Rommel Attacks Tunisian Front With Strengthened Armor
Allied and German forces clash in central Tunisia as Rommel presses a fresh armored push against American units near the Fair Sbeitla plateau. Air power punishes German lines while 11 enemy planes are shot down. allies hit Kairouan airfields and Palermo harbor in separate raids.
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Rommel
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Africa
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Egypt
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Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Mareth
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
von Arnim
Montgomery
Palermo
Sicily
RAF Wellingstons
Kairouan
Navy Air Locates Heavy Japanese Fleet Near Guadalcanal
American reconnaissance planes spot heavy Japanese units including battleships and carriers across a wide open-water corridor between Truk and the Solomon Islands as clashes surge around Guadalcanal. Loss figures show American ships and planes lost while Japanese losses include two destroyers and numerous Zero and other aircraft. The Chicago cruiser was damaged and towed after a torpedo attack, with retreat toward safety underway.
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Truk Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Chicago
United States
Vella Gulf
U. S
Cape Esperance
Savo Island
Kolombangara Island
Allied Air and Naval Actions in Pacific and North Africa
Detailed wartime dispatches describe American air and naval strikes in the Solomons including destroyers and cargo ships set afire, several enemy vessels sunk, and Japanese planes shot down. Secretary Knox notes submarine campaign progress and Guadalcanal’s strategic value while Cunningham praises Allied leadership and forthcoming French fleet integration.
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Borneo
East Indies
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Guadalcanal
United States Pacific
Solomons
Nelson faces pressure over WPB powers and divisions shift
The Herald Tribune reports Nelson fights for his life amid Army and Navy demands to abolish or curb the WPB. He moved seven WPB divisions from Ferdinand Eberstadt to Charles Wilson, prompting anger from Eberstadt allies and talk of resignations. Despite opposition at last week's WPB meeting, Nelson maintains his stance and warns those unhappy to quit.
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Herald-Tribune
Washington Dispatch
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Navy
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Charles E. Wilson
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Everstadt
Herald- Tribune
Rommel eyes Mark VIs and Mark IVs in Tunisia drive
The report notes Rommel could exploit early gains to delay the Allied offensive in central Tunisia and threaten a northward withdrawal through the Gabes corridor as Montgomery masss forces. Churchill warned of hard fighting ahead with Axis forces near a quarter million strong, but the Tunisian campaign remains a costly last stand for Germany similar to Stalingrad.
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Rommel
Tunisia
Africa
Gulf of Gabes
Montgomery
Mareth Line
Churchill
Axis
Tunisian
Stalingrad
North and South Open golf tournament slated for March dates
Pinehurst announces the 41st North and South Open will run March 23 to 25. Secretary Donald J. Ross says contestants must be 38 or older or affiliated with the armed forces.
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Pinehurst
Donald J. Ross
Pinehurst Country Club
Rail gains and operations advance across Donets region
Soviet forces push west of Rostov and Voroshilovgrad recapturing rail centers and towns. Russian railway lines near Shakhty Krasny Sulin and Taganrog revived for freight as spring planting begins in Kuban and Donets basin. The daily communique notes progress in Donets Rostov areas and denies German division transfers.
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Likhaya
Rostov
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Caucasus
Moscow
Soviet Union
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Kuban
Black Earth
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Voroshilovgrad
Ukraine
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Stalino
Krasnoarmeisk
Taganrog
Sea of Arc
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London Daily Express
Stockholm
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