Russians Capture Znamenka Rail Hub in Dnieper Bend
Soviet forces seized Znamenka a key hub linking rail lines into the Dnieper bend near Krivoi Rog north of Krivoi Rog advancing toward Kirovograd. Stalin announced the capture after fierce fighting, cutting lines west of the Dnieper and threatening German positions in the area. The move tightens Soviet control of rail routes toward the Krivoi Rog region and Crimea.
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Edward D. Ballindon
Red Army
Aka
Dnieperver
Kiev
Joseph Stalin
Kirovograd
Ofrman
Er Dnieper
Krivoi
Stal
Smycla
Iran
Ard
ACK
Zhitomir
Korosten
German Comunique
Dnieper
Berlin
Fr Ant
Crimea
Nstein
Chernyakov
Krivoi R
Dnieper Bend
Partisans claim major gains in the Balkans front
A wartime bulletin reports Marshal Tito's Partisans seize a fortified town in Cretea and inflict heavy losses on German and allied forces. Communiques note Partisans active in Bosnia and Serbia, while German broadcasts claim enemy advances and repulsed crossings in the region.
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London
Harda
Josip
Drug Tito
Cretia
Serbia
Bosnia
Innational Bureau
Sarajevo
Budapest
Zagreb
Tito
Que
Border closure ordered by German army to begin Monday
A United States radio monitor reports a German command will seal the Swiss border next Monday. The broadcast cites a tech from a Hungarian press agency but offers no precise duration for the closure.
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W York
Gerigh Command
Avian
United States Governt
Tudosito
Roosevelt Visits Malta and Presents Scroll to Defenders
President Roosevelt arrived at Malta in a C-54 escorted by U S and British forces and presented an illuminated scroll on behalf of the American people. He pledged to stand with the Allies after the war to make it a victory worthwhile. The visit followed Churchill's Cairo talks and drew a guard of honor from RAF, Royal Navy, British Marines, and Maltese troops.
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A. Ee Press
Valletta
Malter Dee
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
Middle East
Malta
Axis T
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William D. Leahy
Harry Hopkins
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Forces
Ross T. McIntire
John Boettiger
Walter B. Smith
Eisenhower
Cairo
London Daily Herald
London
Europe
Lord Gort
Michele Gonzi
Gozo
George Borg
Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton
Reginald Oxley
Kenneth Rodney Park
Balkans Tension Rises Amid Cabinet Shuffle and War Fears
London reports renewed unrest in the Balkans as Prime Minister Bosilov seeks to replace Foreign Minister Shishmanovy after a no confidence vote. Dispatches note recalls from Berlin Moscow and Ankara, new talks tied to Teheran and Cairo, and potential Turkish moves. Disruptions and arrests in Sofia add to regional instability.
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London
Balkans
Parnet
Tire
Germany
Senen I
Debri Bosilov
Stockholm
Shishmanovy
Bosilov
Berlin
Moscow
Ankara
Teheran
Cairo
Turkey
Sofia
Algaria
Russia
Britain
United States
Cadeh
Hogs Arrive as Richmond Stockyards Reopen
Six car loads of hogs arrived from North Carolina as the Richmond Union stockyards resumed buying after a two day shutdown due to a glutted market.
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Richmond
North Carolina
Richmond Union
Roosevelt approves bill delaying pre war fathers draft
President Roosevelt signed the draft bill to slow induction of pre war fathers into the armed forces. McNutt urged veto but the White House announced approval. The measure shifts control under Hershey and creates a national pool to place fathers at the bottom of the draft list while non fathers remain ahead.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Paul V. McNutt
cNutt
McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Pearl Harbor
Hershey
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Congress
Johnson
D.cole
National Pool
Patrol In Atlantic Cuts Ship Losses
Allied sea and air forces prowling the Atlantic reduced November merchant ship losses to the lowest since May. A Roosevelt Churchill statement hailed notable anti submarine efforts aided by new Azores bases leased to Britain, noting Uboats sunk again exceeded Allied losses without giving exact figures.
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London
Atlantic
Hitler
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Azores
Portugal
Britain
Final pre invasion stage claimed for German air war
Washington dispatch reports Col. Ray W. Clifton stating the air war against Germany has entered the final knockout phase before a land invasion. He notes Luftwaffe personnel converted to infantry and Germany grinding down aircraft production as Allied bombing weakens civilian morale and stifles war industry.
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Washington
Ray W. Clifton
Army Air Forces
Germany
Clifton
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Europe
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Ger
Hitler's Balkan Gamble Shapes War Strategy
The piece analyzes Hitler's hold on the Balkans as crucial to his front in Russia and warns that loss of Balkan grip could force a major retreat. Briefer notes from Brigadier General Horace Sewell explain German aims to delay fighting at home, with invasions in the Balkans and potential Allied moves in France.
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Hitler
Balkans
Fuehrer
Bulgaria
Sofia
United Nations
Turkey
Balkan
Russia
Poland
France
Horace Sewell
Italy
North Sea
Nauru bombed as Wareo seized in New Guinea push
Allied forces report heavy air and naval strikes on Nauru while Australian troops capture Wareo in the Huon peninsula as MacArthur forces press toward New Britain. Bombardments followed raids on Kwajalein and Wotje, part of a broader offensive across the Pacific.
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Southwest Pacific
Huon Peninsula
New Britain
Wareo
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Vitiaz Straits
Douglas MacArthur
British air expert places U S planes among world best
British aviation expert Peter Masefield writes in Flying magazine after touring U S war plants that United States built aircraft rank as the world’s best in 15 of 22 categories. He names the Mustang and the Liberator among the three top aircraft, and calls the Mosquito England’s standout fighter bomber.
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Washington
Peter Masefield
United States
England
Flying Magazine
Masefield
Aeroplane
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Parachute Jump Makes Dream of Flight Real for Aviator
In North Africa Captain Wilfred C. Reiss of Lawton Oklahoma, a 25 year old transport pilot, finally tries parachute jumping after two years of paratrooper missions. He misses the landing field lands in a vineyard and recalls the experience with humor, noting wind and a rough landing. Also mentions Pvt James J Girolamo of Yonkers New York who drives troops around Algiers Tunis and Oran, reflecting on daily life in forward air base.
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North Africa
Wilfred C. Reiss
Lawton
Okla
James J. Girolamo
Yonkers
N. Y
Americans Break German Line At Mignano In Italy Drive
Allied dispatch reports the Fifth Army breached German defenses along the Via Casilina at Mignano in a nine day offensive. American and British forces seized Mt Samacro and pressed toward Cassino and the road to Rome while Canadian units advance along the Adriatic front after crossing the Moro River.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Via Casilina
Mignanon
Mt. Samacro
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Moro
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Rome
Cassino
Clark
Mediterranean
Tussisia
Camino
Maggiore
Mignano
Mark Clark
Samuera
Strat
San Vittore
San Pietro
Press censorship liberalized by director Price
Washington, Dec. 10. Director Byron Price announces a liberalization of voluntary censorship on press and radio. The office will clear material for publication or broadcast and act as an authority on restricted categories, but will not originate news. The revised codes ease restrictions to encourage liberal war news coverage.
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Washington
Byron Price
Price
Office of Censorship
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