Patton’s Third Army Drives 27 Miles to Main River Bridge
Three U S armies blasted toward Berlin in a day of breakthroughs. Patton’s Fourth Armored Division led a 27 mile Rhine crossing to seize a bridge over the Main River southeast of Frankfurt. Ninth and First Armies pushed toward Ruhr and Berlin while British forces widened the advance on the northern German plain.
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U. S
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Rhine
River Main
U. S. Ninth Army
Essen
Reich
U. S. First Army
Remagen- Erpel
Coblenz
First Army
Holland
Rees
Main
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Aschaffenburg
Frankfurt
Fourth Armored
Eisenhower
Europe
OWI
Ninth Army
Ruhr
Germany
Second Army
Issel River
First Barrier
Patton
Fifth
Duesseldorf
Dortmund
Duesseldorff- Dortmund
Mainz
Darmstadt
Boppard
90Th
U. S. Seventh Army
Simpson
Roer
Ninth
Bruckhausen
Allied forces close Ruhr bridgehead as Montgomery directs Rhine push
British Second Army seizes Wesel and pushes across the Issel as Canadian and American units advance toward the Ruhr. Dinslaken, Hiersfeld and near Essen fall under Allied control while Montgomery crosses the Rhine accompanied by Churchill. Naval landings pour men and matériel into the four army bridgehead as Dempsey commands east of the Rhine.
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Ruhr
Dinslaken
Rhine
Hiersfeld
Essen
Germany
Krupp
Duisburg
Europe
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Wesel
Issel
First Airborne Army
First Army
Rees
Montgomery
Churchill
U. S. Ninth
Brussels
Dempsey
Allied Rhine sweep sparks wave of defeatism in Germany
From Bern March 25 Allied advances across the Rhine triggered widespread despair in Germany. Observers note fear of the Gestapo and a likely breakdown of Nazi organization as factories close and refugees rise. Reports describe tired troops, mass evacuations, and disrupted supply and housing as Bremen and Ludwigshafen show strain.
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Red Army hits bomb targets clearing path for Monty
Mosquitos and American night planes pounded Germany as Allied air forces struck Berlin Dortmund and rail hubs ahead of Field Marshal Montgomery's Ruhr drive. More than 6 500 sorties supported the ground offensive with heavy losses of enemy vehicles and rail capacity.
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Air Ministry
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Norwegian
Coastal Command
29Th Tactical Air Command
U. S
Ninth Army
Rhine
Hannover
Ninth Air Force
Osnabruck
Muenster
Emmen
Brunswick
Buchen
Hamburg
Hitzacker
Push at Austria Still Unchecked
Soviet forces continue the Vienna bound offensive across Hungary advancing up to seven miles toward the Austrian frontier and breaching lines near Moravska Ostrava. Konev's army nears Moravska Ostrava while Heiligenbeil falls to Vasilevsky. Malinovsky pushes toward Komarom with Mocsa captured as Danube front widens.
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Konev
Ukraine
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Strumien
Vasilevsky
Heiligenbeil
Free City
Borgfeld
Danzi
Cattle Clog Markets Through Amarillo Stockyards
A steady cattle flow to Amarillo caused a total traffic jam at the Western Stockyard and Auction Co. pens yesterday. Manager Eddie Johnson said no more cattle can be handled before late Tuesday or Wednesday. Cattlemen from the Plains are loading cattle for shipment as fast as possible. An observer from Hereford noted cattle cars every few miles and herds driven to railroad tracks for loading.
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Western Stockyard and Auction Co
Eddie Johnson
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Hereford
Carriers Pounce on Jap Convoy Off Amami Island
U S carrier planes sank an eight ship convoy off Amami in the Ryukyus on Saturday. Three large cargo vessels two destroyers and three other escort ships were sunk. Mitschers fast carrier task force also bombed Minami Daito and supported Liberator and Ventura attacks. Nimitz reported no aerial combat in the action which extended operations toward the Japanese home islands.
