Churchill Warns War May Last to 1945 and More U S Troops
Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned in the House of Commons that the war against Germany could extend into 1945 with enormous additional American forces sent in if organized German resistance did not collapse soon. He stressed allied unity with the United States and Soviet Russia and hinted at further meetings with Stalin and Roosevelt before year’s end. He cited heavy Allied casualties and German losses, and noted the póssibility of continued guerrilla fighting after Germany’s military collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Germany
House of Commons
Japan
Britain
U. S
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Roosevelt
Europe
Churchill
Hitler
Russia
Soviet Union
Poland
Theoviet
Arnhem
Jurehill
Holland
France
Belgium
Quebec
Adolf Hitler
Schickelgruber
Commons
Nijmegen
Tommies
Elst
Rhine
United States
Atlantic
90 Jap Ships Blasted in Carrier Blow
American planes sank or damaged about 90 Japanese surface ships including six warships and wiped out 36 planes in the Central Philippines on Saturday. The raid totals for the month now reach 1,014 enemy planes destroyed and at least 160 surface ships sunk, with more than 200 likely sunk or damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philippines
Sulu
Djoronga
Halmahera
Morotai Island
Japan
Artemus Gates
Halsey
Manila
Admiralty
London
Sunda Strait
Java
Sumatra
Germans Expect New Offensive
Allied airborne landings west of Nijmegen prompt German broadcasts predicting a broader offensive in the Low Countries and Reich. Berlin cites massed British forces near Aachen and the Belfort Gap, while Goebbels and Propaganda Ministry warn of a limited lull and a possible breakthrough into Rhine industrial areas. Meanwhile Allied and Japanese naval actions unfold across the Pacific and Indian Oceans with ships sunk, air attacks, and shifting momentum in total war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nijmegen
Holland
Low Countries
Reich
Aachen
Transocean
Schertogenbosch
Rhine
Arnhem
Belfort Gap
Guenther Weber
Saar Basin
Das Reich
Goebbels
Allied Air Losses Mount in Attack over Germany
British and American air forces conduct heavy daytime raids on Magdeburg Kassel and Merseburg as losses rise to 91 heavy bombers and 19 fighters over two days. RAF and US bombers target Henschel works and Calais while pathfinder tech expands Allied operations through cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Luftwaffe
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Magdeburg
Kassel
Merseburg
United States
Henschel Tank
Ruhr
Royal Air Force
Kaiserlautern
Calais
Second Tactical Air Force
Emmerich
Nijmegen
Arnhem
French Channel
U. S S
Strategic Air Forces
Worst Phase in Pacific To Come
Atlantic City report quotes Navy undersecretary Ralph A. Bard warning the next period of the war with Japan will be the toughest. He says demobilization will reduce Allied forces and China cannot help much as Pacific bases remain limited. He emphasizes the war is primarily naval and asks for readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Japan
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
China
Pacific
Reds Advance Across Front as Soviet Forces Penetrate Czechoslovakia
Reports from London say Russian troops pushed nearly three miles into Czechoslovakia via Lupkow Pass from Poland and gained in Southeastern Hungary. Soviet and Romanian offensives also claimed progress toward Szeged and Belgrade with large-scale mobile units, while Baltic and Leningrad fronts reported extensive localities captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Czechoslovakia
Lupkow
Poland
Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
Vydran
Berlin
Riga
Lode
Estonia
Govorov
Virtsu
High Command
Mako
Foldeak
Oradea
Transylvania
Trafic
Debrechen
British Lashing Out To Pin Down Nazis
Allied forces launch multiple drives from the Maas corridor and Rhine area with 200,000 German troops boxed toward the Dutch frontier. British Second Army advances near Nijmegen and Arnhem while U S First and Third Armies press through Hurtgen Forest and toward Metz and Nancy. Allied air strikes hit Metz fortifications as Canadian forces push toward Calais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyk
