Allied Forces Break German Winter Line In Italy
Allied HQ reports German defenses along the Italian Adriatic front collapsing as Cassino nears abandonment. British Montgom ery forces advance up to three miles despite weather and mines, while German reinforcements rush north to blunt the breakthrough. In Cairo, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek join Roosevelt for a five day war conference promising relentless pressure on Japan.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Italy
Adriatic
Cassino
Via Casilia
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Mignano
Sangro
Sar Bernard L. Mont
Eighth
Berlin
Montgomery
Churchill
Ccat Kai- Shek
Chiang
Chungking
Iran
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Reuters
Lisbon
Teheran
Washington
Germany
Stalin
Liscome Bay Sunk by Japanese Submarine
The escort aircraft carrier Liscome Bay was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine near the Gilbert Islands during the Gilbert Islands operation. Rear Admiral Mullin and Irving D. Wiltsie were reported missing. total navy casualties and carrier losses to date were not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Liscome Bay
Gilbert
Gilberts
Pacific
Henry M. Mullinix
Irving D. Wiltsie
U. S
Santa Cruz
Navy
Bracken Faces Inquiry Over News Leak
London December 2 British information minister Bren Bracken faced questions on responsibility for a world wide news leak from the Cairo conference He urged absolute security conferences in the future and said printed reports should wait for official release He denied UK government responsibility for Reuters dispatches and BBC advances.
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London
Brenlan Bracken
Omnions
North Africa
Bracken
Ministry
British
Broadasting Corporation
Mer
BBC
Jacken
Reuters News
Lisbon
Reuters
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ivan
Marial Stalin
Cairo
Elmer Davis
Ashington
United States
Yugoslav Partisans Defeat German Forces in Slovenia
In southwestern Slovenia Yugoslav partisans claimed a major victory over German troops. A war bulletin reported 3,600 Germans killed or wounded, and over 1,200 more slain in 14 days of continuous fighting, with arms and ammunition seized by the partisans.
Seven Receive Distinguished Flying Cross Above the Line
Seven army airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Lieut. Gen. George C. Kenney for heroism in flight and outstanding accomplishment above the line of duty. The roster includes 1st Lieut. Bacchus B. Byrd Jr of Macon North Carolina.
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Southwest Pacific
Army
George C. Kenney
Allied Air Force
Bacchus B. Byrd, Jr
State Street
Macon
N. C
War casualties total reach 126 969 in
Secretary of War Stimson reports American casualties from the start of the war to November 15 total 126 969 across all services. Army figures include 14 321 killed and 24 490 missing. Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard totals add 32 051 with 13 160 killed and 4 225 prisoners of war.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Gilbert Islands
Vas
Mark W. Clark
Sth
5Th Army
Rich widow in Elizabeth rejects fake schemes
Mrs. Florence Bedsworth, a wealthy widow living in Elizabeth, is contacted by confidence men offering deals such as cashing in on a supposed Brooklyn Bridge or gold mine interest after her gas well royalties reach 1575 dollars a month.
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Elizabeth
Florence Bedsworth
Brooklyn Bridge
Muleback Ambulance Aids Wounded in Italian Mountains
Allied forces report mule teams carrying battle casualties from the mountains north of Venafro Italy. A two man saddle device, built by Quartermaster technicians under Capt. Robert Reynolds and Capt. Robert Kendall, speeds evacuations though rough terrain. A four man team once hauled heavy litters ten miles to front lines amid shellfire and bayonet charges.
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Allied
Algiers
Venafro
Italy
Robert Reynolds
Konawa
Okla
Robert L. Kendall
Ardmore
Norbert Crum
Caldwell
Ohio
Buddie Culpepper
James Downing
Seminole
C. N. Foster
Ansley
Nebraska
Terrible Tank Battles Rage On Russian Front
Terrible tank battles raged in western Ukraine as German divisions push to break Red Army lines. Soviet counterattacks near Enamenka and Cherkasy faced heavy combat. eight new divisions including SS Adolf Hitler and 16th tank joined the effort. Both sides increased tank use west of Kiev amid growing mobile artillery and strategic river bridge logistics.
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Eddif Gilmore
Moscow
Ukraine
Dnieper Bend
Enamenka
Berlin
Kremenchug
Cherkasy
Krichev
Smolensk
Nikolia Akimov
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Italy
Greece
Norway
Red Army
Akimov
Kiev
Leningrad-Odessa
Dnieper
Allied Cairo pact signals new world order against Japan
The Cairo alliance of Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek aims to strip Japan of its empire and mandate islands, realigning Orient power. The trio prepares to pressure Japan while rebuilding China’s defenses and opening routes for Allied aid, with talks reportedly moving toward Tehran to discuss further steps.
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Cairo
Japan
Pyramids
Sphinx
Gizeh
Egypt
Russia
Nippon
Orient
China
Allid
Tehara
Marshal Stalin
Mother and two sons die after 15 story plunge
In New York a bride of an RAF officer and her two previously married sons, ages 8 and 6, leapt to their deaths from a midtown Henry Hudson Hotel. Police said it is uncertain whether the mother pushed the children first or died with them.
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New York
Henry Hudson
Mary Lindsay Tomlinson
Michael Hiddingh
John Hiddingh
West 54Th Street
Tomlinson
Guy Hiddingh
Africa
David Tomlinson
England
Edward Houlihan
Three Power Declaration Targets Japan Naval Power
Washington reports the three power declaration aims to erase Japan as a naval power and strip her of Western Pacific island bases. Allies seek internationalized island control for joint use by sea powers and vow unrelenting pressure by sea air and land. The note asserts unconditional surrender and future fleet control by the Allies.
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Japan
Commodore Perry
Oriental
Washington
Western Pacific
Britt Allie
Navy Bombards Gasmata and Madang in Pacific Offensive
U S Navy ships struck Gasmata on New Britain and Madang on New Guinea for the first sea attacks, raising American flags near Japan’s southwest frontier. Gen MacArthur reported heavy air raids on Cape Gloucester Alexishafen and other air facilities totaling 74 tons for Nov 29. A Japanese destroyer was damaged near Talasea as escorts protected two merchantmen.
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Southwest Pacific
Thomas C. Kinkaid
New Britain
Madang
New Guinea
United States
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
Alexishafen
Vitiaz Strait
Finschhafen
Huon Peninsula
Dallman Passage
Talasea
Allies May Reach Agreement On Territorial Questions
In Washington, supporters of a broader Allied accord expect Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin to meet after the Cairo talks. Aims mirror the Cairo pact with Japan and call for no territorial expansion while favoring a European settlement in line with the Atlantic Charter.
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Washington
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Cairo
Chiang Kai Shek
Hill
Alabama
Orient
Japan
Manchuria
Formosa
China
Korea
Stalin
Europe
Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate Military Committee
Congress
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Rocca San Giovanni
John F. Chester
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Middle East
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. H. Bieri
L. S. Kuter
F. N. Roberts
Joseph W. Stilwell
China-Burma-India
U.S
Muleback Ambulance
Hal V. Boyle
Chiang Kai-Shek
U.S. Navy
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