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Americans Predict End Of War This Year
In Normandy, American troops express optimism the European war will end this year. Veterans cite Allied airpower, ground weapons, and collapsing German fronts as signs the Nazis are near defeat. Individual soldiers project Berlin by Thanksgiving or Christmas, with many predicting a quick finish though acknowledging tough battles ahead.
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Hal Boyle
Normandy
Europe
France
Sicily
Horn
America
Hitler
Lawrence B. Kane
Greggton
Tex
Mike Watson
Leesville
Berlin
Willie F. Ansell
San Antonio
Goebbels
Pic
George A. Morgan
Staten Island
N. Y
Lawrence Heyl, Jr
Princeton
N. J
Eisenhower
Jim Spilker
Fayetteville
Ohio