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Ryukyu Islands
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Seventh Army Air Force
Chichi Jima
Marcus Island
Independence Day Ceremonies Draw Large Athens Crowd
Greeks in Athens marked the 124th anniversary of independence with large cheerful crowds. Nearby, Olver & Wines Lumber Co. advertised at 1200 W. 6th.
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Olver
Bombers Sink Ten Jap Ships and Wreck Power Plants
General MacArthur reports Allied air power sinking nine freighters and a destroyer escort in the China Sea. Liberators attack Formosa's Jitsugetsu hydroelectric plant, wrecking the main dam and cutting power to Nippon's island industries. In Luzon, Japanese counterattacks are repulsed as U S divisions advance toward Balete Pass and Cagayan Valley.
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Jitsugetsu
Berlin Radio Has Reds Over Rhine
London report says a German radio broadcast claimed the Russians crossed the Rhine in northern fighting, injecting jitters as the war news spread. The account reflects wartime propaganda and confusion over battlefield movements.
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London
Rhine
Austrians Flee German Draft Across Austria
Buchs Switzerland March 25 report says about sixty thousand Austrians fled into the hills to dodge volkssturm mobilization. Police seek those who disappeared after orders. Opposition to the Nazis grows with leaflets in Vienna urging demonstrations. A German leader blamed Austrian officials for past policies.
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Switzerland
Austria
Vienna
Flynn Meets De Gasperi in Rome on Roosevelt Rep
Edward J. Flynn, personal representative of President Roosevelt, conferred yesterday with Italian Foreign Minister Alcide De Gasperi in Rome. The meeting signals ongoing U S Italy diplomatic contacts during wartime.
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Edward J. Flynn
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Nagoya Plant Ruins from B-29 Raid Near Nagoya
Guam dispatch reports a large B-29 raid on Mitsubishi and other plants near Nagoya left the facility in ruins after dawn Sunday. The operation involved a substantial task force, with moderate fighter and anti aircraft opposition and no American ships lost.
Road to Berlin distances by Fronts and Armies
Eastern Front 32 miles from Zellin. Western Front U S Third Army 235 miles from River Main. U S First Army 266 miles from Flammersfeld. U S Ninth Army 272 miles from east of Hiersfeld. U S Seventh Army 282 miles from Worms. Italian Front 514 miles from Keno River.
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Associated Press
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Zellin
Western Front
U. S. Third Army
River Main
U. S. First Army
Flammersfeld
U. S. Ninth Army
Hiersfeld
U. S. Seventh Army
Worms
Keno River
Danube Attempt Costs Nazis 45000 Men
Austrian underground reports say the German Army's Danube front drive in Hungary caused about 45000 Nazi casualties with roughly 25000 killed. Eleven German divisions were said to be in action across three attacks, with six needing reform.
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Kreuzlingen
Danube
Hungary
Bridge location kept secret as Main River prize during siege
The text notes that the bridge location across the Main River remained undisclosed yet represented a major military prize as the Main served as a key barrier. It mentions Frankfurt on Main with a population around 546000 and indicates the city had been bypassed, with positions 40 miles beyond the Rhine offering strategic reach.
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Main
Frankfurt-on-Main
Rhine
Yanks Land In Ryukyus
The Japanese Comuei agency reports American troops attempted a landing on Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu chain Monday morning. no Allied confirmation. Tokyo says landings are being intercepted by Japanese garrisons on Aka and Tokashika Islands after heavy bombardment. Domei notes the invasion attempt at 7 30 A M Japanese time. Okinawa lies 325 air miles southwest of Kyushu and 365 miles northeast of Formosa.
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Formosa
Japan
Domei
Germans Expect Paratroop Blow
German press predicts Allied airborne landings and a push toward the northern German plain as the 21st Army Group eyes that region. Reports note U S First and Third Army Rhine crossings and suggest intensified violence and broader scope of operations ahead.
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Voelkischer Beobachter
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Transocean Agency
21St Army Group
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
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