Yanks Close In On Frankfurt Kustrin As Russians Reach Oder
Allied and Soviet forces push toward key German strongholds as the Red Army closes on Frankfurt and Kustrin near the Oder. Berlin reports heavy resistance while Russians seize Sonnenburg and Reppen and approach Stettin.
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London
Red Army
Frankfurt
Kustrin
Berlin
Moscow
Sonnenburg
Austria
Reppen
East Bank
Damm
Oder
Sonnore
Warthe River
Vietz
Stet
Baltic
Stettin
Pomerania
Danzig
Denmark
WARD
Deutschkrone
Schleppe
Berlin- Danzig
Schneide
Jagdhaus
Deutsch Krone
Lagermuhl
Frontline push near Manila as US forces close in
American columns of the 37th Infantry and First Cavalry inch toward Manila, less than 15 miles from the city. Griswold’s 14th Corps reports heavy resistance along Manila Bay highway while higher command bars a rush into the capital. Japanese tank traps and mines near Manila are reported as bombardments and maneuvers continue.
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Associated Press
Manila
Sun
Paral
Bulacan
Douglas MacArthur
Manila Bay
Cavealry
Oscar W. Griswold
Griswold
George Forster
NBC
Mivance
Luzon
Carabalile
Tumana
San Jose
Cagayan Valley
MacArthur
25Th Division
Umingan
Santa Maria
Sixth Army
Eighth Army
Bataan
11Th Airborne
Lungan
Aga
Luzon Island
Philippine
China Sea
Formosa
Sakishima Islands
Allies Bomb Berlin as 1000 Bombers Strike Nazi Capital
Allied air forces unleash a massive raid on Berlin with over 1000 American bombers and 3000 tons of explosives and fire bombs in a high visibility attack near Zhukov's Oder line. Losses include 35 bombers and 9 fighters, while 21 German planes are claimed shot down. An auxiliary strike targets Magdeburg with Liberators.
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London
Berlin
Wegory K. Zhukov
Oder River
Magdeburg
Reich
De Gaulle May Be Invited To Big Three Conference
Paris reports suggest Gen. Charles de Gaulle could join the political half of the Big Three talks. French officials say the invitation would likely prompt a visit by President Roosevelt to Paris, though de Gaulle may oppose a last minute invitation. Hopkins had no word on a Roosevelt Paris visit.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles Gaulle
Roosevelt
France
Jean Calvet
Europe
OWI
Germany
Harry Hopkins
Road To Berlin Distances On Three Fronts
The report lists distances to Berlin on three fronts: 47 miles from Sonnenburg by Soviet announcement, 38 miles from near Kustria by German report, 310 miles from the Linnich Duren area, and 544 miles from the Reno river on the Italian front.
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Associated Press
Sonnenburg
Kustria
Linnich-dulich-Duren
Reno River
Governors May Help Army Recruit WACS
Army recruiting drive targets the Southeast with Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl visiting governors including Ellis Arnall of Georgia to boost war production and add 120 WACs in Georgia amid the grim period of the war.
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Atlanta
Southeastern
Frederick E. Uhl
Fourth Service Command
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Belgiums Underground Army Prevented Ruin of Antwerp
Belgiums secret army prevented German destruction of the port of Antwerp by 500 sabotage teams disguised as bicyclists. Led by Le Pelerin, the unit damaged bridges and pumping stations and foiled a German retreat, buying five to six hours for Allied forces. Antwerp remained open as a supply base for the western offensive.
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Pugh Moore
Brussels
Belgium
Antwerp
Gestapo
The
le Pelerin
Secret Army
U.S. Troops Move 11 Miles Into Reich Frontline Push Advances
American forces have penetrated 11 miles into Germany and 31 miles from the Rhine as the U S First Army pushes deeper past the Siegfried Line into Belgian soil. French and American units liberated Colmar and cut a German salient in Alsace while Be neful and Hodges divisions drive toward Monschau and Aachen. The Berlin radio notes Eisenhower coordinating a broad westward push despite thaw conditions. Continued advances followed the clearing of the area east and northeast of St Vith with several towns captured.
