Cost of Victory Over Germany in Britain’s War Toll
A London AP survey details Britain's WWII costs from 1939 to 1945. It cites 22 million mobilized, 4.5 million in armed forces with 467,000 women, 30,000 merchant seamen deaths, 57,000 civilian deaths, 140,000 civilian casualties, 23,000+ women and 7,000+ children killed, 4.5 million houses damaged, and a collapse in exports to 29 percent of 1938 levels. It notes the heroism of Churchill and the allied effort including RAF and US air power, and highlights the human strain and endurance of Britons.
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IAM Frye London
Germany
Britain
England
Commonwealth and
Empire
Army faces biggest moving job in history in Europe
United States Army begins operation to salvage 70 percent of equipment in Europe. The campaign aims to outsize any single WW II relocation, potentially surpassing the Berlin drive in scale as forces redeploy toward Japan and theater boundaries. Bearer units describe preparations and milestones for this unprecedented logistics task.
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Army
Bec 1
Europe
United States Army
V-E
Eisenhower
Berlin
Six Months May Be Needed To Shift to Pacific Front
The Army forecasts a six month period to pivot from Europe to the Pacific as supply lines stretch and ships are repurposed. Major General Gross notes a larger transport fleet but with parts already in the Pacific and British shipping limited, requiring reconversion of ships and re marrying troops with equipment across long, evolving routes.
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Tokyo
Europe
China
Japan
Pacific
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Charles P. Gross
Army
General Gross
Germany
Luzon
Philippines
France
Belgium
Holland
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Panama Canal
Marseille
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
India
East
Arnold
United States
Iull
Queen Mary
Washington
Western Pacific
Orient
Islands
Ocean
Peace Promise Rises After War Hard Shell Cracked
An optimistic note speaks of the dove of Peace emerging from Europe’s wartime hard shell, promising a world free from battles and anguish as the hope for a future without conflict spreads.
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Europe
Walk-Out Kits Aid Yanks in Jungle Hike
The American Red Cross helped prepare walk-out kits for airmen returning from missions. The kits, cached by the Army at remote outposts, include medical and first aid items from the Army Medical Corps and comfort items from the Red Cross for use by footbound airmen.
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Kunming
China
American Red Cross
Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
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