Leaders Agree On Smashing Germans From Three Fronts
The trio of Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin announced they have agreed on the scope and timing of operations to destroy Germany from three sides. The Tehran conference output includes a four day meeting in Iran and talks with Allied staffs planning near Cairo. They vow a peace era joining nations in a world family based on Atlantic Charter principles and warn of intensified attacks on German forces.
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Allied
John F. Chester
William McGaffin
Cairo
Eevee
Roosevelt
Miniter Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Teheran
Iran
United States
Britain
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Churchill
Fifth Army Captures Heights in Road to Rome Drive
Allied reports say the American Fifth Army seized heights west of Mignano while the British Eighth Army advanced to the Moro River, ten miles beyond the Sangro. German counterattacks failed to halt the gains as Allied armor and air support pressed the Adriatic front toward Pescara and beyond Cassino.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Mignano
Eighth Army
Moro River
Sangre
Venafro
Fifthrmy
Mark W. Clark
Mount Maggiore
Mount Camino
Cassino
Italy
Adriatic
Pescara
Giulianova
Ancona
San Benedetto
Split
Orbetello
Moro
San Vito
Count Galeazzo Ciano Executed in Italy
Reports from Reuters and Swiss Telegraph Agency say Count Galeazzo Ciano Mussolini’s son in law was executed by firing squad in northern Italy after a special fascist court sentenced him for treason. His fall from favor followed his vote against Mussolini and reported Nazi distrust.
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London
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Reuters
Swiss Telegraph Agency
Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio Ciano
Grand Council
Duce
Ciano
Vatican
Hitler
Joachim von Ribentrop
Secretary Hull Calls Tri-Power Conference Aims Unified
Secretary Hull hailed the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin joint statement as a signal for concerted action against Germany. Congress members urged careful follow through, praising the chiefs of state meeting while noting need for clearer postwar cooperation and Senate oversight of commitments.
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Hull
Moscow
Gillette
Iowa
Baul Austin
R-Vi
Smith
D-Sc
Senate
Heavy Guard Surrounds Tehran Amid Roosevelt Visit
Tehran Iran December 2. Security in the capital is tightened for the Roosevelt visit with Marshal and Prime Minister present. German agents rumored among tribes. armored cars tanks and reconnaissance vehicles deployed. Armed American military police patrol streets as fighter planes circle overhead.
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Teheran
Iran
Roosevelt
Marshalom
Chureh
Marshall Islands Raid Reported by Tokyo Broadcast
A Tokyo broadcast quoted Japanese imperial headquarters claiming 100 carrier based Allied planes raided the Marshall Islands Sunday morning and caused damage. It said 20 raiders were shot down, though there was no immediate Allied confirmation.
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New York
Tokyo
Marshall Islands
Federal Communications Commission
Aftermath of the Big Three Conference Declares Unity and Power
The article evaluates the December 1 1943 Big Three talks led by Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill. It argues the alliance has immense power to enforce edicts while noting limited near term ability for simultaneous rapid defeats of Germany and Japan. It highlights Iran independence and the Four Freedoms as guiding guarantees.
Red Armies Forge Ahead On White Russian Front
Red forces advance northwest of Propoisk threatening Mogilev as well fortified strongholds Varodol Bahki and Zabluka fall. Deep penetrations across White Russia show German reserves thinning while Soviet units push in Kremenchug Cherkasy and Crimea fronts amid losses on both sides.
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London
Propoisk
Red Army
Mogilev
Zhiobin
Rogachev
Gome
Varodol
Bahki
Zabluka
White Russia
Kremenchug
Cherkasy
Kremenichug
Kiev
Crimea
Kerch
Kindurinskaya Kosa
Dnieper River
Vordtadt
Pokrovskey Khatara
Teheran Declarations and Unconditional Surrender Debate
The article argues the Teheran declarations avoid the phrase unconditional surrender to spare Germany from slavery and to offer hope to anti-Nazi Germans. It contends Goebbels and others miscast UN aims and notes many Germans seek freedom from Nazism, despite terror and propaganda.
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United Nations
Goebbels
Europe
Germany
Himmler
Junkers
Hitler
Yanks Hear Speeches By FDR at Camp Amirabad Iran
President Roosevelt spoke informally to US troops at Camp Amirabad Iran praising allied leaders Stalin and Churchill and outlining war aims. He urged victory as the first goal, thanked service members for their role, and hoped they return home soon as allies continue heavy fighting against Nazi forces.
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Teheran
Iran
Dellayed
Roosevelt
United States
Camp Amirabad
Stalin
Churchill
Aussies Push Toward Wareo in New Guinea Offensive
Australian forces with air cover pressed toward Wareo in New Guinea after repelling three Japanese counterattacks. They advanced from Sauvelberg and captured Bonga, while bomber fleets hit Boogenville, New Britain, and other targets. Japanese bombers struck Tarawa and Makin, wounding 53 on Tarawa.
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Southwest Pacific
Ame Bea
New Guinea
Sauerwie
Sauelberg
Wareo
Bonga
South
Boogainville
New Britain
Seventh Army Air Force
Japan
Hare Island
Central Pacific
Kapingamarangi
Truk
Liberators
Mili Atoll
M . 1 Group
Nauru Island
Gilberts
Tarawa Atoll
Makin
13 500 Enemy Planes Destroyed By RAF Since Pearl Harbor
The army air forces now exceed all U S military branches in Europe move in WWI. They have destroyed or damaged 13 500 enemy planes since the Pearl Harbor attack two years ago. Swelled to 2 300 000 men the air arm has flown 225 000 flights fired 41 000 000 rounds and burned 2 000 000 000 gallons of gasoline in that period.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
U. S
Europe
Air Arm
Big Three Declare Unity At Teheran Conference
The text of the Teheran Declaration: Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill vow united Allied war effort and a lasting peace. They pledge relentless, concerted attacks on German forces, cooperation of all nations in a democratic world, and a future free from tyranny. Signed December 1 1943 in Teheran.
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Russia
United States
Great Britain
Teheran
Iran
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Andrew Browne Cunningham
William Leahy
Roosevelt
U. S. Army
12Th Air Force
War Department
London
Churchill
Stalin
United States of America
Soviet Union
Perceete
Nazis Still in Dark on Conference Details
Berlin remained uncertain about Teheran conference outcomes as radio broadcasts claimed Allies plan a western invasion soon a Russian winter offensive and looming bombing reprisals three points cited by Nazi chiefs at a special meeting.
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