Carrier Planes Strike Mariana Islands in World War II Action
The U S Pacific Fleet led by Rear Adm. Mitscher launched a large carrier based air raid against the Marianas, with Tinian and Saipan targeted as part of a broader operation following prior strikes on Truk. The effort coincided with the sealing of Eniwetok atoll and the sinking of enemy ships, as radio silence kept details limited.
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Pearl Harbor
Mariana Islands
Japan
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Marianas
Eniwetok Atoll
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Eniwetok
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Chester W. Nimitz
Mitcher
Mitscher
Tangong Harbor
Saipan Island
Midway
Tinian
Saipan
Kwajalein
Guam
Ken
Marshalls
Parry Island
Russians Enter Last Nazi Held Baltic Base
A Soviet communique reports bitter hand to hand fighting in streets near the final Nazi base east of the Baltic gateway city. The Berlin radio confirms Germans evacuated Dno, a Nazi base in White Russia above Gomel, as Stalin announced the capture.
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Gateway City
London
Stalin
Dno
Pskov
Berlin
White Russia
Gomel
Japs Kayoed In New Britain Western Sector
Allied forces announce complete neutralization of enemy resistance in western New Britain. Marines from Cape Gloucester join soldiers from Arawe to secure the island’s western half, creating a 200 mile opening in the Japanese defense arc from Java to Rabaul.
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Southwest Pacific
New Britain
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
Arawe Peninsula
Arawe
MacArthur
Java
Rabaul
Texas
Idaho
Saidor
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Vitiaz
American Bombers Batter German Industrial Plants
American heavy bombers hit Gotha aircraft factories and Schweinfurt ball bearings in a fifth day of aerial onslaught deep in Germany. Allied daylight raids targeted northwest and central Germany as German raiders struck London and RAF fighters bombed targets in northern France.
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Gotha
Schweinfurt
Germany
Berlin
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Western Reich
France
U. S
Strategic Air Force
Finland Faces Critical Moment Over Peace Terms
Washington reports Finland on the brink as peace envoy Juho K. Passikivi departs Stockholm. Helsinki must decide if terms with Russia will spare Finland from being a battleground between German and Allied forces or face renewed Red Army offensives after recent air raids.
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Finland
Stockholm
Juho K. Passikivi
Helsinki
Russia
Italy
Tojo’s frank war update cited by war page
The text notes Tojo’s public statements after the Truk disaster, claiming losses greater than the enemy and warning the war situation is grave. It contrasts his bluntness with the Allies’ need for clearer news while characterizing him as self serving in the disclosure.
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Tojo
Truk
Japan
Nip Resistance Near End on Nissan Island in Green Group
A New Zealand forces report says Japanese resistance on Nissan island in the Green group is nearly over. About 60 Japanese were killed February 20 in a defense pocket in the island's southwest corner, with three Americans dead and one wounded. The Green Islands lie between Bougainville and New Britain and were occupied last week by American and New Zealand troops.
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Nissan Island
New Zealand
Green Islands
Newsland
Bougainville
New Britain
Yugoslav Partisans Halt Rail Traffic Along Trieste Line
A Tito headquarters communiqué reports Yugoslav partisans derailed a train near Rakek halting traffic on the Trieste Ljubijanna railway for two days. In a separate action, the first partisan brigade defeated about 600 German troops at a railway town 30 miles east of the Italian frontier.
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London
Trieste
Ljubinnjana
Rakek
Josip Broz (Tito
Adriatic Sea
Ljublajana
Slovania
Soviet forces threaten Pskov from multiple directions
Soviet troops pushed from Strugi Krashoye toward Pskov while Govorov's forces closed in from the northwest. Meretskov's army advanced along the Staraya Russa line, liberating hamlets near Dno as German casualties mounted. Krivoi Rog fell earlier, with 6,000 Germans wiped out and large war material abandoned in the city.
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Pskov
Dno
Strugi Krashoye
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Govorov
Moscow
Lake Ilmen
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bug River
Fritz von Mannstein
Rumania
The
Germans Destroy Dnieper Mining Center and Massacre Russians
Red Star dispatch from Krivoi Rog reports Germans destroyed a Dnieper mining center and executed 17,000 Russian civilians buried in a mine. Red Army found the bodies at the bottom of the shaft, according to Maj. Khiren.
