Axis Weak Point Mapped as Allied Invasion Looms
London reports show Allied forces poised to strike across the Mediterranean from Perpignan to Alexandroupolis with more than a million troops ready. Axis air power and ships outwardly appear strong, but observers note aging Italian capital ships and dispersed airfields as vulnerabilities ahead of Sicily and Sardinia actions.
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France
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Mussolini
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Sardinia
Italy
Crete
Dodecanese
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AXIS
Luftwaffe
World War II Italian Strength and Allied Advantage
An analysis estimates Italian naval and ground forces at about 1.5 million, with Sicily Sardinia and Southern France garrisons totaling up to 675,000 in Italy and nearby regions. It notes Italian equipment deficits, potential German support, and Allied forces exceeding a million with multiple armies prepared for projection.
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North Africa
Middle East
Africa
Europe
France
Dodecanese Islands
Regia Aeronautica
Italy
Mediterranean
Sicily
Sardinia
Riviera
United States
Dodecanese
Pantellera
Mussolini
Balkans
Bizerte
Only War Rubble Left For Returning Refugees
War dispatch from North Africa recounts refugees returning to ruined homes amid shell debris and sobering loss. A French family, their house smashed, endures with quiet grief as an old wagon passes. airmen shun alcohol before battle while a homebrewed drink called popskull de Tunisie circulates among troops, delivering a harsh tasting, high proof experience.
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America
Mateur
Dempsey Granted Interlocutory Divorce Decree
White Plains N Y July 7 Lieutenant Commander William H Dempsey U S Coast Guard Reserve former heavyweight boxing champion was awarded an interlocutory decree of divorce from Hannah Williams Dempsey former musical comedy actress Official Referee J Addison Young ruled the charge of infidelity in Los Angeles on November 22 1942 proven beyond doubt The co respondent named is Benny Woodall a former lightweight fighter and trainer of Lew Jenkins Private detectives testified they found Hannah Dempsey and Woodall together in a Los Angeles bungalow The judge will enter judgment after filings by the attorneys and custody issues will be considered Attorney notes fuel tests show peanut cottonseed or palm oil may power Diesel engines when mineral oil is unavailable.
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William Harison Dempsey
U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
Hannah Williams Dempsey
J. Addison Young
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Los Angeles
Benny Woodall
Lew Jenkins
Hannah Dempsey
Woodall
Young
Russians spoof German defenses in satirical cartoon
The Crocodile humor magazine spoofs German defenses along the English Channel with a full page colored cartoon. It shows shores defended by a lone gun and a one legged soldier on crutches while reporters cluster with Goebbels at a picnic table with wine. The caption notes journalists of vassal states gleefully describe reinforcements.
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Crocodile
English Channel
Shores
Goebbels
Berlin
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