Oder Bend Offensive Advances Behind Red Army Push
The Red Army pushed forward on the Oder bend south of Frankfurt with pockets of German resistance wiped out. Koniev’s tanks neared Guben under heavy artillery while Zhukov and Koniev flanks increased pressure in Brandenburg and near the Neisse River strongpoints southeast of Berlin.
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Guben
Associated Press
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United Press
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Dresden
Yahio
Panger
Ferdinand Schoerner
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Telegeaph
Frontline Push With Russians Claim Major German Breakthroughs
The AP reports heavy fighting along the Oder near Krosey and Furstenberg as Red Army forces advance toward Gorlitz and Breslau. Moscow says Soviet troops repelled German counterattacks while driving encirclements and capturing key towns including Danzig region sites and Braunschweig province assets.
Germans Press Cannons and Bombers in Canadian Front
London dispatches report heavy German counterattacks using bombers and tanks against Canadian positions near Kalkar and Goch. Fighting rages as Germans retake road sections and paratroops spearhead assaults while Allied forces push toward Uden and neutralize pillboxes along the Rhine front.
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Rhine
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Trapped Japanese flee from Kangan bid for safety
Allied forces report the last of the original 2700 Japanese garrison at Kangan near Kan Gaw are breaking from the Arakan fight. 25th Indian Division and British commandos pursue through flooded coastlands as Hyderabadi Baluchis and Punjabis clear a path through to Tangup and Ruywa.
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MacArthur reports savage Japanese conduct and wide looting
General MacArthur’s communique describes brutal Japanese treatment of noncombatants and property. He notes widespread looting of private homes during occupation, battles across Luzon and Corregidor, heavy Allied casualties, and sustained air and naval operations against Japanese targets across the Pacific theater.
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Uth
Manila
Laguna de Bay
Mth Airborne Division
Muabato
Marikina
Bomb Raids Hit Berchtesgaden Region Near Hitler Fortress
London reports morning raids near Berchtesgaden, first since the war began. Italian Rocket Thunderbolts joined a heavy anti aircraft barrage to strike targets within 40 miles of the fortress, destroying a troop train and damaging adjacent areas near Obersalzberg.
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A.A.P
Af Mediterranean Allied
Hitler
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Berchtesgaden
Obersalzburg Heights
Japanese on Mindanao confident of winning war
New York February 3 AAP report says Reverend Haggerty a guerrilla padre in Mindanao states thousands of Japanese still believe they will win. He notes Japanese earlier displayed occupation money for spending in Australia. Haggerty, who spent three years behind Japanese lines aiding guerrillas, returned last month.
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Associated Press
Haggerty
Mindanao
Swiss Air Patrol in Battle Over Alpine Front
Swiss patrols clashed with an American bomber after intercepting it near the Alps. The American aircraft reportedly opened fire after being warned to land, and retreat followed as Swiss forces forced the bomber to exit Swiss airspace under heavy crowd cover.
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London
A.A.P
Berne
Atria Patrel
Alps
Swin
Ainly
Bre
Japanese Counter-Attack Costs Six Days of Brady Bloodshed
In six days of fighting a rough estimate tallies 507 dead as Japanese forces press near a river crossing. RAF held day while Hurribombers and Spitfires strike a northward tank column near Paunggadaw, destroying 13 tanks. Air support aids the defense as Japanese guns fire by night. ENSA girls parade to safety as troops open fire, killing three Japanese.
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Paunggadaw
Edmone
ENS
Ensa. Company
Stop Press: American Third Army News From London
London reports on February 21 that American Third Army troops are involved in late war events. The brief dispatch notes ongoing actions and developments affecting Allied operations. Further details are not provided in the excerpt.
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London
Nimitz Seeks Command Of Iwo Jima To Invasion
On Guam the United Press reports Admiral Nimitz signaling his forces land on Iwo Jima as a step toward commanding the invasion of Japan. Navy units maintain bombardment as Marines push toward the southern airfield amid heavy fire and counterattacks.
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New York
United Press
Guam
Frank Tremaine
Nimitz
Iwojima
Japan
Namaty
Pacific
Surabachi
Concealed Wealth Tale Unfolds At Vancouver Death
Police report a 70 year old man Jotin a El found dead in hotel room. Earlier passports show travel from mania and shipboard work as a machinist. Missing details describe securities valued around 23086 pounds including bank drafts, with clues linking to former Australian and English investments and a torn shirt fragment near the body.
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Jotin A. el
Asmania
Mrappee Nooly
Miei Wet
John Hill
Australia
England
Fortune
Im Securities
Fighting on Iwo Jima Report Describes Fierce Battle
New York Feb 20 Art Primm reports on Iwo Jima with vivid images of heavy fighting on eight square miles. He notes Japanese resistance despite driving rain and a vast armada of ships and aircraft launching rockets at cliffs, as U S forces press toward the island's northern end while three quarters remain contested.
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Art Primm
Iwaima
Surabachi
National Broadcasting Company
Bud Foster
Iwojima
Hus
Tokin
Report to Congress details lend lease totals and aid
The Foreign Economic Administrator Leo Crowley told Congress that total aid under lend lease reached 35.382 billion dollars with 1944 goods and services totalling 15.4 billion, up from 11.7 billion the prior year. Australia and New Zealand supplied substantial materiel including landing craft, boots, blankets, and industrial materials as part of the broader war effort.
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Roosevelt
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New Zealand
General
San Francisco Talks New York Conference Plans
An official said the San Francisco conference will likely run over three weeks with daily sessions and weekly press queries to be established as part of the conference.
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State Department
San Francisco
Daily Telegraph
Cairne
Ahmed Pasha Mater
Sirry Pashai
Egypt
Iywninen
Tates
Roosevelt Churchill Meet In Alexandria Details
A. A. P. dispatch from Washington reports a White House statement that President Roosevelt conferred with Winston Churchill in Alexandria after the Crimea conference. The briefing notes a pledge of continued war support against Japan after Germany’s defeat and outlines Roosevelt’s post Yalta activities.
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White House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Alexandria
Crimea
Japan
Germany
Yalta
Kings Selassie and Ibn Saud Visit Amid World War II Talks
The report describes Haile Selassie and King Ibn Saud visiting in the same setting with a ceremonial audience. It notes Roosevelt’s talks with Molotov in Moscow, then with de Gaulle about a possible Algiers meeting, and hints at ongoing Franco Allied discussions following Yalta.
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Yalta
Middle East's future eyed after Churchill Egypt talks
London dispatch reports The Times urges cooperation among Middle East nations and the United Nations to subdue old rivalries for political and economic revival. It notes Western powers may defer to UN-led regional solutions and highlights Palestine and Levant issues as key current concerns.
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Levant
British forces' global role in war effort outlined
An article notes Churchill's pledge of full British participation in the Pacific war and highlights the Empire's essential support in Burma, the Stilwell road, and overall Allied operations. It argues concerted effort by America Britain and China is needed to defeat Japan.
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