Russian Army Drives Toward East Prussia Front
Russian Third White Army under Gen. Cherniakhovsky presses from Dydvizhe toward Schirwindt Eydikuhnen and Wehrkirchen, reaching within 28 miles of Tilsit and 44 miles of Insterburg as fighting rages near the frontier. Soviet tanks push over the Vistula bridges near Warsaw. Riga lies 25 miles away while a 28 mile advance nears Aluksne as Germans clash with Rokossovsky’s forces.
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Moscow
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Dydvizhe
Schirwindt
Eydikuhnen
Wehrkirchen
Cherniakhovsky
Tilsit
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Virbalis
Vizainy
East Prussia
Vilkaviskis
Bud-Vetse
Isit
Baltic Sea
Warsaw
Vistula
Rokossovsky
Riga
Pskov
Red
Aluksne
Marienburg
German Industrial Targets Bombed by 700 Italy-Based American Planes
Allied air operations coordinated from Britain and the Mediterranean struck German targets near the Swiss border at Friedrichshafen and other sites in France and Bavaria. The attack involved about 730 US heavy bombers and additional RAF forces, with weather hampering some flights and limited visibility in parts of the theater.
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London
Italy
Friedrichshafen
England
Bavaria
France
Zurich
St. Gotthard
St. Moritz
Bay of Biscay
Hitler
Prussia
Normandy
Europe
Brittany
150000 Deaths In Nazi Hospital Acknowledged By Russians
Moscow reports that the Ukraine State Atrocities committee asserts 150000 people died in a German hospital at Slavuta during two years of occupation. It alleges doctors spread disease by overcrowding, starvation on 250 gram ersatz flour, and mass deaths. Red Army prisoners were tortured and buried alive.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Slavuta
Kiev
Red Army
Sla
Flying bombs hit London in longest 14 hour attack
London reports a 14 hour aerial barrage with flying bombs across southern England. At least seven deaths raised the toll to 4 763. Ten repair workers and eight others died in bomb damage incidents near a mortuary, while Americans aided in defense in South England during the night.
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London
England
Hermans
Channel
Age
German Forces Repulsed on Italian Front Near Pisa
Allied headquarters reported Fifth Army halted German counterattacks across the Arno near Pisa with 200 troops driven from the south bank northeast of Pontedera. Eighth Army pressed Florence defense, seizing La Poggiona heights and reaching toward Montelupo while British Indian forces crossed the Pesa and threatened retreat lines. Civilians were reportedly being cleared along the Arno north bank as Germany faces Italian partisan activity and Nazi proclamations warn of harsh reprisals.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Italy
Pontedera
Eighth Army
Florence
San Michele
la Romola
la Poggiona
Art City
New Zealand
Pesa
Ginestra
Montelupo
San Ubaldo
Gubbio
Yanks seize airfield and villages in Guam drive
American forces push inland across Guam capturing Tiyan air field and towns Sau cia Toto and Timoneng while expanding a line north of Agana. About 33 000 Japanese dead or missing with 5139 American casualties reported as battles continue along the southern Marianas.
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Pearl Harbor
Guam
U.S
Tokyo Radio
Rota
Tinian
Marianas
Tiyan
Saucia
Toto
Timoneng
Hepa
Apan
Tumon Bay
Agana
Port Apra
Saipan
British New Guinea
Wewak-Aitape
Russian Forces Set Pace In Berlin Race
Russian front advances 322 miles from Warsaw suburbs while Italian and French fronts extend 605 and 630 miles from Senigallia and Troarn respectively. Associated Press notes pace in Berlin race as war moves into central Europe.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Warsaw
Senigallia
Troarn
Republican Governors Warn of National Disaster Ahead
Republican governors warning of a national disaster due to the New Deal handling wartime issues urge private enterprise to meet peacetime jobs. The document supports Dewey as presidential nominee and calls for unity between local and federal governments to avoid disaster after major conflicts.
