Beachhead in South France extended toward Toulon and Marseille
Allied forces pushed a 20 mile front north toward Toulon and Marseille as they moved inland beyond the coast. American and French troops reached near Toulon, with Salernes and La Roquebrussanne among the farthest towns captured, while battleship Strasbourg was attacked near Fou l on to silence its guns.
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Rome
Maryeille
Touon
Foulon
Strasbourg
Toulon
Rhone Valley
Marseille
Salernes
Tours
la Roquebrussanne
Sollies- Pont
Garcoullt
Vins
Brignoles
Bormes
Avignon
Paris
France
U. S
Chartres
Berlin
le Havre
Versailles
Two Soviet Armies Surge Forward In Drive On Silesian Sector
Soviet forces press 150 mile front guarding Nazi Silesia as Marshal Stalin orders a twin assault with the Third White Russian army in Fast Prussia. Soviet units strike toward the Vistula and aim to sever rail links while German counterattacks dwindle.
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Nazi Silesia
Moscow
Warsaw
Lysa
Silesia
Stalin
Hich
Ivan Cherniakovsky
Prussia
Red
Meng
Poland
Fran S. Koney
Ukraine
Ferz
Vistula
Krakow
Sandoflags
Soviet Union
Red Star
Hitler
Sandomierz
Germany
Konev
Konstantin Krokossovsky
Praga
Ossow
East Prussia
Siauliai
Italian Front Quiet Amid Sniper Clearance and Rain
The Italian front remained quiet with the last Florence snipers cleared. Sporadic Arno river fire and repulsed enemy patrols were reported as allied reconnaissance pushed through the upper Arno valley and Adriatic sector. Heavy rains hindered operations while material to breach the Gothic line was being prepared and Kesselring faced reduced forces and tough strategic options.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
Adriatic
Italy
Albert Kesselring
France
Gothic
Ips
Jenna
People of Sweden Buy Fireworks for Allied Victory Portraits
New York reports Sweden's public orders large quantities of portraits of Prime Minister Churchill Stalin and President Roosevelt from a leading Stockholm fireworks firm. The orders come as Swedes prepare celebrations for the Allied victory over the Axis.
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People of
Sweden
New York
Stockholm
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
War Goes Bad for Japanese on All Fronts
Allied bombers strike across most fronts as Japan faces escalating losses. The Committee for the Study of Postwar Problems proposes a three regional bloc system led by a leader nation to ensure postwar co prosperity, outlining East Asiatic European and American blocs.
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Evertheless
Japan
Roosevelt Churchill Paris Meeting Denied Story
White House secretary Stephen Early called a New York Times report about an upcoming Roosevelt Churchill Paris meeting untrue. He said the president would almost certainly confer with the British leader soon but did not specify a date or location.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
New York Times
Roosevelt
Churchill
Paris
Helmost
Times
Hitlerism Crushed as Paris Survives Allied Push
Nazi forces suffer heavy losses in western Europe as Allied blitz advances force a retreat toward Rouen and the Seine. Patton’s columns seize Dreux Chartres and Orleans disrupting German defense while Paris braces for a possible siege and a future Christmas victory.
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Hitler
Paris
Europe
Normandy
Patton
Dreux
Chartres
Orleans
Berlin
France
Voelkischer Beobachter
Fuehrer
Road To Berlin Distances On World Fronts
Russian Front shows 322 miles from Warsaw suburbs. Northern France lists 565 miles from Authon near Paris. Italian Front marks 605 miles from Florence. Southern France estimated at 680 miles from near Cannes.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
France
Authon
Paris
Florence
Cannes
Legion Postwar Plan Outlines 11 Points for America
The American Legion Commission on Post War America proposed an 11 point program addressing employment postwar taxes and foreign policy. It stresses private enterprise to boost jobs and calls for revised federal taxation reducing overlaps with state taxes. The commission includes governors business and labor leaders and others.
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Indianapolis
American Legion Commission
United States
300000 Aircraft Workers Slated To Lose Jobs
Washington August 19 near 300000 aircraft plant workers are to be laid off within the year due to production cutbacks tied to surplus war property disposal. About 5000 obsolete planes have been turned over to the War Property Administration and more ships will be added in two or three months. Echols warned Willowren plant near Detroit may see a sharp job drop by December.
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Washington
War Property Administration
Nazi Rocket Plane Me163 Impresses Allied Pilots in Combat
Allied pilots report the ME-163 rocket fighter in close combat near Leipzig as the fastest controlled flight witnessed. Lt John Murphy, Lt Cyril W Jones Jr, and Lt Jimmy C Shoffit describe the jet propelled craft diving on Fortress bombers and engaging multiple targets. The pilots nicknamed the aircraft Jetties and noted its batlike silhouette, rapid speed, and explosive propulsion with a conventional glide when the engine is off. Condensation and cloud trails mark its passage as censors cut parts of the account.
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Britain
John Murphy
Kla
Cyril W. Jones, Jr
Ten
Urphy
Farmers Urged To Hold Cotton For Better Prices
Robert R. Coker president of the South Carolina farm bureau urged farmers to hold their cotton under government loan until prices approach parity. He warned selling below parity costs hundreds of thousands, noting loans at 92 percent of parity for the 1944 crop and parity above loan rates.
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Hartsville
D. C
Robert R. Coker
South Carolina Farm Bureau
Coker
Price Administration
Allied air drives wreck 3800 Nazi vehicles in Northwest France
Allied airmen destroyed or damaged more than 34 800 German vehicles in Northwest France and bombed targets in Germany France and Belgium. Daylight raids hit retreating German divisions while Mosquito crews reported the best hunting since D day with 700 vehicles struck on a single road and 120 burning or destroyed.
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London
France
Guenther von Kluge
Bremen
Germany
Belgium
Paris
Robots Force Patients To Quit Hospitals
About 10 000 patients evacuated from London hospitals after a fresh wave of German robot planes. The renewed bombing drove patients able to travel to seek care in Scotland Wales and northern England as Londoners flee the city in large numbers.
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London
England
Scotland
Wales
Ministry of Health
Explosions And Fires Reported Around Paris In WWII Push
Allied advances near the Seine threaten German forces near Paris as U S armored columns press from Normandy. Berlin claims Americans reach Mantes and Vernon while Paris endures fires and explosions as German demolitions hit the capital. France sees resistance gains south of Paris with villages liberated and a widening pocket below the Seine.
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London
U. S
Seine
Normandy
Mantes
Paris
Berlin
Vernon
Druex
Mans
George 5
Pate Ton
RAF
Wfen
Berslin
Troyes
Chartres
France
Supreme Adquarters
St. Pierre
Dives River
Livarot
Dreux
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aove
Ments
Falaise
Bulgaria appeals to US and Britain to quit war
Premier Barghanov appealed to the United States and Britain to help Bulgaria exit the war in a televised speech to the Sofia parliament. The premier signaled prior governments led Bulgaria into the conflict and urged peace, while the assembly showed cautious support amid ongoing debate and internal divisions.
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Istanbul
Ivan Barghanov
United States
Britain
Bulgaria
Sofia
Barghanov
Germany
Federal Communications Commission
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Verneut
Jrouen
LAVAL
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Lorleans
Roy Patterson
Sammy
Lamar
Jasper
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