Hitler assumes personal command as war nears turning point
In a dramatic radio proclamation Hitler says he has taken overall command of German armies replacing Field Marshal von Brauchitsch. He declares the battle is approaching a turning point while German fronts in Russia Africa face renewed drives and new plans may target Dakar and West Africa. British and American forces press the Far East conflict with Japan conducting air raids on Luzon Mindanao and Cebu as fierce combats continue across multiple theaters.
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W. W. Chaplin
Far East
Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Russia
Africa
Perham
Fuehrer
Libya
Spain
Gibraltar
France
Reveains
Dakar
America
Malaya
Philippines
War Department
Japan
Luzon
Mindanao
Cebu
Panay
Page & Coll
Navy chief knox declares 14 German U boats sunk
Secretary Frank Knox says U S warships have sunk or damaged 14 German U boats in the Atlantic and dealt effectively with several Japanese submarines in the Pacific. He warns enemy submarines along the U S coast and notes a recent Japanese attack near Dana Point. Knox promises periodic summaries.
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Washington
INS
Frank Knox
U.S
Atlantic
Pacific
Knox
America
Navy Department
U. S
California
Dana Point
Emdio
Agwiworld
Santa Cruz
Far East
Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Navy
Submarine Attacks Hit Two U S Tankers Off California
U S air and sea forces patrolled California coastal waters after enemy submarines attacked two U S tankers and possibly a third. The Emidio was torpedoed and damaged off Cypress Point, with reports of several crew lost and others rescued. the Agwiworld escaped after shelling and deck gunfire near 108 miles south of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
INS
U. S
California
Seattle
Emidio
Agwiworld
13Th
Naval Headquarters
Cypress Point
Japanese Poised For Island Landing In Luzon Gulf
U S armed forces prepared for a possible coast invasion as Lingayen Gulf, 110 miles northwest of Manila, sheltered Japanese landings. Gen Douglas MacArthur said forces anticipate an in force attempt after early repulsed moves. Other landings reported along Luzon coast at Aparri and Vigan, with footholds at Legaspi and Davao.
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U. S
Lingayen
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
Aparri
Vigan
Legaspi
Davao
Mindanao
British Fight to Hold Hongkong Despite Japanese Assault
London dispatch reports Hongkong garrison, including British Canadian and Chinese defenders, delaying a Japanese breakthrough as they hold key points on the island. The defense, described as an historic saga of valor, resists renewed assaults while the outcome remains uncertain.
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London
INS
Britain
Hongkong
Plot to Overthrow Mussolini Shapes United Front
London report states a new united front of anti Fascist nations including Socialists and Communists formed to foment a revolution in Italy and press for a separate Italian peace. The Soviet embassy announced a committee near the Maltian frontier to mobilize masses.
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London
Italy
U S Ship Escapes Sub After Trying to Ram It
In a Santa Cruz area encounter 20 miles west of the California coast Captain F B Gonclaves reports his ship rammed toward a submarine after it fired without warning. The ship maneuvered to port then starboard as shells exploded nearby and a heavy swell kept the submarine’s gun deck awash. Page 8.
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U. S
Editor Hotel Head Attorney Named in West Virginia
Atty Gen Francis Biddle named W E Chilton Jr editor Thomas C Townsend Charleston lawyer and James M Donohoe Hotel Huntington manager to the enemy alien hearing board for southern West Virginia L BR Via reported from Washington The northern panel includes State Senator Howard Hardesty Ames Paull Cecil B Highland Both Democratic and Republican members will meet in Charleston to set first alien hearing date FBI has detained six aliens in West Virginia.
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Huntington
Francis Biddle
W. E. Chilton, Jr
Charleston Gazette
Thomas C. Townsend
Charleston
James M. Donohoe
Enemy Alien Hearing Board
West Virginia
U. S
Dist. Atty. L, BR
Via
Washington
Howard Hardesty
Fairmont
Ames Paull
Wellsburg
Cecil B. Highland
Clarksburg
Axis flee Libya as British trap closes in
Cairo dispatch says the crippled Axis army of North Africa is fleeing along the Gulf of Sirte coast toward Tripolitania to escape annihilation. Rommel's remaining German armored forces move south of Bengasi while Allied imperial and Free Polish units press the pursuit toward Cyrenaica, with Tealian infantry remnants in disarray.
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Cairo
INS
Ica
Gulf of Sirte
Bengasi
Victers
Erwin Rommers
Tripolitania
Libya
Cyrenaica
Italy
Meadwhite
Jebel Akdar
Rommel
Cyrenaican
Ben
Troops to Guard Bay Area Shipyards in Strike
In San Francisco on December 21 troops moved into the bay area to prevent disruptions from welders strikes. A detachment of 20 Marines guarded the Pacific Bridge company in Alameda with more troops to follow at other defense plants tonight or tomorrow morning. The Fourth Army headquarters said force may be used to protect workers and maintain construction.
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San Francisco
INS
U. S
Bay Area
Pacific Bridge Company
Alameda
Bay Region
Fourth Army
Soviets Report Three Towns Reoccupied In Stiff Advances
Soviet high command said Russian forces pushed ahead on all fronts, re occupying Tikhvin district towns including Bydgostch southwest of Tikhvin and Krapivin near Tula. Fierce engagements marked the Moscow, Donets, Kalinin and Leningrad fronts as Germans retreated under sub zero conditions.
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Moscow
Tikhvin
Lenigrad
Bydgostch
Leningrad
Tula
Krapivin
Grubin
Chudova
High Command
Donets
Kalinin
Izvestia
Prompt Steps for Unified Allied Action Good Sign
Edward E. Bomar argues foes move toward a world wide strategy that may matter more than battles. He notes Axis tactics weaken as Allied unity grows, compares to 1914 18 coordination, and mentions Roosevelt Churchill staff talks signaling improving Allied cooperation.
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Edward E. Bomar
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Far East
U. S
Fuehrer
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