29 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
1
Allied patrols and air raids hit Rabaul and Raviang targets amid heavy bombardments near New Hanover and Cape Tasalle. Forces from Australia and the United States attacked Madang, Alexishafen, and surrounding air and coastal positions, with naval bombardment and air strikes expanding across the New Guinea region.
A Tokyo radio report via Duel News claims Japan’s Patriotic Association members joined in war labor actions while US task forces sank two ships and damaged others near Truk in recent strikes. Allied air forces attacked Ponape Nauru and other Marshall Island targets as bombers pressed the Central Pacific front.
Sparse dispatch traces a renewed German offensive in Yugoslavia with brief mentions of activity near Hermenta and references to Communist and Allied communications. The report notes continued German pressure and limited confirmed gains amid unclear front lines.
A Swedish newspaper notes heavy casualties in the second raid on Berlin and other targets. The paper quotes Allied losses among personnel and recounts details of the raid, including numbers and locations referenced in the dispatch.
A wounded narrator recalls chaotic hospital scenes amid battle with British troops under heavy fire. Tanks, machine guns, mortars, and shelling disrupt care as doctors and orderlies are killed or wounded. Red Cross workers endure threats and danger while tending the injured.
A garbled OCR fragment reports a heavy raid on Helsinki by six hundred Red Planes with bombers attached and mentions the capital under attack. The text is incomplete and obscured, but implies a large aerial assault and retaliatory or defensive actions around the time of a broader war context.
A reader report claims Berlin exaggerated RAF air raid damage, with around 400 planes hitting London and German losses cited at 42. The piece questions motives behind propaganda and notes Allied bombers by night and day. The author argues German morale struggles and German methods show desperation rather than strength.
A damaged page reports U S bombers striking two plants, with one factory nearly destroyed and another heavily damaged. The final assembly shop at a base had produced 200 Messerschmitt fighters a month, and is now completely burned out.
Paris dispatch reports that French patriots resist both Vichy and German control with mass mobilization plans. Veiled under wartime peril, locals in occupied regions maintain active resistance through labor and clandestine aid to Allied causes, despite brutal repression and risk of deportation to German factories and mines.
Fragmentary text indicates Badoglio seeks Allied support to unseat or aid Italy, with hints he could field up to ten divisions if arms and equipment are provided. The wording reflects a cautious note of potential collaboration and reliance on Allied approval.
Rome radio reports German attempts south of Cartocetta were checked by Allied artillery and air fire. Infantry actions near Cas Mort, Begrafece, and the Caarocetta area paused as weather, rain, and bombardment affected operations. Allied units reinforced the beachhead while German efforts to reduce the salient faced steady resistance and limited gains.
London reports show the Labour Party refrains from policy pronouncements after a three day stand, affirming electoral unity to support the war effort. The party signals no major shifts and stresses national unity during wartime.
British forces intercepted an enemy convoy off Jersey early in the morning. Opening fire at close range, naval units reported hits on a trawler, though the damaged vessel was left adrift amid the coastal engagement.
Reported daily advance of 15 to 20 miles along regional passes with Red Army gains near the Mize River and Ramaenka. German forces launched an offensive on the west bank while Soviet counterattacks reported setbacks for the Germans and captures of towns, tanks, and artillery as lines shifted near Meacheuaty and Krholm.
reports from Montevideo and foreign dispatches claim the Argentine Army seeks to restore Ramiro Ramirez amid a German retreat in the early stages of a broader Eastern Front crisis. Communiqués note reinforced drives, air activity, and shifting lines as Allied and Axis forces maneuver across Eastern Europe and the Baltic region.
United States supplied vast wartime aid to the Soviet Union during 1942 43 including vehicles tanks aircraft and industrial goods. shipments reached multiyear totals with thousands of planes tanks trucks and cranes aiding Soviet war efforts amid broader Allied lend lease programs. Some figures noted exceed earlier years and reflect the scale of assistance under wartime obligations and strategic aims.
China based planes strike Indo China coast sinking three ships. Reports say strikes targeted ports and airfields causing heavy damage to vessels of 3700, 1700 and 1500 tons. Soviet and allied claims note substantial enemy losses and claims a major allied victory in the Arakan theater.
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