Allied advance splits Germany and seizes Saxony hub
The Third Army seized Plauen in Saxony, bisecting Germany and closing in toward the Czechoslovak border. Allied and Soviet forces controlled 101,000 square miles, with 84,000 still German held as German forces attacked Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson’s Elbe bridgehead near Barby. The Second Armored and 83rd Infantry divisions repelled the assault, destroying 15 to 20 tanks.
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Saxony
Plauen
Germany
William H. Simpson
Elbe
Barby Sector
Berlin
Second Armored
Eastern Front
Okinawa Diary Informs On First Marine Division Life
Navy radio dispatch from Okinawa describes moving from headquarters to a First Marine Division company. The writer details defense setups on a hill, warned of sea attacks, and a captain’s leadership. A humorous moment recalls a misread jacket stencil and a flamethrower private's joke.
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Okinawa
Navy
Marine Regiment
First Marine Division
Han River Towns Retaken By Chinese Forces
Chinese forces announced recapture of Liangyang and Icheng in western Hupeh after heavy Japanese casualties. Final assault on Siangyang began at midnight and Japanese resistance ended by 11 30 this morning near Laohokow and Hankow.
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Chungking
Liangyang
Icheng
Hupeh
Siangyang
U. S
Laohokow
Hankow
Russians Tear Open Sectors of Nazi Lines
London reports the Soviet forces under Marshal Ivan Konev driving to sever German front sectors east of Berlin and launching another major push across the Neisse to link with the U S Third Army. Transocean cites a 150 mile front blaze and six armies in the Oder bend triangle as fighting intensifies.
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London
Berlin
Ivan Konev
Neisse
U. S
Coops Ee
Transocean
Konev
Forst
Rotheenburg
Saxony
Miesky
U. Third Army
Sama
Muskau
Spremberg
Ders
Dresden
U. S. First Army
Goerlitz
Neisse River
Bohemian
Schwedt
Stettin
Oderbend
Frankfurt
Kuestrian
Zellin
Austria
Moravieux
Adolf Hitler
German Transocean Agency
No Cabinet Changes Are Planned
President Truman says no cabinet reshuffle is expected and would meet allied leaders soon if arranged. He welcomes a possible conference with de Gaulle and expects to radio in opening sessions of the San Francisco United Nations Conference. He backs Bretton Woods monetary accords and the reciprocal trade program.
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Washington
Truman
D. Roosevelt
Sinsaseng Soynaien
Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Mi.ss
Charlies de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Yalta
Oval
San Francisco
Latov
Russia
Truman Extends Lend Lease Aid With Victory Promise
President Truman signed the lend lease extension bill calling it a mighty instrument for victory and a monument to Roosevelt. The measure extends aid 12 months to the United Nations and will run until Germany and Japan's unconditional surrender. Stettinius, Connally, Vandenberg, Bloom, and Eaton witnessed the signing.
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Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Stettinius
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relation Committee
Vandenberg
Rmich
Bloom
DNY
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Eaton
R-Nd
United Nations
Hitler’s Ridiculous Rants Echo USSR Fear Propaganda
A damaged slice of wartime text portrays Hitler railing against a Jewish Bolshevist threat. He accuses treasonous enemies of murdering civilians and driving women to disgrace while promising a brutal backlash. The tone mirrors familiar Nazi crisis rhetoric and fear-mongering.
Frontline Anxiety As Soviet Offensive Rattles Allied Ranks
The report notes continued upheaval in leadership as commanders respond to a major Russian offensive. It mentions Eastern and Italian fronts with distances cited and hints at orders to persevere despite mounting pressure. The depiction emphasizes strain within the armed forces amid shifting fronts.
Fund To Deal Blow To Japs Is Approved
A wartime supply bill of 24.88 billion dollars won approval from the house operations committee. It finances operations for the year starting July 1 and includes 23.40 billion in new appropriations with the remainder in contract authority and reappropriations. The panel said the outlay is necessary, noting the end may not be far distant.
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Washington
Japan
House O Prrations Committee
House
Navy
British Rulers Pay Homage To Roosevelt at St Pauls
In London on April 17 a somber King George VI and Queen Elizabeth joined Prime Minister Churchill and Princess Elizabeth in a 40 minute service at St Pauls Cathedral honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ambassador Winant read from Revelations as service members listened to Psalms and the Battle Hymn. Last Post rang by Royal Marines closed the tribute.
