Churchill and Roosevelt Plan Final War Talks in Washington
Prime Minister Churchill arrives in Washington for fifth Churchill Roosevelt parley with Allied victory in Tunisia as backdrop. White House offers no specifics while flags of Allied strategy and a potential new front loom large.
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British tanks sweep past Hammam Lif in Tunisian land sea maneuver
Land going British tanks amphibiously surged along the Tunisian coast to outflank Hammam Lif on the road to Cap Bon. The Sherman columns pressed through cellars and first floors facing anti tank fire from the town and Horned Goat peak, then drove ashore behind German positions marking a bold flanking move by the Armored Division.
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Nazi Escape Barges Blasted By Artillery
In Tunisia near Bizerte on May 10 UPI reports Nazi barges attempting to flee were smashed by artillery and tanks of an armored column. The operation yielded quick, decisive destruction with “Mission accomplished” relayed over the radio as German evacuation efforts collapsed amid ruined equipment and scorched waterfront.
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War Plant Blast Kills Two in South Charleston
An explosion at a carbide and carbon chemicals plant unit in South Charleston killed two workers and injured at least 13, with several seriously hurt. A wall collapsed trapping workers, and authorities feared others could be trapped as the Kanawha River area faced the blast’s aftermath.
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Germans surrender to French after Cap Bon break
Allied reports say German troops cut off on the Tunisian mainland surrendered unconditionally to the French after a British breakthrough at Cap Bon. About 20,000 prisoners were taken that day with total Axis losses mounting as advancing Allied forces push toward Hammamet and Beni Aïch.
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Battlefronts Reach Washington as British Press Axis Survivors
British forces seal Cap Bon as 80,000 Axis survivors are cut off while light Allied casualties occur in Africa. Russians push into Nevoressisk and Red Air Arm conducts strikes as combined air staffs arrive.
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Hitler Moves From East Front to West Front
Reuters reports on May 11 that Adolf Hitler, whose headquarters had been described as on the eastern front, is now in the western front. No further details were provided.
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Quick Action on Martinique May End Situation
Bridgetown Barbados May 11 Reuters reports a Barbados battalion detachment of the South Caribbean force has embarked for Dominica in connection with the Martinique situation. An official statement notes Dominica is the nearest British island to Martinique, a French possession ruled by Admiral Georges Robert.
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FDR Estimates Swift Output of Warplanes
President Roosevelt announced a new method for estimating aircraft production. He projected 1944 total airplane output at 1.417 billion pounds across army navy and other aircraft, noting heavier bombers and cargo planes now dominate production and the United States is ahead of prior schedules.
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British Count Tunisian Costs
London May 11 Deputy Minister Clement Attlee told Commons the Tunisian drive was bleak. He said the British First Army suffered 1 200 killed wounded and missing in the short main thrust that opened Tunis and Bizerte, with total Allied casualties near 10 888 and Axis prisoners above 50 000 since May 5. Attlee praised Allied cooperation and noted Eisenhower Montgomery and American forces closed in on Bizerte as British forces reached Tunis.
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Success of Bond Push Postpones New Drive
Washington reports the treasury postponed the third loan drive until September citing the second drive as the greatest government financing campaign. Panic Bell says $5.533 billion more than planned was subscribed, with total securities sold reaching $18.533 billion.
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Soaring revolt and Axis fears across Europe
London's May 11 report notes rising unrest across occupied Europe despite Axis propaganda. Dutch executions and threats of further killings are reported, while Mussolini attempts to reassure Italians as anti German sentiment grows. French leaders warn that delay could sap morale, with calls for renewed resistance and unity against the Nazi occupation.
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French Leader Fleet Nazi Yoke Retried To Tunis Capital
Henri la Fond, deputy to Tunisia’s resident general, who rose anti Vichy and pro United States sentiments led to his arrest after the German occupation. He returned to Tunis today after escaping Europe though no escape details are known. E A Regal Co real estate loans.
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Skip Tax Plan Is Lambasted By Wisconsin Senator LaFollette
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin denounces the skip a year income tax plan as legislative legerdemain in a minority report. He warns enacting tax forgiveness now will force later rate increases, saying those voting to cancel taxes must later raise levies on millions in the middle and lower income brackets in 1943.
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Allied Bombers Hit Marsala Port in Sicily Raid
Allied forces in North Africa report nearly 200 bombers plus 100 fighters targeting Marsala Sicily. The raid damaged railroad yards and warehouses, igniting a harbor ship, as P-38 escort and Western Sicily airfield strikes continued in a four day campaign.
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Bombing kills ATS girls in East Anglia town
German fighter bombers struck Great Yarmouth as 12 Auxiliary Territorial Service girls were killed in a daylight assault. Fifteen Focke Wulf 190s hit an ATS hostel minutes after the march in. Six more people died in the town as rescue crews searched for missing victims.
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