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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1943
Page
1
Forces in the Cape Gloucester vicinity report intensified Japanese attacks and heavy mortar fire. Marinetroops reorganized after reaching the river, while Allied units counter with bombardment, air patrols, and coastal missions. Casualties reported on both sides amid ongoing coastal defense operations and aerial engagements near Cape Gloucester and adjacent areas.
From Frank Denter at General Macarth's Headquarters advancing 34 miles in 24 hours Australians reach Blucher Point at noon Tuesday. Reinforced by infantry and engineers the Australians press toward Kanon Village while facing southern opposition and coastal shelling from enemy crews. Air and sea bombardments disrupt enemy barges as Allied troops push inland and secure routes for supply lines.
German reports claim the Berlin bombing was heavy with many bombs and incendiaries. British air ministry notes cloud banks hindered defenses as large formations attacked central and western Germany and northern France, while Stockholm said Berlin was hit again and Bevin-Brockholm talks were interrupted briefly.
The communiqué says Allied bombers and fighters harassed enemy shipping in the Aegean and Dodecanese. It notes two small vessels sunk near Antiparos after air attack on Friday, strikes on the harbor at Simi and facilities at Sioeun on Saturday night, a 10 ton vessel damaged near The Point of Horses on Monday, and no Allied aircraft losses reported amid these operations.
Pentagon brief cites US Navy bombers striking Nauru and Palauan area targets with fires and ammunition dumps. Several American aircraft damaged. one Liberator reportedly hit near Marshall Islands during Monday mission. Tokyo radio claimed allied losses. Allied counterclaims and battlefield notices vary.
A Berlin sourced dispatch claims Allied leaders expected a German blow within 14 days as Churchill Roosevelt and their staffs met at Teheran to finalize plans for North Africa and the Mediterranean. The report notes Eisenhower and Air Chief Marshal Tedder remained to shape the invasion, with generals and marshals chosen to lead the second front.
War Department reports a clothing plan for bombed Germans was announced via transatlantic radio from London and Washington. A Burich mtsamgo said the initiative addresses cloth shortages faced by air forces and signal corps.
A Canadian led push along the Adriatic coast with New Zealanders and British units advancing to Pecara area. Reports describe German positions subject to heavy bombardment and Allied infantry overcoming street pockets as Civilians shelter, with towns along the front showing rubble and casualties.
Cairo reports Mr RG Casey on the eve of his departure for Bengal. He advocates Dominion representatives at imperial level in large numbers and urged appointing an Australian to Blawan. The ministerial role was to draft the 1944 food programme for the Middle East with Australia a major supplier.
London and Stockholm report that Adeural Doenitz, commander in chief of the German Navy, has resigned following the sinking of the Scharnhorst. He is said to have ordered the ship to be sunk, hoping a victory would bolster his waning position.
WARTINGTON Wednesday. Raguinr Cowsy, Chairman of the Senate Foreignstations Committee, predicted tat Germany would be dew trated In 144, and within another Your Japan would De wnablintes, fe giged that already tapes wan, Be ginning realign her tragic Mese.
Moscow radio and German reports describe a rapid Russian push in the Kiev region with an 18 mile advance near Skvira and gains across the Jitomir district. Officials note withdrawals by German troops, heavy fighting, and Russian progress nearing Korosten while counterattacks fail to halt the advance.
A British United Press dispatch from Moscow reports that Soviet offensives push along the Kiev axis and into German defenses, with Vetutin's forces gaining momentum near Kyiv and the Red Army probing strategic towns. German retreats and counterattacks are described, including heavy fighting around Korosten, Chernyanychi, and the Dnieper area, as both sides suffer significant losses and seek decisive breakthroughs.
Fragments describe Changteh invasion by Japanese forces with mass killings and rapes. Estimates claim 73,600 killed or wounded, 3,000 civilians harmed, 3,400 enslaved, and 820 children taken. Graves are noted as hastily dug amid widespread devastation.
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