Nazis Launch Offensive On Fifth Army
Allied and German reports detail a renewed battle as Nazi forces push along the Adriatic coast toward Ortona and the Rome road. Canadian and British troops defend coastal areas while eight-day fighting ends at Ortona. Bomber activity targets airfields near Rome and Ciampino.
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Wes Gallagher
Ortona
Mediterranean
Rome
Adriatic
Ciampino
Centocelle
San Ittore
Eighth Army
New Zealand
Villa Gran
Canosarielli
Chieti
Italy
War Today column sketches evolving Allied invasion command
The piece notes Eisenhower travels to England with first string personnel from the Mediterranean squad, signaling air power will play a larger role. It highlights gaps in American invasion command and the relationship between Allied air forces under Spaatz and battlefield troops, with Tra C. mentioned.
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Eisenhower
England
Mediterranean
Carl Spaatz
Britain
U. S
Mediterran
Tra C
Three German Destroyers Sunk In New Victory
British naval communique reports a large scale Biscay operation sinking three German destroyers and crippling others off the French coast. The Scharnhorst was sunk in the Arctic after aiding convoy attacks, marking a turning point in the German surface fleet.
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New Victory
William Smith White
London
Bay of Biscay
Admiralty
Air Ministry
France
Scharnhorst
Arctic
Biscay
Esco
Y of Biscay
Dues
Spain
Hitler
Duke of York
Red Fleet
Monitor
Norway
Marines Push On From Invasion Beachheads at Cape Gloucester
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports stiff Japanese resistance and heavy rain could not stop U S Marines from advancing two miles from the Cape Gloucester beaches toward the Airdrome New Britain. American air and naval bombardment aided by 150 tons of bombs aided landings. Marines also captured supplies and artillery abandoned by retreating Japanese at the northwestern tip of New Britain.
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New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Arawe
Gloucester
Invasion War Pots Ike Plan in 1944 Push
Washington reports tally of Japanese shipping losses and submarine victories, totaling 1 538 ships sunk, with 536 more craft damaged. Submarine and air pressure cripple Japanese supply routes in the South Pacific. Charles E Wilson warns 1944 demands exceed 1943 output, with munitions and aircraft needs rising sharply for Africa, Italy, and the European invasion. Civilian production must rise to support the war effort.
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Washington
South Pacific
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
North Africa
Italy
Eisenhower
Europe
Wilson
WPB
Office of
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Africa
Runaway Fortress Over Italy Acknowledges German Threats
Leaves From War Correspondent's Notebook recount a Flying Fortress returning from a raid over Italy with 300 flak holes and pursued by a German plane. Lt. Harvey J. Bevier dodges enemy fighters as 17 ships in the formation face renewed danger, while gunners claim five Nazi kills before a wild escape maneuver.
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Italy
Flying Fortress
Harvey J. Bevier
Bevier
President Roosevelt Advised to Rest at White House
President Roosevelt has a head cold and his physician Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntyre suggested he stay in his White House quarters. No appointments were scheduled, and McIntyre said he was not running a temperature.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntyre
White House
McIntyre
Councilman's Wife Dies in Durham
Mrs Ruby Day Barfield, 45, wife of City Councilman J Franklin Barfield, died yesterday after about a week of illness in Durham.
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Durham
Ruby Day Barfield
J. Franklin Barfield
Vatutin Forces Break Through to Zhitomir and Korosten
Soviet forces under General Vatutin pushed toward the strategic rail junctions of Zhitomir and Korosten, storming outer defenses and capturing nearby towns as the winter offensive advances. In White Russia, Baghramian's Siberian troops repelled German counterattacks near Vitebsk, advancing on the city.
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London
Nikolai Vatutin
Zhitomir
Korosten
Vatutin
First
Ukraine
Korostishev
Smolovka
Zlobichi
Bekhi
Fritz von Mannstein
Kiev
Radomys
Brusilov
Ssorogen
Red Army
Moscow
White Russia
Ivan Bagramian
Siberian
Vitebsk
Bagramian
Dnieper
Kirovograd
Mosquito Bombers Attack Germany
RAF Mosquito bombers attacked western Germany last night without loss according to the air ministry. Simultaneous Typhoon daylight raids on targets in Northern France were also reported. An Allied patrol shot down one enemy aircraft for one Allied loss. specific targets were not named.
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London
RAF
Germany
France
Air Ministry
Dominion
Allied
Allied high command fills naval and air roles for invasion
London dispatch reports Britain names two top commanders to lead naval and air forces under Eisenhower for the western invasion. Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay to head naval forces and Air Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory to command the air arm, with Arthur Tedder as Eisenhower’s deputy commander. Ground force leadership pending American appointment, with Gen. Bernard Montgomery designated as British ground commander.
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London
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bertram Ramsay
Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory
RAF
Atments
Marsha
Arthur Tedder
Eisenhower
Britain
Lan
Gontainer
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ramsay and
Leigh-Mallory
Channel
Downing St
Nazis Driven Back by Tito Forces in Bosnia Front
In western Bosnia around Livno and Glamoc partisan fighters repelled German assaults for a second day. Partisans also ambushed a railway supply train south of Mostar area, destroyed rail cars, and disrupted enemy traffic. Eastern Bosnia saw German columns repelled and a battalion of Alpine troops destroyed. Southeast of Zagreb partisans struck an air field, capturing prisoners and freeing 800 Italian officers and men held by Germans.
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London
Livno-Duvno
Bosnia
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Glamoc
Livno
Free Yugoslav Radio
Herzegovina
Zagreb
Italy
Declaration Of Peace Plan Presented To Allies By De Baer
A plan proposed by Belgian General Marcel De Baer to scrap a formal peace treaty with Germany and declare peace instead was presented to the United Nations. The proposal includes a United Nations court to try Axis leaders and a large wartime occupation framework, with a 35 judge international court and a UN prosecuting attorney.
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Flora Lewis Washington
Germany
United Nations
Hitler
Mussolini
Marcel de Baer
London Allied Commission
War Criminal Commission
London International Assembly
de Baer
State Department
de ‘Baer
World Organization
Action Averts Walkout Set For Thursday
Secretary of War Stimson announced that a planned railway strike by three unions representing about 230000 workers will be canceled. The move follows a conference with Lt. Gen. Somervell and union leaders as President Roosevelt orders railroads under Army control. Arbitration remains unresolved as wage terms and scope are debated.
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Washington
Stimson
Eeoageathan
Alee Ree Rema
Breshon Somervell
David B. Robertson
H. W. Fraser
Order of
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Roosevelt
Alexander Surles
War Department Public Relations Bureau
Secretary of War
Order of Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
North America
Somervell
Both Y Serrate Np
Berlin Tries To Pin Raid On Allies
Berlin- reporting from Rome and Vatican City claims Allied heavy bombs hit areas near St. Peter's Basilica and San Paolo in Rome. Vatican and Allied sources dispute these claims while noting investigations. No independent confirmation exists of the alleged Rome raid or casualties.
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Berlin
London
Rome
Paris
St. Peter's Basilica
Alli
Pius XII
Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Algiers
Vatican
U. S
Pope Pius
Basilica of San Paolo
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