Wilson Reveals Key Decisions On 1944 Riviera Invasion
A 20,000-word war department release recounts Lord Wilson’s testimony on August 10 approval for the Riviera assault, Eisenhower’s insistence on Marseille, and the plan to use three US assault divisions with French input overruled. It notes Clark was Eisenhower’s first choice and De Gaulle’s push for French command was rejected.
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Marseilles
France
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Marshall backs opening Marseilles to speed Allied 1944 plan
General George C. Marshall, then U S chief of staff, urged opening Marseilles to move an expedition of about 250000 troops. He supported Eisenhower in continuous talks among Algiers, Caserta, Washington and London, warning 40 to 50 divisions in the United States would be delayed to reach France unless Marseilles opened. He noted Marseilles would be occupied within two weeks, ahead of schedule.
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Britain
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France
Brittany
Wilson
Weary Maitland’ Wilson
Mediterranean
Riviera
George C. Marshall
United States
Eisenhower
Algiers
Caserta
London
Marseilles
Americans in Berlin to be armed and trained for self defense
Col. Frank I. Howley announced that every officer and American civilian at the U S military government HQ in Berlin would receive a pistol and training to shoot to kill as a precaution against civilian violence. Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating approved the plan of mere preparedness.
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Berlin
Frank I. Howley
Frank A. Keating
United States
Midwest OPA survey finds high compliance in pricing
Chicago report says Earl W. Clark announces that 86 percent of Midwest restaurants checked by the OPA complied with pricing and posting rules. Seventy-five percent of retail food stores and 68 percent of drug stores also complied, with 46 percent of furniture stores in full compliance. Iowa stores included in the June survey.
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Earl W. Clark
OPA
Midwest
Clark
Iowa
Lt. Redin and family sail for native Russia from Portland
Lt. Nicolai G. Redin, recently acquitted in Seattle on espionage charges, sailed Tuesday for his native Russia aboard the freighter Maxim Gorki. He was accompanied by Mrs. Redin and their young daughter, leaving Portland Pacific coast.
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Ore
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Seattle
Russia
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