Allied Planes Attempt To Head Off Escaping Nazis
Allied warplanes hunted retreating German columns west and east of the Seine as a major escape attempt near Dunkerque unfolded. The Luftwaffe fought back, but Allied air power claimed 23 planes shot down in a day of heavy aerial activity. Colonel Andreas von Aulock surrendered St Malo after a brief siege, stating lack of food forced ceasefire as he sent word Heil Hitler.
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France
Sea Lanes Of Japanese Are Paralyzed
General Headquarters reports Allied air and naval blockade has begun paralyzing sea lines below the Philippines. Japanese garrisons from Celebes to Ceram rely on inadequate shipping while only small craft remain capable of moving goods toward Australia. MacArthur notes major air raids and a shrinking, heavily patrolled Japanese maritime reach threatening the Philippines and Hamahera defense line.
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Nippon
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Falmahera
MacArthur
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Ceram
Halsahera
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Arafura
Australia
Amboina
Boeroe
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Halog
Ue Micapan
Philippine-Hamahera
Seventh Army Consolidates Its Advances in Southern France
Allied reports say the Seventh Army near the Riviera coast has consolidated its beachhead with minimal enemy casualties and about 7,000 German prisoners taken. Maj. Gen. Alexander Patch’s force pushed inland through the Maritime Alps and along the coast, advancing toward Toulon and Cannes as heavy Allied air support and naval bombardment continue.
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France
Seventh Army
Riviera
Alexander M. Patch
Maritime
Alps
Toulon
Cannes
Allies Seal New Trap On Nazi Forces
Allied troops on the Falaise frontexecute a wide encircling maneuver sealing a trap on remnants of the German Seventh Army. Estimates place 40,000 to 100,000 Nazis surrounded as British American and Canadian forces pound the ring of death around Falaise Argentan and Trun.
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Normandy
Guenther von Kluge
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Trun
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Falaise-Argentan
Reward offered for missing army plane recovery
Dick Smith of Charlotte offered a 1000 reward for information leading to the discovery of an army plane missing since leaving Knoxville last Saturday morning. The crew were A Edward Leonard pilot Shelby Parham co pilot and Reuben H Thompson mechanic, all engineers with Stone and Webster Engineering Corp of New York.
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Charlotte
Dick Smith
Knoxville
Smith
Civil Air Patrol
A. Edward Leonard
Shelby Parham
Reuben H. Thompson
Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
New York
Nazis Burn E Prussian Towns as Reds Cross Into Germany
London reports Nazi forces retreating burn their towns along the East Prussian border to deny use to advancing Soviet troops. Moscow radio and NBC cite Red Army cross into Germany, with Baltic states mopping up 200,000 Germans. Estonian front near Tartakpop dropped. Vilkaviskis in Lithuania falls after tank clash.
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Estonia
What Hitler must decide after French front collapse
The article analyzes Hitler's untenable position after the Normandy Brittany and southern France defeats. It notes the likely defensive plan north of the Seine with Paris as a central anchor to guard Channel coast and escape routes while Patton’s advances threaten to isolate Nazi forces near the Seine. It estimates remaining divisions at about 30 and warns Germany cannot meet Russia front commitments.
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Marne River
Paris
English Channel
Belgium
Normandy
Brittany
Patton
Road To Berlin Distances and Railroad Leader Dies
Russian front 322 miles from Warsaw suburbs Northern France 575 miles from Aunay river east of Chartres Italian front 603 miles from Florence Southern France 680 miles from Cannes Railroad builder Lawrence Wood Robert 85 died in Atlanta after several months illness He was father of L W Chin Robert Jr ex secretary of the Democratic National Committee.
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Associated Press
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France
Aunay River
Chartres
Florence
Cannes
Atlanta
Lawrence Wood Robert
L. W. (Chin) Robert, Jr
Democratic National Committee
German Stomach Battalion Fights Around Orleans
American forces encounter desultory resistance from the German stomach battalion near Orleans. The unit, composed of soldiers with stomach ailments, was formed into a single unit due to its special dietetic needs.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Orleans
FDR's Words Mark a Turning Point in Japanese Policy
Washington report states President Roosevelt foresees occupation or surrender of Japan, predicting shock to Japanese rulers who have long claimed invincibility. It notes Japan’s historic resistance to invasion and hints at major upheaval if U S forces patrol Tokyo and other key areas.
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Sacred Isles
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Michigan Boulevard
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Market Street
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Polio Cases Jump in Nation for 1944
New York age 18. The United States reports 3,992 infantile paralysis cases through Aug 5 1944, the highest in 28 years for this period, 1,226 more than the same span in 1943, per the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis citing the Public Health Service.
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United States
National Foundation For
U.S. Public Health Service
Foundation
Drastic Drop Predicted In Total Votes
An Associated Press survey of 18 state elections shows 16 states with lower primaries in 1944 than 1942 or 1940, with declines up to 50 percent. Factors include millions of service members abroad and wartime worker migration, totaling about 2.5 million fewer votes in these primaries than in recent comparable contests. Ohio and South Carolina bucked the trend with higher or lively races. Ohio expects about 3.5 million presidential votes versus 3,376,239 in 1940.
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Associated Press
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Illinois
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Secretary of State
Patton Forces Reach Paris Sensing German Retreat toward Rouen
News reports from London detail Lt Gen. George S. Patton’s tanks closing on Paris as American armored patrols operate near the city. Berlin claims a northern drive to encircle remnants of the Seventh army while French towns along the Seine see advancing Allied units and a Eure River bridgehead at Dreux. Thunder of artillery and air strikes disrupt German retreat in the Falaise pocket as British Canadian and Polish forces push from Caen toward Le Havre and the Seine estuary.
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Eure
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Troarnalees
Normandy
le Hay
Varaville
Orne
Japs Press Chinese Retreat in Hunan Campaign
Chinese army spokesman Maj. Gen. C. C. Tseng said Japanese forces in Hunan from north and south aim to cut off retreat of Chinese troops massed against Hengyang. He noted two more divisions brought into Hunan from Henan and Nanking, totaling over 210 000 men in the southern Changsha area.
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Hengyang
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Ichang
Tungting Lake
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