Kleve
Vierlingsbeek
Maas
Associated Press
Roger Greene
S Hertogenbosch
Waal Rhine
Nijmegen
Eindhoven
Rhine
Arnhem
Ijssel Meer
Zuider Zee
Churchill
Neder Rhine
Reusel
Veghel
Elst
Bimmel
Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
Rhineland
Cologne
Siegfried Line
U. S. Third Army
Metz
Nancy
Fort Briant
Moselle
Dunkerque
Jeanne d’ Arc
Berlin
Gate
U. S. Seventh Army
Belfort
Upper Rhine
Eisenhower
Bemmel
Nijmiegen
Reichswald Forest
Supreme Headquarters
Heesch
Nistel
Hurtgen
Patton
Third Army
Edward D. Ball
Gravelotte
Coinscourt
Bezange
Canadian First Army
Calais
Chinese Crew Uses Sand Arrow To Find Home
The All-Chinese crew of a B 25 in the Chinese American composite wing guided the way back by enlisting locals. After reaching the Yangtze River they could not determine the path home. The navigator who failed his job bailed out and was replaced as the plane circled overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
14Th Air Force
China
Yangtze River
British General Urquhart Escapes Captivity in Arnhem Pocket
The War Office announced that Major General R. S. Urquhart of the First British Airborne Division was captured in the Arnhem pocket but escaped. He was believed held briefly and is now safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Arnhem
R. S. Urquhart
Press Chief Hurt At Siegfried Line
New York Sept. 28 United Press president Hugh Baillie escaped serious injury when a jeep skidded avoiding supply trucks in the Schnee Eifel front-line area Germany. Accompanying Baillie were Bert Brandt Acme camera man and Capt. Marcus C Stevenson of San Antonio former aide to Theodore Roosevelt. Baillie had mild neck lacerations and Brandt bruises in the leg and chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh Baillie
United Press
Schnee Eifel
Germany
Baillie
Bert Brandt
Acme
Marcus C. Stevenson
San Antonio
Theodore Roosevelt
Siegfried Line
Brandt
Aid for War Criminals To Draw Stiff Penalties
Prime Minister Churchill urged caution about sensational US election coverage and defended free speech as he spoke in the House of Commons. In Washington, Hull pressed neutrals to refuse asylum to Axis war criminals, noting Sweden and Turkey have commitments, while others hesitate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Pet Scotch terrier sent home with Red Cross aid
In Keene New Hampshire Corporal Lawrence G Stanton receives Red Cross assistance to bring his pet Scotch terrier home for the summer with travel arranged by air and rail links aiding the journey.
Prisoner of war interrogator recalls hometown ally
In France, Pvt. Eric Witen er formerly of Franklin New Jersey now serves as a POW interrogator. He persuaded a reluctant German to reveal his name, hometown, residence, drinking haunt and trolley to work, yielding crucial information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
France
Eric Witener
Franklin
N. J
Geremany
Eric
Weather note in The Bear: grind the Axis
In The Bear the Alaskan soldiers paper, a terse weather comment appears: The weather It s good to grind the Axis. The line reflects wartime morale and blunt humor about conditions in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Greely
Alaska
The
Bear
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy and warmer Friday and Saturday across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas expect fair, cooler nights with increasing warmth Saturday. Panda and South Plains show partly cloudy skies with scattered showers over mountains Friday. Sunrise and sunset times noted. no significant precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Satur
West Texas
Panda
South Plains
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middleboro
Mass
Wayne
Thomas
Indian Ocean
Philippine
Adm
Visayan Sea
Reds
Romania
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Dempsey
Meuse
Signal Corps
Dutch
Waal Rhine River
Red Devil Head
Cambridge
Richard J. Linehan
Sweden
Kaiser Wilhelm
Versailles
Turkey
Switzerland
Juan Francisco de Cardenas
Spain
Ireland
Portugal
Argentina
Gus Terrier
St. Peter
Russell Stationery Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!