Yanks Forge New River Crossings Stettin And Danzig
In the Marian Islands area a delayed dispatch details B 29 crews facing island life. The piece notes extended missions, heat, isolation, and the urge to rest in the cot. It mentions new classes and lead crews forming to keep crews busy, with pilots debating in tents and huts.
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Yanks Forge
Stettin
Danzig
Marianas Islands
Army
Thor
Soresline
Rooom
Bill Gifford
P. T
Ankety
Russians push toward cutting off Altdamm in Stettin area
Moscow reports say Soviet forces gained streets in Altdamm the east bank suburb of Stettin and pressed toward Dammscher lake. Stettin came under artillery fire for the first time as storm units moved toward Stolbenhagen Frauendorf and Zuelenow with high ground seized near Podejuck and Finkenwalde.
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London
Altdamm
Stettin
Dammscher Lake
Berlin
Baltic
Moscow
Danzig
Oder
Eddy Gilmore
Stolbenhagen
Frauendorf
Zuelenow
Stolzenhagen
Podejuck
Finkenwalde
The War Today A wider view of the global conflict
The column notes the Rhine crossing raises homefront hopes but warns that victory depends on more than Europe. The author argues the war consists of multiple theaters, including the Pacific, and stresses that Nazidom must be crushed before declaring overall victory.
Road to Berlin and the global war outlook
The dispatch places Eastern Western Italian fronts within striking ranges of Berlin. Soviet forces cross the Oder as Eisenhower pushes a strong bridgehead. Hitlerites are outnumbered and outgunned, signaling a rapid collapse of organized resistance and a shift toward finishing the war in the Pacific to prevent further Pacific setbacks.
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Rhine
Oder
Eisenhower
Yanks Close In On Vergato On Italian Front
American Fifth Army presses toward Vergato southwest of Bologna. Forces reach within a mile of the town from the Reno river banks on both sides after seizing high ground east of the river and pa pif stabbing into Africa. 10th Mountain Division advances near Monte Terraccia while Eighth Army patrols push east and meet stiff defences.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Vergato
Bologna
Reno
Carviano
Sabbioni
Doughboys
Africa
Papif
Bologna-Pistoia
U. S. 10Th Mountain Division
Monte Terraccia
Eighth Army
Valli de Comacchio
Fires Break Out At Imperial Palace In Major Tokyo Raid
Allied airmen report a night raid by a massive force of B 29s hitting Tokyo and the Imperial palace area. Brig. Gen. Power says about 300 bombers dropped incendiaries causing heavy destruction far exceeding the Feb 25 raid amid a Japanese claim fires were brought under control by dawn.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
21St Bomber Command
Guam
Thomas S. Power
Rar
Power
Curtis Lemay
Japan
Gen. Sugiyama
Appointment of North Carolina Judge Expected End Of Next Week
President Roosevelt likely to announce a U S district judge for Eastern North Carolina by week’s end. Attorney General Biddle to vet about a dozen candidates at Senator Bailey’s request. Bailey to forward names to the justice department. Senator Hoey will back Bailey’s pick as a successor to Judge E Y Webb if Webb retires after turning 70. Judge I M Meekins retired last month upon his 70th birthday.
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North Carolina
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Bailey
Justice Department
Hoey
D-Nc
E. Yates Webb
Yates
I. M. Meekins
Yanks Advance On Iwo Isle Amid Stiff Resistance
U S Pacific Fleet report from Guam says elements of the Third Marine division pushed to the north east beaches of Iwo Jima meeting stiff enemy resistance. The successful beach advance widened the area by noon with heavy artillery and air support aiding the drive. The right flank Marines repelled large scale infiltrations, reportedly killing 564 Japanese soldiers in a fierce assault before resistance began to ease.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Guam
Third Marine Division
Iwo Island
Adm
A W. Nimitz
Oorth Division
Aerial Army Protecting Vital Bridge
London reports a massive Allied air assault with 1850 plus U S Eighth Air Force bombers fighters and hundreds of British and American planes targeting German railways feeding Ruhr battlefields. Ninth Air Force aircraft shield troops at Remagen bridgehead while heavy bombers strike behind enemy lines để results uncertain.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Ruhr
Ninth Air Force
Remagen
Rhine
Ludendorff
Britain
Escaped convict sought in deaths of three women
Washington police search for Joseph Medley 48 alias J H Gardner after he escaped from Jackson Michigan prison. He is wanted for the killings of Mrs Nancy Boyer 45 in Washington and two murdered women found in hotel baths in Chicago and New Orleans. Evidence links Medley to the three slayings and thefts including fur coats and jewelry.
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Washington
Robert J. Barrett
Joseph Medley
Nancy Boyer
Barrett
Medley
Chicago
New Orleans
Laura Fischer
New York
de Soto
Blanche Zimmerman
Atlantic
Boyer
Washington House
J. H. Gardner
Jackson, Mich
Nazi Attacks Stopped Cold At Remagen
Allied forces halted a German counterattack near Remagen as U S First Army troops crossed the Rhine in strong numbers. Berlin reported Americans advancing by boat toward Honnef while Third Army tanks moved toward Coblenz. The Ludendorff bridge remained under shellfire but held as supplies and troops crossed.
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Rhine
First Army
Cologne
Remagen
Third Army
Andernach
Xanten
Germany
Ninth Armored Division
Signal Corps
James M. Long
Berlin
Honnef
U. S. First
Ruhr
West Bank
U. S
Coblenz
Ludendorff
Courtney H. Hodges
cross-Rhine
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Ninth Army
Krupp
Essen
Ludendorf
Aremored
Ruebenach
Tottering Coblenz
Third
Early End Of War Forecast In Washington 1945
Congressional optimism grows for a quick European war end as lawmakers weigh Rhine bridgeheads and rapid Allied advances. Senator George predicts Germany is finished if the Rhine crossing holds and troops push beyond light German resistance, with Hatch forecasting a breakthrough and Chandler noting the main offensive lags until the west bank closes.
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Rhine
Washington
Congress
George
D-Ga
Cologne
Germany
Georgia
Hatch
Chandler
Military Affairs Committee
West Bank
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Seelow
Zhukov
Kuestrin
Wilson
Dewitt MacKenzie
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