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ST. 18
M . Goversaee
New Deal
Cong
Thomas E
Dewey
Washington
Western Allies push in France as German lines bend
A British dispatch from Normandy reports the invasion front showing a break in German cohesion as Allied forces press from Cherbourg to Paris. Churchill credits the Russian army for the major blow to Hitler while western forces aim to cut the German center and strike into Brittany and Normandy.
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France
Normandy
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Cherbourg
Brest
Paris
Brittany
Allied Landing In Northern Italy Predicted By Vichy Radio
The Vichy radio reported a large Allied landing craft fleet cruising the Tyrrhenian Sea with signs of a new landing in northern Italy or southern France imminent. No corroboration from other sources was found, and Axis broadcasts have echoed similar rumors recently.
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London
Vichy
Associated Press
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy
France
Axis
Water curtailment hits Wrightsville and Carolina beaches
Wilminton officials urged water conservation as pumps ran and the main supply awaited repairs after a tropical hurricane struck Wrightsville and Carolina beaches. Health officials warned Carolina Beach residents to boil water while power and telephone repairs continued and sightseers were asked to stay away. Estimates put local property losses at about $500,000 in Wrightsville Beach and $500,000 within Wilmington city limits, with broader regional losses reported.
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North Carolina
Wrightsville
Wilmington
N. C
Carolina Beaches
Carolina Beach
Miles South
Wrightsville Beach
R. L. Benson
Wilmington News
Rome
Yanks Advance 45 Miles At Top Speed In 2 Days
Allied forces push through Brittany with Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley at the helm capturing Rennes after a two day 45 mile advance from Avranches toward St Nazaire. Canadian troops attack below Caen while British and American columns carve a 120 mile front.
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Supreme
Omar N. Bradley
Brittany
Rennes
Avranches
St. Nazaire
Breton
Dinan
Otthey
Renhes
Associated Press
Caen
Brest
Cherbourg
Betis
Brit
France
Berenard L. Montgomery
Loire
Pontorson
del de Bretagne
Tilly-Le-Campagne
Miles C. Dempsey
Vire
Estry
Signals Developed by Chemical Warfare Service Could Have Prevented McNair Death
Donald S. Hahn, engineer and former Army captain, claims the death of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair in Normandy might have been avoided with chemical warfare signals. He says an American bomb that fell short caused McNair’s death, and that the air forces command blocked the signals he helped develop for over a year.
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Winston-Salem
Donald S. Hahn
Chemical Warfare Service
Winston
Air Forces Command
Russian push to seal Gulf of Riga threatens German evacuation
Reports from the Baltic say Soviet trucks with speedboats torpedoes and mines moved toward the Gulf of Riga to trap German divisions. Mines between Osel and the mainland and speedboats aim to hinder evacuation through the Gulf as the corridor closes west of Riga.
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Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Riga
Baltic Countries
Osel
Gulf of Riga
Dubulti
Gulf
South Carolina
Auto Crash Kills Winston-Salem Man Near Charlotte
In Charlotte on August 3 a man identified as John Amos Burge, 49, of Winston-Salem died and James Edward Moss was injured when a truck Moss drove, with Burge as passenger, rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Wilkinson Boulevard two miles east of the city. Police held Moss in jail in default of a $1 bail.
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Charlotte
John Amos Burge
Winston-Salem
Germany Watches Turkey After Diplomatic Break
A German foreign office spokesman said Berlin is watching Turkey with caution after Ankara severed diplomatic and economic ties with the Reich. The break is described as a flagrant violation of the Turkish German friendship and non aggression pact, with no signs Germany will launch aerial strikes. Ali Muzaffer Genker, Turkey's ambassador to Tokyo, prepared to depart for Japan, a move highlighted by Ankara to Tokyo broadcasts monitored by the United States.
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Germany
Turkey
Reich
Heriin
Ali Muzaffer Genker
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Ankara
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