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London
Britain
Roosevelt
St. Paul's Cathedral
Elizabeth
George
Queen Elizabeth
Churchill
U. S
John G. Winant
Repubic
Royal Marines
Fifth Allied Offensive Advances on Italian Front Near Bologna
Fifth Army troops pressed through bitterly defended minefields south of Bologna in the second day of the Allied push to expel Germany from Italy. Truscott’s forces gained 1,000 to 2,500 yards on the western flank while facing strong enemy defenses and coordinated fire. The Eighth Army reported 6,000 prisoners since April 9 as it pushes up the Po valley reaching Cartura and crossing the Silano river near Bastia. Polish units advanced toward Castel Guelfo amid heavy fighting.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Italy
Lucian K. Truscott
Truscott
Eighth Army
Silano River
Massa
Cartura
Castel Guelfo
Argenta
Sillaro
Bastia
Two Tar Herals Survive Treasure Island
Two Tar Heralds survive Treasure Island as James W. Thrower coxswain from Littleton North Carolina and John C. Moore of Asheville North Carolina are among 120 navy enlisted personnel from Philippines invasion vessels to report at the U S receiving ship on Treasure Island the twelfth naval district public relations office announced today
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Treasure Island
San Francisco
Calif
James W. Thrower
Littleton
N. C
John C. Moore
Ashland Ave
Asheville
Philippines
U. S
Twelfth Naval District
116 Nazi Planes Knocked Out by Allied Air Forces
London dispatch reports that about 1,000 American heavy bombers hit Dresden and the Czechoslovak frontier rail lines while fighter pilots destroyed 1,116 German planes yesterday. April totals show 3,699 German aircraft downed in 16 days, with Allied losses at 485. Verification came from combat films and synched cameras on fighters.
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London
Dresden
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Truman Nominates Patton Hodges to Full General Ranks
President Truman names George S Patton Jr and Courtney H Hodges as full generals. Patton leads the Third Army and Hodges the First Army in actions against Nazi Germany under Eisenhower. The nominations include nine major generals for promotion to lieutenant general.
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Washington
Truman
George Smith Patton, Jr
Courtney Hicks Hodges
Patton
Hodges
Nazi Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Home L. Collins
Oscar W. Griswold
Lucius D. Clay
Geoffrey Keyes
Edmund B. Keggery
Walton Harris Walker
Levin H
German Field Marshal Walther von Blomberg dies in Ruhr pocket
Reports from the Ruhr pocket say Field Marshal Walther von Blomberg died by his own hand. His body has not been found. The Ninth and First Armies have captured 763,000 Germans from the pocket, many police and new uniforms, with most of the 4,500 square mile pocket stamped out.
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U. S
Elbe
Germany
Ruhr
Walther von Model
Fifth Panzer
Ninth
First
Model
Army Group G
First Army Breaks Through To Leipzig City Core
On the western front First Army troops breached a belt of 1,000 flak guns and reached the outskirts of Leipzig. They reported heavy prisoner gains, with about 4,437 captured, and noted chaotic defense by mixed troops including Nazi auxiliaries. Other forces moved into Nuernberg and Rothenburg as the assault continued.
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First Army
Leipzig
Germany
Ronstadt
Ninth Armored
Borsdorf
Seventh Army
Thunderbird
Nuernberg
Rothenburg
Ninth Army
Single Fighting Body Approved By Eisenhower
General Eisenhower told American correspondents at his advance post office that he hopes for a unified fighting force combining the army navy and air force. He suggested a possible joint land sea and air academy and urged months of shared training to foster unity and coordinated support among services.
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Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Six Groups Of Supers Bombard Kyushu Airfields
Six groups of B-29 superfortresses attacked six airfields on southern Kyushu including Tachiarai Kanoya East Kanoya Izumi Kokubu and Nitahgahara as part of a third straight wave of strikes against Japanese air power around Okinawa with 109 Nipponese planes destroyed and 60 damaged over Kyushu amid daily raids. Manila dispatch notes Philippines-based bombers sinking 23 Japanese ships and targeting Formosa airfields and Davao port facilities.
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Guam
Kyushu
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Iwo Jima
Japan
Domei
Rai
Tachiarai
Kanoya
East Kanoya
Izumi
Kokubu
Nittagahara
Kagoshima Bay
Achiarai
Manila
Formosa
Davao
Roosevelt Will Leaves Widow Most Income From Estate
A 14 page will filed in Dutchess county Surrogate's court details trust funds for Mrs Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and divisions of the residuary estate among their children and grandchildren. Hyde Park house and grounds go to the government with life rights for the Roosevelts. Specific bequests include St James church Hyde Park the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation and others.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John C. Farber
O'Connor and
Roosevelt
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Anna Eléanor Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Mrs. Roosevelt
St. James Church
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Canada
Col
James Roosevelt
Basil O’connor
The
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Henry T. H
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