Lex Anteinternet: Battle of Belgorod

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Thursday, July 23, 1923. No gas for anything.

The early stages of the Battle of Belgorod began on the Eastern Front when the Wehrmacht's XI Army Corps returned to their prior fortified positions on both sides of the city

Brazil, having banned the use of gasoline powered automobiles the prior year, now did the same for motorcycles in order to conserve fuel.

Sarah Sundin, on her blog, notes:

Today in World War II History—July 23, 1943: First US naval air squadron to operate in Britain arrives for antisubmarine duty—squadron VP-63 with PBY Catalinas, nicknamed the “Mad Cats."

She also notes that Rommel assumed command of Army Group E in Greece to defend that territory from an anticipated Allied invasion.

Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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