22 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
1
Reports indicate Allied commanders anticipate a decisive clash as Japanese naval units maneuver near strategic routes. Intelligence suggests combined Anglo American forces ready battle groups to meet the fleet, signaling a turning point in ongoing hostilities.
London reports the E boat menace to cross Channel traffic has been deflated though briefly. A senior naval officer recalled a night before D day when MTBs protected convoy routes to Cherbourg and V.B. boats pressed back, while Allied leaders and journalists discussed Saipan and Marianas and Japan’s fleet losses.
Reported seizure of Viipuri on the Gulf of Finland followed by street fighting and mass captures. Russians claim overwhelming artillery and fortress fall while Moscow says Karelin areas were seized. American trucks purportedly ferry troops into Finland amid surprise weaponry aid rumors.
American forces report advancing to Borido and seizing Biak Island as MacArthur declares the reconquest of New Guinea virtually complete. Air and sea raids target airfields, harbors, and combat zones with heavy bombardment across Biak Dutch New Guinea and surrounding areas.
The South East Asia command reports Chinese and Chindit forces closing around Mogaung while engaging Japanese units attempting to escape by river. General Stilwell’s troops neutralized enemy strongpoints near Myitkyina, with further advances south from Tiangzup and Katchin. Gurkha levies took Njit and harried retreating forces as Kohima front advances toward Maram along the Imphal Road.
Allied communique says heavy rains restrict movements to roads from Perugia southward as Eighth Army pushes forward. Patrols reach Me nonchin while Fifth Army front shows minor changes. Air sorties limited by weather. Crotta mara, Ascoliphens and Chiusi area noted with U.S. troops near Monte Pecari at Highway 71 junction.
The text reports a leftist group formed in Rome named Am rasia or similar, with the Rosta-Red Army seeking Allied permission to resume fighting the Germans. It claims about 56,000 recruits and notes King Victor Emmanuel and Marshal Badoglio failed to field an effective force.
Reports from London note Allied forces near Cherbourg pushing through outer defenses as German positions fall back. Bombardments and naval gunfire continue with ground forces entering Cherbourg while railway links suffer disruption and evacuees increase.
Chinese communique reports Changsha fallen and Chinese withdrawal. Japanese forces push south from Changsha toward Hengyang and advance in northern Henan recapturing a highway center near Whuwchiakow. Lu River areas now within 65 miles of Hengyang as forces near Chengchow. Submarine Grayback overdue, presumed lost after patrol.
The Times reports improving defenses against robot bomber threats over the Channel. Northeasterly winds reduced attacks on Southern England as crews targeted enemy stations near Calais. Australian pilots in Tempest Spitfire Squadron claim several robot kills, with other crews reporting sightings and engagements over Scotland and London approaches.
London reports cite French Patriot forces attacking canals from Sommette to Niver and damaging lines from the Rhone to Lyons. The Times correspondent notes Bellegarde troops reoccupied the border town and rounded male residents, with many sent to Germany. Fighting rises in Abondance Valley amid accusations of a Vichy police official assassination plot.
At the Vatican on Wednesday Pope blesses four thousand Goriliah Roman Catholica soldiers. The pontiff says it is joy to welcome them, notes sorrow for their children, and prays for all at home as he addresses the crowd.
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