Nazi mountain climbing symbol flares in wartime propaganda
The piece argues Nazi mountaineering gestures from Elborus to Olympus and the Eiffel Tower signal a broader aim to project Aryan superiority. It links these acts to Prussian psychology, Nazi propaganda, and aims to intimidate allies, noting Goering’s Berchtesgaden retreat and possible postwar consequences.
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Elborus
Caucasus
Europe
Reich
Jex
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Napoleon Boneparte
Greece
Mount Olympus
Herr Hitler
Athens
Acropolis
Bavarian Alps
Berchtesgaden
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Heaven
United States
Pepper
Haman
Japs Seek to Consolidate at Milne Bay New Guinea
Allied forces under MacArthur report heavy fighting as Australian troops and US air support press Japanese from Milne Bay. American bombers, Australian escorts, and fires from beachhead battles mark intensified jungle combat along the north shore.
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Associated Press
M’arthur
Milne Bay
New Guinea
MacArthur
United States Service
Soviet Troops Repel German Attacks At Stalingrad
Soviet forces repulsed attacks above and below Stalingrad in vigorous countermoves while German tanks and infantry pressed deep into defenses. Fresh Nazi divisions arrived as Red Army counterattacks widened but losses mounted, with 2,800 Axis dead reported near a western wedge. Red Army pressure along the Volga and Don fronts continued amid bombings and fuel shortages hampering German operations.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler
Izvestia
Red Star
Don Front
Rzhev
Don Bend
Volga
Red Army
British Bombers Hit Nuernberg and Saarbruecken
British raids struck Nuernberg and Saarbruecken in heavy night bombardment. The air ministry reported large fires in both cities with about 30 bombers lost from a force of several hundred. Northern France targets were also attacked by fighters as moonlit skies aided night defense.
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London
Nuernberg
Great War Industries
Hitler
Saar
Saarbruecken
Air Ministry
France
Wnuernberg
Germany
French
Metz
Two More Hit In Raid From Solomon Base
The Navy reported American planes operating from the marine held Solomon Islands attacked a squadron of four Japanese destroyers. One large destroyer sunk, another probably sunk, and a third badly damaged and burning. The strikes occurred near Santa Isabel Island with Douglas dive bombers from Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Santa Isabel Island
Florida Island
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
United States
Solomon Archipelago
Score
Senk
Solomons Tulagi-Guadalcanal
Navy
Axis Raiders Strike Cairo and Alexandria
Cairo reports four deaths after Axis planes raided both cities last night while Alexandria saw no casualties. Egyptian officials seek 50,000 volunteers for civilian defense in case of further attacks as RAF strikes on Axis motor vehicles continue. British communique notes increased enemy air activity but no break in land fighting with nocturnal patrols and minor artillery exchanges in the south.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Merchant Ship Sinking Total Reaches 447
The Navy disclosed a mid-August sinking of a U S merchant vessel in the Caribbean raising the total ship sinkings in the Western Atlantic since December to 447. In Philadelphia a second American merchant ship, ablaze after a four alarm fire, capsized at a Delaware River pier after five hours. Five crew were hurt. none lost on the Caribbean ship, while 48 crewmen were rescued by a British vessel two hours after their ship went down following a submarine attack.
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Associated Press
United States
Caribbean
Navy Today
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Senate Likely Reassess Ruml Tax Plan
Senate Finance Committee may revisit the Ruml pay as you go income tax plan before voting on a house approved levy of five percent on wages interest and dividends starting January 1 Chairman George and Senator Byrd said Beardsley Ruml would testify next week if the panel reopens its review The plan would erase 1941 liabilities and apply 1912 income payments with year end adjustments and future payments tied to current year income.