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Red Star
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Maj
Khiren
Red Army
Shangri La Launch At Portsmouth Portends Tokyo Blast
The cruiser Shangri La plunges into the Elizabeth river on its first run toward the war’s next major strike, christened by Maj. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle’s wife as a symbol of American resolve to strike Tokyo. Gov. Allied observers hail the gesture as a portent of what is to come. In Italy, Allied forces repulse Nazi attacks near Cisterna and Carroceto as air fleets target Steyr and shipping along the Adriatic and Yugoslav coasts. Spaatz and Bak er tour the Mediterranean air offensive, while Cassino fronts see continued artillery exchanges and munitions dumps hit.
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America
Tokyo
Shangri-La
Elizabeth River
Jimmy Doolittle
Virginia
Naples
Anzio
Cisterna
Carroceto
Austria
Steyr
Italy
Yugoslavia
The
Air Command
Spaatz
Mediterranean
Carl A. Spaatz
Britain
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Ortona
Corfu
Leghorn
Republican Senators Plan To Override Roosevelt Tax Veto
Republican senators expressed unanimous support to override President Roosevelt's tax bill veto after an informal canvas in a conference to choose Senate minority officers. Senator McNary of Oregon, though ill, was reelected minority floor leader and later formally confirmed to the post.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
McNary
Oregon
German Reconnaissance Planes Trigger Daylight Alert Over London
German reconnaissance planes over London sparked the capital's first daylight alert in months. RAF observations note shifts in Luftwaffe bomber formations from France as night raids cause extensive damage and fatalities. Two enemy planes were shot down. two parachuted airmen were captured.
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RAF
Luftwaffe
France
Kentuckian Seen As Presidential Timber By Demos
Kentuckian viewed as potential presidential timber as Democrats vote to override Roosevelt veto on the $2.3 billion revenue bill. The House passed the measure 299 to 95 and the Senate was expected to act next. Ninety-nine Democrats and one minor party member joined 199 Republicans in the veto override. Three Republicans, three minor party members, and 89 Democrats supported the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Barkley Survives Roose velt Rift as Senate Keeps Leadership
In a dramatic session on February 24, Senate Democrats unanimously accepted Alben W. Barkley’s resignation as leader but immediately re elected him to the post. Barkley described the move as a family matter and reaffirmed his deep personal affection for President Roosevelt while committee members prepared for his return to the leadership role.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Clark
D-Mo
Tydings
New American Medal Introduced Today
Washington reports the bronze star is the latest American decoration for action against the enemy. It cannot be won in an airplane and takes precedence over the air medal and the Purple Heart. The award goes to any service member in the army navy marine corps or coast guard showing heroic or meritorious achievement or service not involving aerial flight.
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Washington
Patterson
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Barkley Breaks With Roosevelt Shakes Capitol Politics
News from Washington reports a dramatic split within the Democratic Party as Senate Majority Leader Barkley resigns and seeks a confidence vote. Supporters say the move could cool tensions with the White House while opponents fear it endangers Roosevelt's renomination. Republican observers remain cautious but hopeful a Barkley break unsettles the capital. The Red Cross appeal closes the page.
157 865 Now Listed U S Casualties
Washington reports total American casualties in the war stand at 157 865 with 36 005 dead. From December 7 1941 to February 7 1944 totals reach 188 128 with 19 499 killed 45 545 wounded 26 339 prisoners and 26 745 POWs. Sea services tolls reach 39 737 including 16 506 killed 9 322 wounded 9 491 missing and 4 418 prisoners. Patterson notes 24 289 of 45 545 wounded have returned to duty. Red Cross appeals for more donations.
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Washington
Sea Services Navy
Marines
Coast Guards
Patterson
RED Cross
Japanese Report More Islands Hit In Marshalls
New York February 24 Tokyo radio reported American bombers attacked Japanese positions on Mili and Jaluit islands in the Marshalls. Taroa was bombed the day before. Ten planes took part in the Mili raid and four Liberators joined the Jaluit attack, the broadcast heard by US foreign broadcast intelligence service said.
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Tokyo Radio
Mili
Jaluit Islands
Marshalls
Taroa Island
Jaluit
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
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