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Austin Bealmear
Paris
Siegfried Line
U. S. First Army
The
Reich
Rhine
First Army
Alsace
Colmar
Vince
West Wall
Krewinkel
Belgium
St. Vith
Berlin
Eisenhower
Courtney H. Hodges
Monschau
Aachen
Germany
Soviets Urge Allies for All-Out Western Drive
Moscow reports show the Red Army pressing for renewed American and British action on the western front. Soviet commentators urge a week of all-out attacks on the Siegfried Line and in Italy, arguing swift victory requires joint blows from East and West.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Soviet Union
Germany
Siegfried Line
Italy
United States
Britain
Oder
Norway
Yugoslavia
People's Army
West
Poland
East Prussia
Northeast crisis spurs emergency fuel and transport steps
Governor Lausche urges Ohio firms to adopt a five day work week through April 1 to save fuel while Massachusetts guardsmen volunteer to assist coal deliveries amid winter shortages. Regional weather shifts accompany the nationwide drive to sustain heating, gas, and transport amid a severe season.
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Associated Press
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Massachusetts
Chi Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Midwest
Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Lausche
State Guard
Pittsburgh
Board of Edi
Mrs Epes Still Missing After Wide Search
Mrs Mary Lee Epes wife of Lieut S C Epes stationed at Fort Jackson has been missing for six days since leaving downtown Columbia to breakfast and shopping. Her mother Mrs T G Williams of Jacksonville and S C Epes Sr of Richmond are aiding the search as police follow leads from Columbia Millen Ga and Alexandria La amid reports a woman matching her description was seen on a bus heading south.
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Columbia
S. C
Mary Lee Epes
S. C. Epes
Fort Jackson
Jacksonville, Fla
S. S. Shorter
T. G. Williams
Jacksonville
S. C. Epes, Sr
Richmond
Epes-Fitzgerald Paper Company
L. J. Campbell
Epes
Millen
War Today Shows Europe and Asia in Crumbling Axis
February week end sees German Berlin under siege as Russian columns reach the Oder while American forces near Manila neutralize Japanese control in Luzon. Rumors of a new Big Three meeting sweep London and other capitals, met with official silence as war prospects shorten dramatically.
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Europe
Asia
Germany
Oder River
Berlin
Seige
Pacific
Luzon
Manila
Manila Bay
London
United Nations
Ae Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Poles Desert Germans On Italian Front
In Rome on February 2 a group of impressed Polish troops from Silesia deserted to American lines after learning of Soviet advances driving Germans back. Polish soldiers in the Adriatic area with British support report contempt from German non-commissioned officers and being told only of local attacks on the eastern front. U S Fifth and Eighth Army patrols conducted raids causing casualties and capturing prisoners as weather grounded most air activity. 450 medium bomber sorties targeted the Brenner Pass lifeline.
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Rome
Silesia
Red Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
U. S. Fifth Army
Brenner Pass
Coal Miners Put In Extra Day's Work
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania about 65 000 miners answered the Solid Fuel Administration call for an extra day's labor adding roughly 150 000 tons to US coal stocks. Some 7200 miners stayed idle protesting triple pay, while 22000 tons were lost due to nonattendance of 3200 Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron miners and 4000 Lehigh Navigation Coal Company workers in the Pottsville and Coaldale areas. Overtime paid some workers though many were ineligible because of earlier idleness tied to a freight car embargo.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuel Administration
SFA
Qwen E. Williams
Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Pottsville
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
Coaldale
A.W.O.L. Private Hid Under Service Club For 15 Months
Army report details how Henry Bembnowski of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania vanished August 13 1943 and hid under a service club at Camp Stewart Georgia for 15 months until a fire exposed him. He earlier carried about $300 then $7 at capture and is now under medical review.
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Atlanta
Army
Pennsylvania
Henry Bembnowski
Beaver Falls
Camp Stewart
An Ana
Bembnowski
Japan Vows to Fight On Over Philippines Despite Destruction
Gen Iwane Matsui in Tokyo rally declares Japan will not abandon the struggle for the Philippines even if Tokyo is destroyed. He says the rise and fall of the Philippines is Japan and Philippines' joint responsibility and warns against yielding to colonial figures.
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Associated Press
Japan
Philippines
Tokyo
Iwane Matsui
Tokyo Domei
FCC
Matsui
Asia Development
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Joseph Laurel
Emilio) Aguinaldo
Rochester Closes Theaters and Stores in Fuel Shortage
Rochester city council decreed a four day shutdown of all retail and wholesale stores except establishments after 12:01 a m Monday. Department stores may keep restaurants and food and drug counters but cannot sell alcohol. All theaters and amusement centers ordered closed.
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Rochester
N. Y
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