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Jack Bell Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Byrd
D-Va
Clark
D-Mo
Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Ruml
Meatless Day Proposed to Boost War Food Supply
President Roosevelt suggested Americans may be asked to observe one meatless day per week. The move aims to free more meat for overseas forces and Britain, reducing oceanic shipments by 20 to 30 ships that could instead carry planes, tanks, and ammunition.</s>
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Atlantic
United Nations
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Mr. Roosevelt
Picketed Buick Plant Suspends Core Department Work
In Flint Michigan this morning pickets gathered at the Buick division aluminum foundry. Union spokesmen said two leaders in the core department were discharged last night for a slow down. The second shift sat down and the third shift was blocked, suspending core department operations amid a war production plant dispute.
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Flint
Mich
General Motors Corporation
Buick
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Flames Sweep Ship Tied At Delaware Pier
A medium sized merchant ship at a Delaware River pier burned from 2 a.m. and capsized after water from fire crews. Captured by five burned crewmen and ten injured firemen. Coast guard fenced the waterfront as thousands watched flames on both river banks. Origin of the blaze was not determined.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Coast Guard
Four kings attend simple funeral for Duke of Kent
London reports a royal funeral at Windsor with King George VI and rulers of Norway Greece Yugoslavia and queen Wilhelmina. The Duchess of Kent sobbed as the coffin was lowered, the King sprinkled earth, and wreaths paid tribute to the Duke, killed in a Scotland crash en route to Iceland on a military mission.
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London
George VI
England
Haakon Vho
Norway
George II
Greece
Peter II
Yuglosavia
Wilhelmina
Holland
Duke of Kent
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Duchess of Kent
Elizabeth
Mary
Scotland
Iceland
Chinese Launch New Offense Near Canton Against Japanese
Chinese forces push 40 miles north of Canton across a river, capturing Pakong and advancing on Kutungshan Kweitouling and Nangchanngau. Chekiang province reports reinforcements hold Chuhsien airfield as Lishui and Chuhsien are retaken with heavy Japanese losses while Sungyang garrison faces annihilation.
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Canton
Chuhsien
Lishui
China
Canton-Hankow
Pakong
Kutungshan
Kweitouling
Nangchanngau
Chekiang Province
United Nations
Japan
Shichang
Sungyang
Chang
Strike Strands War Workers In Santa Monica Bus Lines
Fifty three drivers from the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines walked out blocking access to war plants for thousands of workers. Finance Commissioner D. C. Freeman said city officials rejected a partial operation plan as unfeasible. Other lines aided, private drivers ferried workers, and the walkout aimed to pressure the superintendent S. K. Everingham to resign amid grievances.
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Santa Monica
Calif
D. C. Freeman
Freeman
S. K. Everingham
Everingham
Helsinki Bombed In Night Raid Reported
A Vichy radio broadcast said Helsinki, the Finnish capital, was bombed last night with five people killed and 20 wounded. The report adds that damage was widespread and casualties occurred across the city.
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London
Helsinki
Standardization Efforts Tie British and American War Gear
Airmen and ordnance experts in Britain and America pursue uniformity in guns and ammunition across combat planes while immediate production needs drive practical compromises. The drive covers tanks, field guns, and trucks, with interchanging parts and same ammunition where possible, though tank engines and certain aircraft powerplants remain nonstandard.
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William Frye
Washington
Britain
America
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Army
Navy
United States
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Chrysler
Joseph FE. Barzynski
Rockwell Man Charged With Threat On FDR
Rockwell resident William Ciro Carter is jailed in Albemarle on $5,000 bond after a preliminary hearing where he allegedly threatened President Roosevelt. Testimony from Mary Lee Litaker and Nell Carter cited Carter's repeated statements. U S Secret Service Agent George F Crook investigated the complaint. Carter bound over to the October term of Rowan Superior Court.
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Mocksville
United States
F. R. Seagans
William Cicero Carter
Rockwell
Route 2
Albemarle
Roosevelt
Seagans
Mary Lee Litaker
Carter
Nell Carter
U.S. Secret Service
George F. Crook
Leagans
Rowan Superior Court
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