VL-IV regressive? / bunkmate / by touch / more tulle

[rich]

On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> During the Second World War, the 2nd SS Division Das Reich division of
> the Waffen SS perpetrated a reprisal massacre of civilians in Tulle,
> following the killing and brutally maiming of some 40 German soldiers
> in Tulle on 8 June 1944 by the Maquis resistance movement. On 9 June
> 1944 a large number of male civilians were rounded up by the SS. Of
> these, 97 were randomly selected and then hanged from lampposts and
> balconies in the town. Additionally, another 321 captives were sent to
> forced labour camps in Germany.
______
within a day The SS killed close to 700 in Oradour--like Lidice after
Heydrich was assassinated-the whole town was leveled. I think the
ruins still stand today. one of the more underreported aspects of the
war in europe--the viscious partisan war mostly in Russia and France
unleashed by the SS and the German Army

rich


>
> At Tulle and in Bas (Lower) Limousin, every year, on the vigil of St.
> John the Baptist, a feast is kept which is known as le tour de la
> lunade (the change of the moon); it is a curious example of the manner
> in which the Church was able to sanctify and Christianize many pagan
> customs.
>
> Tulle Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tulle) is a Roman Catholic
> cathedral in the town of Tulle, France. It is the seat of the
> Bishopric of Tulle, created in 1317 in the aftermath of the
> suppression of the Albigensians.
>
> (dude, another heresy bell ringing)
>
> but the tulle that DL is wearing is fabric of course:
> "Tulle is a lightweight, very fine netting, which is often starched.
> It can be made of various fibers, including silk, nylon, and rayon.
> Tulle is most commonly used for veils, gowns (particularly wedding
> gowns), and ballet tutus."
>
>
> --
> --
> "Frenesi's eyes, even on the aging ECO stock, took over the frame, a
> defiance of blue unfadable."
>
>