08 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
1
German forces press the Chernyakhov Zorosten front driving Red Army from several towns as Soviet units retreat southwest of Kremenchug and near Znamenka. Moscow bulletin notes gains and near enveloping the Znamenka rail junction.
The Cairo talks among Inonu Roosevelt and Churchill are viewed as signaling Turkey’s closer ties with the Allies and possible future steps in the war. Turkish leaders may address the parliament on the conference while observers expect deeds over words to define Ankara’s stance.
The Zurich report says Mihailovic proclaimed Chetniks would oppose Tito’s partisans as enemies of the Yugoslav government in exile. A provisional Yugoslav government led by Ivan Ribar with Tito as national defense head formed in opposition to King Peter. The Chetnik leader denies collusion with Germans or Italians. British support favors Tito’s partisans over Mihailovic.
Viscount Simon told the House of Lords that no criminal has a legal right to asylum in a neutral state. He said asylum is not a recognized international right and states may eject such foreigners. The UN commission and Archbishop of York urged pursuing German war criminals to the ends of the earth if needed.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to table legislation that would authorize government paid newspaper advertising to promote war bond sales. Chairman Doughton indicated the action effectively kills the bill, but suggested another similar measure could be introduced.
Allied reports flag Rabaul as untenable for Japan on New Britain with heavy bombing and reduced naval traffic. Observers note many fighters at Rabaul airfields while raids hit Bomber base targets, Bougainville supply lines, and Wareo and Empress Augusta Bay objectives.
French expeditionary units trained near the desert edge may join Allied efforts to breach Hitler’s fortress Europe. The force hopes to push back Nazis and open a path into the homeland.
The Cairo meeting with Turkey's president and Roosevelt and Churchill appears to bind Ankara with America and Britain, yielding a bloodless victory for strategic unity. The issue hinges on the Dardanelles, with Moscow seeking perpetual access, and hints Ankara may join the war to bolster Allied military aid.
German high command says Romanian forces cleared the Kerch bridgehead in Crimea, wiping out Soviet landing troops in a three day battle and taking 7,000 prisoners. Fighting also continues southwest of Kremenchug as Russians push deeper into the Dnieper bulge.
Soviet reports say 1,700 German tanks hit a narrow sector west of Kiev while Nazis suffer 53 tank losses and at least 1,500 dead. Russian gains south of Kiev offset the push with three Red Army columns advancing toward Znamenka and Pantayevka rail junction near Alexandriya. Sixteen German strongholds fell below Kremenchug, severing rail lines and threatening Germany's supply network in the region.
London dispatch reports Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter quoted by Berlin radio criticizing neutrals for their reactions to Allied Middle East talks. The piece predicts neutrals would flip stance if military and political conditions shift. It accuses neutrals of double standards and indignant silence over Allied actions.
Planes and gliders continued the largest simulated amphibious air attack in U S history at the Sandhills maneuver area Camp Mackall North Carolina. Major General Joseph M Swing directed the blue force with about 10000 troops against an estimated 3500 red defenders from Fort Bragg. The operation featured airborne divisions paratroopers and glider landings with night attacks and daylight observations plus simulated casualty evacuation and supply runs.
Chinese high command reports the fall of Changteh after a bloody siege ending December 3 with heavy losses on both sides. The loss threatens a new Japanese push toward Changsha and severs the Hunan Sichuan supply line, depriving China of a main grain and military route.
U S heavy bombers raided the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal as part of ongoing Allied air attacks on Southern Burma. Four engined bombers struck Japanese installations on Chatham Island and downed one enemy fighter attempting to intercept.
The Cairo talks signal Turkey may enter World War II as a key ally to Britain and the United States. Analysts cite Turkey's strategic position and the Anglo Turkish alliance as motives for a future military partnership. The piece outlines three main Allied invasion routes and notes Turkey's control of the Aegean and Balkans as crucial to any push into Europe.
American troops in Italy Sicily and North Africa receive about 5 million Christmas parcels. The army postal system handled over 10 000 tons in six weeks, aided by trucks planes amphibious ducks and even pack mules and former Italian prisoners of war. An engineering unit sent amphibious trucks to collect gifts from a ship while mules haul parcels along rugged Italian routes to front line units.
In Durham a Monday night party using canned heat cocktails caused six deaths and left another person in critical condition in a local hospital. Police fear more drinkers may be ill but unreported. Authorities note a woman collapsed on the street and was hospitalized in critical condition. Captain N K Hardee confirmed the woman admitted to drinking the beverage.
James W. Sheppard, 24, of Throckmorton Texas, with the 5th Army in Italy, fought German troops on La Difensa. He killed two, wounded three, fired on others, and after a bombardment volunteered as a muleskinner at a command post before being sent back to the front at dawn.
Allied forces report gains on Mt Camino and Mt Maggiore as they push toward Cassino with continued rain and German counterattacks. British and American units repelled Nazi assaults along the coast while advancing on the inland road junction at Lanciano. Monastery Ridge, retaken by the Nazis, saw heavy casualties as defenders pressed the attack.
London dispatch reports Rommel has launched a full scale offensive against Yugoslav liberated territories. Prijepolje falls to Axis forces while Tito says Yugoslav partisans kill 300 Germans and seize booty in Croatia. Macedonian and Slavonian actions also noted with reinforcements arriving.
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