Allied chiefs plan North Africa offensive from Casablanca
In Casablanca a 48 hour meeting of Allied strategic leaders including Eisenhower and Churchill outlined a potential Mediterranean offensive aimed at opening a spring offensive into Europe. Key attendees from Britain and the United States reviewed policy with top military figures and naval leaders.
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Brit
America
United Nations
Europe
Dwight D. Eisen
Africa
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Churchill
Bombs Hit Duesseldorf in Fourth Allied Raid
London reports that the RAF dropped several hundred tons of high explosives and incendiaries on Duesseldorf in about 20 minutes during a fourth Allied air raid. Six bombers were missing from a raid on Rhine industrial targets as U S forces joined the Reich assault.
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RAF
Duesseldorf
Rhineland
Air Ministry
Reich
Copenhagen
Germany
Britain
U S Forces Press Westward on Guadalcanal
On January 26 U S troops on Guadalcanal advanced westward despite stiff enemy resistance. Forty Japanese were killed five captured and some enemy equipment seized. Also two Japanese float planes attacked ships west of the Aleutians but caused no damage. The raid marked the first in months.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Kiska
United States
North Pacific
South Pacific
Marked Action In Oil Region Reported In Caucasus
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army occupied Apsheronskaya and Neftegorsk near Maikop, aiming to encircle the oil region as new Russian offensives press the Caucasus front. German losses and Axis prisoners were noted as the Russians advance from Salsk toward Rostov.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Tuapse
Black Sea
Red Army
Apsheronskaya
Neftegorsk
Maikop
Hitler
Russia
Caucasus
Rostov
Salsk
Eisenhower Confident North Africa Will Be Won
General Eisenhower announced to American troops in North Africa that the campaign will be victorious. He said Roosevelt’s briefing gave him renewed confidence in leaders and soldiers who fought in Tunisia and are training for combat, praising their smartness and readiness. He returns to the United States buoyed by what he calls the finest fighting force.
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Africa
Dwight D. Eisenr
Roose
North Africa
United Es
Ameri Armed Forces
Tunisia
United Tes
Roosevelt
Bombing Attacks at Bizerte Hit Two Destroyers
Allied bomber raids struck targets at Bizerte in Tunisia as fighters aided the effort. One destroyer was left afire and another was damaged while patrols around the Tunisian coast continued.
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LLIED
Africa
Bizerte
Tunisia
Sicily
Allied Command
Pity The Nazis Deceived By Red Tricks On Front
Stockholm reports that the German press claims Soviet forces tricked them by camouflaging strength and moving names and locations. Russians hid new towns and railways, keeping maps from German observers, causing surprise in the second year of the campaign.
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Stockholm
Russia
Reckless Pilot Blamed for Palm Springs Air Crash
The civil aeronautics board ruled that a collision between an army bomber and an American Airlines transport near Palm Springs on October 23 was caused by Lieutenant William N. Wilson, 25, whose reckless action diverted the bomber from its mission. Twelve people died as the airliner, losing its tail, plunged from 9,000 feet after a bomber propeller strike. The bomber crew admitted purposefully signaling a friend in the co-pilot seat, while the airliner crew testified no such recognition occurred.
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Washington
Civil Arenautools Board
American Airlines
Palm Springs
Calif
William N. Wilson
Nessengers
Ferry
Wilson
Backstage brawl on Capitol Hill over aviation committee
Proposals to create a separate House aviation committee ignite a fierce partisan clash on Capitol Hill. Democrats and Republicans spar over modernizing the legislative structure with advocates arguing postwar air travel demands a dedicated unit while opponents warn of intruding on interstate commerce prerogatives.
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Ray Tucker Sniff
House Aviation Committee
Capitol Hill
Argu
Russian Forces Reported In Petsamo Finland
A Morocco radio broadcast, cited by a Swedish source and heard by the Associated Press, claims the Red Army entered Petsamo in northern Finland. No independent confirmation exists. Petsamo lies above the Arctic Circle near the Murmansk route used for Allied Arctic supply lines.
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Morocco
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Petsamo
Finland
Associated Press
Rabat
North Africa
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Russia
Union Leaders Face New Penalties Under House Bill
The House judiciary committee approved a bill to use the 1934 anti racketeering act against labor union leaders who interfere with interstate commerce such as blocking truck shipments during wartime. The measure, pushed by Rep Hobbs, carries up to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine, with opponents saying existing laws suffice.
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House Judiciary Committee
Lane
Massachusetts
Celler
New York
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Hobbs
D- A
Organized Labor
United States
Unrest in Bulgaria Over Nazi Demand for Troops
Travelers report widespread unrest in Bulgaria after Nazi demands for additional divisions to fight Russia. Bulgarians fear fighting fellow Slavs and oppose sending troops from Macedonia and Thrace, while King Boris stays aloof amid German pressure and possible penalties. Prices fall in Bulgaria as war rationing varies from Turkey. bread and flour available, meatless days observed.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Macedonia
Thrace
Boris
Istanbul
Grew Asked to Advise on Japanese Detainee Question
Senate Military subcommittee seeks Joseph C. Grew former Ambassador to Japan for guidance on separating potentially loyal Americans from enemies among about 106000 Japanese in detention colonies. Chairman Chandler cites reports two thirds may join military or production service. Grew may testify. plan to tour camps details in session.
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Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Senate
Chandler
D-ay
Grew
Reconnaissance Bombing Trip Over Wake Island Successful
A four engine B-24 Liberator led a Wake Island raid with several companion planes returning with damage to two engines and fuel tanks. Col. William A. Matheny praised the mission as a primary reconnoissance strike with 90 percent of bombs hitting targets and eight enemy Zeros engaging the formation. No crew casualties were reported.
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Walter B. Clausen
Hawaiian
Wake
Matheny
Philip R. Krieg
Oak Harbor
Wash
Math
American effort to split Rommel and Von Arnim in Tunisia
Axis reports suggest a U S attempt to wedge Rommel and Von Arnim apart in Central Tunisia as Allied air forces sweep from North Africa toward Italy. British Eighth Army presses toward Tunisia while weather slows large scale action delaying tank operations near Sousse and Ousseltia.
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London
Marshal Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
Italy
United States
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Algeria
Tunis
Berlin
Gulf of Gabes
Rommel
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Tripoli
von Arnim
North African Front
Sousse
Vichy
U. S
Allied Losses In New Guinea Regarded Light
Allied commander General MacArthur announced in Australia that Papuan campaign casualties were less than half of Japan’s estimated 15,000. He praised the campaign as exceptionally decisive with careful force conservation, noting even lower Allied air losses and negligible sea losses. He included sickness in the casualty tally.
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