Surprise Russian Offensive In Poland Hurts Nazi Morale
London dispatch reports German High Command blindsided by Soviet advances into Poland. Stalin’s manpower advantage and two front war fear prompt gloom, with Breslau evacuees fleeing, Goebbels’ broadcasts aiming to mold morale. riots possible by end of January if offensives stall.
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Poland
Curt Riess
London
Moscow
Hungary
Balkans
Krakow
Warsaw
Stalin
Austria
Baltic
Budapest
Germany
Stalingrad
Breslau
American officer uses herd of cows to block German tank
Lt. Sidney P. Dane of the U S Army in Belgium directs a herd of Belgian cows into the road to stall a German Tiger tank. The tank halted as cows milled, a US bazooka team knocked it out, and shells from American artillery followed. McKowan notes the blast kept him warm in a foxhole.
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Hal Boyle
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Sidney P. Dane
Jane
McKowan
Texan in Europe Faces Inferno From German Tank
S/Sgt Oswald E McKeown of New Boston Texas earned a reputation for the hottest foxhole in Europe. A German 88 mm tank halted within ten feet and opened fire. Muzzle blasts scorched his face and shook the ground as flames from a burst set his blankets ablaze.
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Europe
Oswald E. McKeown
New Boston
Tex
I Was Scared Halted by Nazi Soldiers as Tony Flenda Fights Back
Tony P. Flenda of Brooklyn, while asking directions, grabs a German pistol from a guard. He uses his prize to threaten the sentry, draws fire from two other guards, and escapes to his jeep, saying he was scared but amused by the German guards turning on their own.
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Tony P. Flenda
Brooklyn
Tony
Flame Spouting Jet Engine Chooses Fuel Type
A new jet engine design will run on either high grade kerosene or low grade gasoline. The choice aims to balance performance and cost for future aviation applications.
First aerial policewoman appointed in Seattle 1934
A historic note marks the appointment of the first aerial policewoman in Seattle Washington on July 13 1934. Her achievement set a precedent for women serving in specialized police roles within the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
District Judge Pleads Guilty to Game Law Violation
MOBILE Alabama January 25 A U S District judge and former congressman John McDuffie pleaded guilty to game law violation in his court and fined himself 25 dollars after a game warden found two doves over the limit. He reportedly had two birds belonging to another person at the time.
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Mobile
Ala
U.S
John McDuffie
Moray House lecturer maps student war era knowledge
A Moray House History lecturer critiqued pupils by listing their quiz answers. Clemenceau described as a great medieval saint, Bismarck as a famous German town, Garibaldi as a Mussolini general, Woodrow Wilson as a British MP, and Hindenburg as an American exile eager to join the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moray House Training College
Clemenceau
Bismarck
Germany
Garibaldi
Camels and Mules Carry Mail on Remote Rural Routes
On remote Rural Routes in the East and Near East camels and mules transport mail for soldiers, serving as animal carriers across difficult terrain and frontier posts.
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East
Near East
Harmon Rebuffed by Monty After Halting German Breakthrough
Gen Ernest Harmon of the U S First Army in Belgium earned a genteel rebuke from Field Marshal Montgomery for counterattacking near Celles to blunt a German thrust toward the Meuse. Harmon and the Second Armored Division halted the Nazi advance along the Namur Dinant road, preventing a split of American forces.
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Hal Poyle
Belgium
Ernest M. Harmon
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Harmon
Celles
Namur-Dinant
Meuse
von Rundstedt
Dinant
Hell
Celes
Germany
Ernie Harmon
Montgomery
L. Lawton
Lightning Joe) Collins
Seventh Corps
Rundstedt
Second Armored
Ernie
Monty
Collins
Smoking causes cold hands and feet due to capillary constriction
Smoking leads to reduced skin temperature and narrowed capillaries in extremities, causing hands and feet to feel colder.
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