation: (bī'ped), [key] Zool.
—n. a two-footed animal.
—adj. having two feet.
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Or what you said the first time:-?????????????????
pedant
1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
4. Obs.a schoolmaster.
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Sgtleo

Pedant! Definately.

A Bi-pedal Pedant!