Doughboys Link Locks and Keys of War Front Line Aid
In the Rhine crossing reports Doughboys of the 27th armored infantry battalion pool funds to give aid men extra pay while frontline medics risk their lives. Medics like T/4 Roland Epperson and Arthur Westbrook received support after heavy fighting at Ludendorff and Remagen bridges. Signal corpsmen sprinted across the Ludendorff bridge to repair lines as shells rained down. Chaplain William Gibble offered prayers in Linz after hospital towns surrender. S/Sgt Earl Adams, veteran of two wars, remains committed to the fight despite his age.
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U. S. Ninth Armored Division
Germany
Rhine
Congress
27Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Roland K. Epperson
R St
Lincoln
Ludendorff Bridge
Arthur J. Westbrook
Glover
Okla
Remagen
Jack B. Sheahan
Hutchinosa
Kans
John Finder
Spencer
Ind
J. Ademar Breaux, Jr
Loreauville
Signal Corps
Finder
William T. Gibble
St. Vith
Gibble
Linz
Pop” Adams
Pop
Adams
Marcella Wynn
Forteguste Ave
Sunbury
Massive Soviet Drive Against Berlin Reaches Close Proximity
German reports claim Zhukov’s forces massed near the Oder with 1.2 million troops ready for a major east west assault. Soviet divisions and heavy artillery push into Kuestrin, reaching 31 miles from Berlin as battles unfold around Golzow and Klessin. Moscow confirms attacks in Moravia and Danzig Gdynia areas as the front lines shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gregory Zubkov
Oder
Berlin
Reich
Zhukov
Kuestrin
Warthe River
Oderde
Red Army
Moscow
Baltic
Gdynia
Danzig
Zoppot
Iman
Moravia
Bohemia
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Danzig-Gdynia
Bay of Danzig
War News Brings Poor Stock Market
New York March 24. Despite good war news the market closed lower with most leaders off fractions to over a point. Scattered gains appeared early but hesitation dominated and offerings were not urgent. Ticker tape slowed with around 350 000 shares traded, one of the lightest Saturdays in months as secondary rail bonds fell and commodities tumbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan And Spain In Diplomatic Crisis
Madrid reports Spain orders all Spanish diplomatic missions abroad to cease representing Japanese interests. It sent a demand for satisfaction to Tokyo over executions and property destruction in the Philippines. It claims 172 Spaniards were bayoneted by Japanese troops as American forces seized Manila. Germany warns that any Spanish action against Japan would be unfriendly.
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Madrid
Spain
Tokyo
Philippines
Manila
Japan
Reich
Allied strategy for final de cisive battle in Europe
The article outlines Allied aims to capture the Ruhr industrial area, to pin down and annihilate German forces, and to open routes to Berlin for a junction with the Russians. Hitlerites aim to wage delaying defense and retreat as the battle advances, with future operations possibly in southern Germany.
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Ruhr
Hitler
Berlin
Reich
Germany
Rhine
Dunsburg
Progress Made By Allies In New Attack On The Rhine
Allied forces from three armies report rapid gains after crossing the Rhine in a coordinated assault. The writer follows American and British troops from assembly areas to the river, then witnesses air drops by thousands of parachutists and a Cub plane view over the Rhine.
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The
Rhine
Great Rhine
Disintegration of Nazi Army Seen Shortly
Washington officials expect the German Army to begin disintegrating soon under Allied pressure. They believe victory in Europe could come in weeks with extensive mop up ahead, though surrender by Germany is not anticipated by authorities. A political upheaval in Germany is considered possible amid the final stage of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
High Point Man Threatened By Gotham Negro
John Lee a 19 year old Black laborer and Harlem resident was arrested in New York City for robbing a parked car occupant of a gun a watch and 40 dollars He is charged with robbery and Sullivan law violations Police say another robber wielded a knife and fled with the items from William A Wrenn of High Point North Carolina and Patrolman Patrick Brady of Hudson County New Jersey
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New York
John Lee
Harlem
Lee
William A. Wrenn
Park St
High Point
N. C
Wrenn
Patrick Brady
Hudson County
N. J
Brady
North Bergen
Yanks Bomb Okinawa Air Base in Ryukyus
American carrier planes pressed the assault on Okinawa in the Ryukyus for a second straight day. Nimitz offered no official confirmation, while reports noted the sinking of the Bismarck Sea and increased enemy losses. Tokyo broadcasts cited continued air and ship attacks from dawn.
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U. 8
Pacific Fleet
Guam
Tokyo
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Midway
Japan
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Bismarck Sea
Iwo
Nimitz
Marc A. Mitscher
Nippon
Kyushu
Kanoya
Omura
Saeki
Mitscher
House Hails Rhine Crossing With Pro War Cheer
The House of Representatives applauded as Chairman May announced the Rhine crossing and the march to Berlin. Members then unanimously approved Rankin's request for a telegram to General Patton praising his Western Front showing in Europe.
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Washington
The
House of Representatives
May
D-Ky
Rhine
Berlin
Rankin
Allied Push Across Rhine In Massive Spring Offensive
Paris reports Allied forces breach the lower Rhine with the American Ninth and British Second Armies advancing along a 25 mile front aided by up to 30 000 airborne troops. Wesel Bislich and Rees fell while German commanders were captured or killed as 1 250 000 troops surged eastward.
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Paris
Lower Rhine
Ruhr
Wesel
Rees
Bislich
Flak
Rhine
Eisenhower
Germany
United States
First Army
Remagen
Bonn
Montegomery
George S. Patton
Third
Upper Rhine
Mainz
Worms
Berlin
Ludwigsshafen
Court H. Hodges
George Patton
Montgomery
Patton
Oppenheim
Oder
U. S
Lewis H. Brereton
First Airborne
Duisburg
Krefeld
Muenchen
Gladbach
William H. Simson
Ninth Army
First Airborne Army
Massive Allied Air Armada Strikes Berlin and Ruhr Fronts
An enormous Allied air and ground assault unfolding across Germany includes 3,500 British warplanes and 1,900 American bombers. The operation aims at Berlin and Ruhr targets with heavy Italian bombers joining in a long escorted mission, while Allied ground forces push across the Rhine toward Berlin.
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London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Rhine
15Th Air Force
Europe
England
Ruhr Valley
Strait of Dover
Eighth Air Force
Channel
English
Dover
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Montgomery
Ruhr
Patton’s Third Army Crosses Rhine in Bold Allied Move
Lt Gen George S Patton leads the U S Third Army across the Rhine in a dramatic crossing near the river as German defenses fail to halt the invasion. American artillery commands the scene with a crushing barrage as troops forge a bridgehead into Hitler’s inner fortress.
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Edward D. Ball
Associated Press
U. S. 3Rd Army
Normandy
Rhine
George S. Patton
Edward D. Bal
U.S. Third Army
the Rhine
Third Army
Patton
Hitler
Germans Build Defense Works At Many Points
Aggressive Fifth and Eighth army patrols probe enemy positions along the Italian front. Germans construct large scale defense works at several points and artillery action increases. American raiding parties hit buildings near Furcoli and inflict casualties. Scouts report a new trench network across northern lines. The Kaglan refinery near Vienna remains the only plant in southern Germany and Austria producing 500 tons monthly.
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Rome
Furcoli
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Kaglan
Vienna
Germany
Austria
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Duesseldore
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Beburg
Saarbruech
France
Lessen
Superscheg
Cologne
Mayen
Muenster
Coblenz
Western Front
Boeie
High Point Man
Gotham Negro
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