Allied push drives deep into Germany as Rome front advances
American forces claim Essen and Brunswick areas in a rapid raid across the Ruhr while Hodges First Army nears 120 miles from Russian lines. Soviet armies close on Vienna as Berlin’s surround tightens. British troops breach the Senio defenses and seize Lugo Fusignano and Cotignola as the Ravenna Bologna corridor yields. More than 1,200 Germans captured across the line.
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Vienna
Canal
Danube
Italy
Senio
Lugo
Fusignano
Cotignola
Ravenna
Bologna
Ninth Army advances toward Berlin and captures Essen
Western Front reports the Ninth Army approaching the Elbe within 50 miles of Berlin after capturing Essen, a major Krupp center. The First Army pushes across the Thuringian Plain toward a point 120 miles from Russian lines in a bid to split Germany. Brunswick reports unconfirmed fall.
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Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Thuringian Plain
Harz Mountains
Brunswick
Eisenhower
First
Thuringian
Germany
Fasen
Hitler
Krupp Munitions and Iron Works
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Elbe
Berlin
Supreme Headquarters
Essen
79Th
Cross of Lorraine
Ninth Army
Rhine
Krupp
Krupp Works
Bismarck
Bremen
Hermann Goering Steel Works
Salzgitter
Third Armored
Nordhausen
Omar Bradleys
Saxony
Leipzig
Bochum
Ruhr
Crailsheim
Munich
Danube
Hamburg
Aller
Celle
Hannover
William H Simpson
Deventer
Issel
Arnhem
Zwolle
Hermann Goering Iron Works
Lueigen
Wileshausen
German air force executions amid revolt and Western advance
Reliable reports say 102 Luftwaffe members were executed on March 31 to suppress an officers revolt as Allied forces push across northern Germany toward Hamburg and the Helgoland Bight. Canadian troops near the North Sea advance on Deventer and Apeldorn, while Eisenhower's forces seize Salzgitter and Bremen area.
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Twelfth Army Group
Germany
Hamburg
Helgoland Bight
North Sea
Issel
Holland
Deventer
Appeldorn
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Robert Wilson
Montgomery
Brunswick
Hell On Eels
Oker River
Fifth Armored Division
Oker
Aerial Front Sweeps Southern Germany Hit Many Nazi Targets
About 2,150 U S heavy bombers and fighters attacked airfields rail yards and oil depots in the Nurnberg Regensburg Munich area. Fighters destroyed nearly 800 German planes in four days as Luftwaffe nears obliteration amid oil shortages and grounded operations.
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U.S
Germany
Nuernberg - Regensburg-Munich
Ingolstadt
Munich
Obertraubling
Regensburg
Kaiburg
Muhldorf
Freiham
Landshut
Neumarket
Donauworth
Amburg
Luftwaffe
Nazi Leadership Crisis Rumors Sweep Europe Amid War Strain
Reports from London and neutral agencies raise talk of a Nazi split and Hitler’s possible downfall as German morale sags. Foreign observers say the regime may be unraveling while Germany evacuates Berlin and shifts ministries to southern Alpine areas.
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British Press Association
Exchange Telegraph Agency
London
British Foreign Office
United Press
British Commons
Churchill
Hitler
E. P. Stacpoole
The
Press Association
Germany
Stacpoole
Himmler
Fuehrer
Reich
Koenigsberg
Radio
Luxembourg
Basel
Volkssturm
Baden
Berlin
Zurich
Dietat
Alps
Munich
Soviet encirclement of Vienna and Moravia advance
Front dispatches report Soviet forces completed the encirclement of Vienna and pressed the Nazi garrison into the eastern tenth of the city. The right wing of Marshal Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army reportedly reached Moravia within 35 miles of Brno as German defenses near Breslau faced renewed assault.
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Vienna
Moscow
Rodion Malinovsky
Ukraiian
Moravia
Bruena
Brno
Oder River
Breslau
First Army and Red Army to meet near Elbe by weekend
Reported U.S. First Army quarters expect the juncture with Soviet troops east of the Elbe by Saturday. If German defenses collapse along the Elbe a nightfall Thursday meeting could occur. An undestroyed river bridge would aid crossing, but engineers may need to build one.
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U. S. First Army
U.P
First Army
Elbe
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Fair and cool tonight with little temperature change. warmer Thursday. West Texas expected fair today and tonight, with cooler conditions in Del Rio Eagle Pass area. Panhandle lows 30 to 32. New Mexico highs 55 to 75 Thursday with 25 to 35 tonight. Today's high 79, low 32, noon 58.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Panhandle
New Mexico
Repel Jap Attacks Invade More Islands In Pacific War Updates
American forces repelled Japanese counterattacks on Okinawa and invaded three more islands Jolo Busu and Tsuen near Okinawa. They overran a Nipponese garrison at Tsuen and seized Coral Bay area and Union Bay while advancing toward Naha.
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Okinawa
Jolo
Busu
Tsuen
Japan
Twenty-fourth Corps
Nakagusuku Bay
Oak flooring and supplies ad copy listing
Oak flooring in all grades offered by John Maynard Lumber Co at 800 W. 5th. Also photographs live forever by Autry Studio 116 E. 4th with phone 2-1922. Ditto duplicating machines and genuine supplies from Russell Stationery Co.
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John Maynard Lbr. Co
Autry
E. 4Th
Ditto
Russell Stationery Co
Work of Beasts at Ohrdruf Camp Stuns German Town
Col Hayden Sears led 40 Chestnut Hill officers to Ohrdruf to tour the camp where hundreds of slain foreign workers lie. Germans first deny, then condemn the SS brutality as “the work of beasts.” The Nazi mayor and wife were found hanged. Allied authorities note rising cooperation among residents. Many American soldiers visit in a grim mood.
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Ohrdrufp
Germany
Hayden A. Sears
Ohrdruf
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Ohreruf
Postwar London Menswear May Include Handbags
London fashions after the war may feature handbags for men, according to a London outfitter. The item mirrors the existing accessories worn by women, signaling a shift in style and practicality.
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London
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Europe
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Ree Manning
Yank
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BA Regal Co. Real Estate, Loans
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Third Amphibious Corps
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