"Initial steps are being taken to challenge the questionable probe into EU dairy products. Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, and Romania came under the ministry’s scrutiny after their governments sought a negotiated solution. Rather than using the struggling economy to shield domestic companies from steep tariffs, these countries have become 'hostages' to an unrelated trade dossier.

Milk production occurs in all EU countries a significant share of the EU’s agricultural output. Total EU milk production is estimated at around 155 million tonnes per year, with Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, and Ireland being the main producers. Together, these six countries account for nearly 70% of the EU's total milk production.

Although the overall dairy herd in the EU has been decreasing in recent years, milk yield per cow has improved. In 2020, there were 20 million cows in the EU, each producing an average of 7,300 kg of milk annually."

Historic Catholic Church in France destroyed in arson attack
The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, France, was destroyed in an arson attack on Sept. 2. The fire destroyed the belfry, framework and roof of the church, which is located near Calais in the north of France.

When a Ball Turret Gunner Fell Without a Parachute!
On January 3rd, 1943 a group of 72 B-17 Flying Fortresses were on a bombing mission in occupied France. Their target was a heavily fortified German U-boat base at St. Nazaire, an important strategic location for the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic. Inside a B-17 named Snap! Crackle! Pop! was 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Alan Magee in the position of ball turret gunner. Magee was on his seventh and last combat mission during which he was sucked out of the B-17 at an altitude of 20,000 feet without a parachute!

What this Country Needs is More Jake McNastys & Grizzled Old Nam Vets
It was the night before one of the most transcendental military invasions in human history, and hundreds of C-47 Skytrains darted across the English Channel carrying thousands of brave paratroopers about to face the darkest chapter of their lives.

The warplanes carried a group of paratroopers unlike any other, with mohawk haircuts and tribal face paint. The outfit led by the rebellious and untamed Jake 'McNasty' McNiece laughed and joked even as their aircraft was engulfed by fierce German flak fire.

As the Skytrain lost altitude, McNiece ordered his men to prepare for the jump. The lights inside the cabin then turned red, and the men scrambled to their feet amid fire and thunder. As McNiece and his comrade Willy made it to the door, flak burst through the warplane's belly, hitting Willy's backpack and unraveling his parachute inside the plane.

Now significantly damaged, the C-37 continued to lose altitude as Willy desperately tried to gather his parachute and move away from the door so other paratroopers could jump. McNiece then jumped into the flak-lit skies over France, and the Skytrain exploded in midair only a few seconds later.

There was no time to mourn, as McNiece and the rest of the notorious Filthy Thirteen outfit were now behind enemy lines in Normandy, and they had a crucial mission to finish…

I love the smell of Nazis burning in the morning. Noon & Night as well.
Inspired by the real German KG 200 special operations unit that shot down, repaired and flew Allied aircraft like Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" is set in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of the captain, Jewish American fighter pilot. David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, escape a ruthless enemy who stalks him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.