Dieppe Preview Shows Second Front Costs and Shifts of War
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes the Dieppe raid as a preview of the second front. Allied forces landed on the European coast with heavy casualties and losses, signaling a shift in initiative from Hitler’s battles to Allied strategy. The piece notes United States troops on the continent for the first time since 1918 and underscores the rising cost and strategic implications for the Allied advance toward the Rhine.
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New York
Take Off Your Hat to Mr Morris for Scrap Dedication
Fort Jackson soldier William M Morris, a WWI veteran and post engineer's senior labor foreman, led a 60 000 acre salvage drive that yielded enough scrap to build four light tanks or 200 medium bombs. His five sons serve or trained for war, with one missing, another dead in the Bataan defense, and a son-in-law in the Navy. He sought Army or Navy service but was turned down, joking that at least he can get his hands on scrap.
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Allies Pleased With Dieppe Raid Results
Allied forces reported a nine hour raid along the Dieppe coast with United States Rangers Canadian British and Fighting French Commandos achieving their objectives. German prisoners were taken and wounded were brought ashore as Spitfires and Hurricanes protected the operation.
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France
Soviet Seizes Initiative On 400-Mile Line
Soviet forces launch offensives along a 400 mile front from Bryansk to Lake Ilmen while pressing Stalingrad and Caucasus defenses. Red Army centers include Bryansk, Vyazma, Shalanin Rzhev, and Lake Ilmen fronts with heavy German losses reported. Details scarce as battles unfold across Central Russia.
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Roosevelt orders Navy to run General Cable plant at Bayonne
President Roosevelt terminated Navy possession of the General Cable plant at Bayonne New Jersey and towed it to private management after workers voted to strike over a War Labor Board pay decision. The move aims to assure continued production of essential r supplies.
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R. Supplies
Canadian Troops Storm Dieppe Beach in Fierce Raid
Canadian press correspondent Ross Munro reports eight hours under heavy Nazi fire as Canadian units assault Dieppe, enduring E boat attacks, tank bombardment, and Stuka bombings. He recalls close fighting, wounded men, and a perilous return to landing craft amid smoke and chaos.
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Japanese Warships Bombed North of Solomons
Allied bombers hit Japanese warships about 400 miles north of the Solomons as U S Marines press to dislodge Japan. The Austro Hungarian cruiser Canberra was sunk, with 84 dead and 109 wounded among 816 aboard. Captain Frank Getting and Ensign J W Vance were among the fatalities.
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Prosecution bill faces stubborn opposition in Congress
Under a measure drafted by Attorney General Biddle the statute of limitations would not run against firms or persons who defrauded the U S during wartime. It would allow federal action through June 30 1945 and potentially into 1948 in some cases. Fourteen months of work produced a swift Senate passage but a minor Senate amendment triggered reconsideration by Speaker Rayburn's allies. Confidential India reports shed light on Britain's hesitation toward a Gandhi compromise and U S reluctance to intervene.
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Heaviest Soviet Air Raid Targets Baltic Cities
Soviet air force conducted a major raid on Koenigsberg Danzig and Tilsit bombing military and industrial sites for hours. Tass reported multiple fires and explosions at all three cities with significant damage to port facilities and warehouses.
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Fliers Shine in Dieppe Air Battles Across Channel
U S Army airmen led a massive Dieppe air operation with 2 500 Allied sorties. Flying Fortresses attacked Abbeville airfield while American fighters claimed probable and confirmed victories, praised by RAF pilots for performance under heavy fire.
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Allied and German Warplanes Battle Over Dieppe Seven Hours
AP correspondent Drew Middleton reports from a Royal Navy motor launch off Dieppe as RAF and Royal Navy forces clash with German aircraft for seven hours. He describes a decisive Allied victory with landing craft and ships returning home despite heavy bombing and strafing by Luftwaffe, as Spitfires Mustangs and Hurricanes cover the assault.
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England
Dieppe Raid Report Claims 10000 Allied Entrants
Vichy reports from Dieppe describe hand to hand combat under shellfire as about 10000 Allied raiders mostly Canadians landed in 300 to 400 small craft and tanks scows along 122 miles of coast. Fighters including Canadians American Rangers de Gaulle French and British breached beach defenses and drove Germans back to a lower area inland.
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Dieppe raid yields 1500 Allied prisoners claimed
Berlin claims 1500 British American Canadian and French prisoners from the Dieppe raid, with heavy Allied and German losses. Berlin says 112 Allied planes and 35 German planes were lost, and 28 tanks destroyed. The report highlights German victories and rail and battery points left intact.
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Germans Held As Hostages By Brazilians
In Rio de Janeiro on August 20, President Getulio Vargas ordered all Germans except diplomats held as hostages after the sinking of the sixth Brazilian ship in days. The voyage ships Bage and Cuyaba, loaded with German nationals bound for Lisbon for exchange with Brazilians, had been delayed earlier due to Axis submarine attacks. The Jacy, the latest loss, went down off the northeast coast after all aboard were ordered into lifeboats. A government official blamed Nazi spies for revealing troop movements, as Brazil pursues action against Axis aggression without full war declaration, boosting spy roundups in coastal cities.
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Brazil
Back Again A Southeast English Coast Town Bombardment Report
In a Southeast English coast town on August 20 RAF fighters at about 25,000 feet pursued the action over the Straits of Dover toward Boulogne, indicating a renewed wartime patrol and convoy security operation.
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