Nazi Bomb Railways Deepens Poland Invasion Anxiety
London reports heavy Nazi bombing of rail yards and trains in Poland as Soviet communications speak of eastern front actions. Moscow and Berlin repeat notes of a grand-scale battle near Stanis and along the Dnestr region as Germany fights to slow the Allied advance.
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London
Poland
Ilin
Berlin
Sarny
Rowne
Moscow
Stanis
Old Poland
Dnestr
Jaspol
Uni
Red Army
Hitler
Sholbunovce
Reich
War Today shows neutrals leaning to United Nations after Allied invasion
The article argues Allied success in western Europe will sway neutral and Axis satellite states toward the United Nations. It notes Sweden’s vital war materials trade with Germany and suggests the Allies must pressure neutrals to cut ties, aiding the invasion effort.
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Titaly
Western
Europe
Hitler
United Nations
Italy
Uehrer
Levil
Lkely
America
Britain
Paulette Goddard to wed Burgess Meredith in secret ceremony
Hollywood May 19. Motion picture actress Paulette Goddard and Air Forces Captain Burgess Meredith announced plans for a private wedding in Renemy, likely to be held Sunday. Meredith, back from duty in England, and Goddard, returning from a China India Burma tour, have both wed before to other partners.
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Hollywood
Paulette Goddard
Air Forces
Burgess Meredith
Renemy
Tite
Meredith
Santa Monica
England
Miss Goddard
Chinese Admit Being Trapped By Jap Forces
A Chinese army spokesman said Loyang defenders are surrounded and cut off but hold 80 to 90 percent of the city and will press on. Japanese advances along the Lunghai line reach Shanhsien and Tungkwan area as Chinese efforts in Yunnan and Yuanan push west toward Salween and Shweli rivers with air support and Kaoli range gains.
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Chungking
Loyang
Henan
Lunghai
Shansi
Shanhsien
Tungkwan
Germans Routed by Yugoslav Troops in Bosnia
Yugoslav partisan forces have routed several thousand Germans in eastern Bosnia as Marshal Tito announced. Allied air and naval support continued with allied warships sinking three enemy steamers and a troop transport over the past three days off the Dalmatian coast. Planes targeted Savi transport hubs and aided the enemy column routs.
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London
Bosnia
Josip Broz
Tito
Dalmatian
Savi
47 Officers Shot by Nazi Guards
London report says 47 RAF officers were shot by German guards after a mass escape from a war prison near Dresden on March 25. Seventy six officers took part. 15 were captured alive and 14 still at large. Eden seeks full German explanation and notes international law limits on retaliation after recapture.
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London
Anthony Eden
Dresden
Eden
House of Commons
Switzerland
Air Ministry
Offlcers
Ian Cross
Britain
North Sea
Scharnhorst
R. C. Stewart
Essen
1500 Planes Over Berlin And Brunswick
Allied air forces resumed a major offensive against Berlin and Brunswick with an enormous fleet, up to 1500 aircraft, including American heavies and fighters. The raid marked the third Berlin attack this month and disrupted German broadcasts as the war intensified across Europe.
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London
Berlin Brunswick
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Germany
U. S. Strategic Air Force
RAF
USAAF
Berlin
Channel
Brunswick
Mediterranean
Europe
Vichy
France
Belgium
Ilin
Osnabruck
Britain
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Ploesti
Belgrade
Nis
Scotland
Air Ministry
DNB
High Command
U. S
Allies Take Airdrome In Burma Drive
Allied forces penetrate near Myitkyina after seizing its airfield two days earlier. Merrill column reaches Nawraw Sa’an and blocks the Mogaung-Myitkyina road while a northern thrust pushes toward Myitkyina. Indian army brigade cuts south of Imphal, trapping Japanese 33rd division, with Gurkha troops inflicting casualties and capturing equipment. Japanese Chindits clash near Mawlu and Gurkhas disengage at Myitkyina-Bhamo road as supply routes remain contested.
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Asia Ne
Cey May
von Frank Merril
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Merrill
Nawraw Sa‘an
Mogaung-Myitkyina
India
Indaan
Im Road
Imphal
Mawlu
Myitkyina- Bhamo
Bhamo
Thirteen Marines Die In Plane Crash Near Cherry Point
A Navy patrol plane crashed about six miles southeast of Cherry Point Marine Corps air station in North Carolina. Thirteen Marines were killed with none surviving, officials said. Names of the dead were withheld pending notification.
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Norfolk
UA. &. Marine Corps Air
Cherry Point
N. C
Fifth Naval District
Wakde Island Captured By Yank Forces
Allied forces, advancing under MacArthur's Philippines campaign plan, seized most of Wakde Island in 36 hours. An amphibious task force landed 6th Army troops near Toem on the Dutch New Guinea mainland, strengthening the beachhead in the effort toward Halmahera and the Philippines.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wakde Island
Halmahera
MacArthur
Philippines
Paleu
Carolines
Netherlands Fast Indies
Wakde
Dutch New Guinea
6Th Army
Hollandia- Aitape
Toem
Hollandia
More Than Dozen Labor Disputes Halt 15,000 Workers Nationwide
The Associated Press reports ongoing labor disputes across the country halt to an estimated 15,000 workers. Some plants saw workers return or resume Monday as government officials push for work or fight legislation. In Michigan Detroit area slowdowns ease with averted Detroit Teamsters strike. two Birmingham operations idled 2,200 workers. Allentown Mack Manufacturing votes to return to work. Clinton Tennessee iron workers resume on a war project.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Michigan
Detroit
AFL Teamsters Union
Independent Foreman's Association of America
Teamsters
War Labor Board
AFL
CIO
CIO United Brewery
a_ Detroit soft drink
ALF Teamsters
Buick Motor Division Aluminum Foundry
Flint
Mich
Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
War Production Board
Nelson Patterson
Birmingham
Pullman Standard Car Mfg. Co
Bessemer
Mack Manufacturing Co
Allentown
United Automobile Workers Union
International Brotherhood of Structural, Bridge and Ornamental Workers
Clinton, Tenn
Nazis Mass Aircraft Along Coast
London reports mass German air power along the European coast in anticipation of a potential allied invasion. German broadcasts and press chatter hint a major offensive may unfold soon, possibly coordinated with landings from the west.
Germans Make Disorderly Retreat in Italian Front
Allied forces break into the Hitler line at its center near Sant Oliva as French troops and U S tanks press a wedge toward Pico and Itri. Heavy German losses reduce artillery strength while American and French units advance from Cassino and Monticelli toward the Liri Valley.
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Naples
U. S
Sant’ Oliva
Pico
Pontecorvo
Esperia
Liri
Sea
Gustav
Appian Way
Itri
Cassino
Fifth Army
Monte Faggero
Stri-Pico
Monticelli
Santa Oliva
Eighth Army
Commandos Destroy 81 Jap Aircraft In Burma Ops
Allied air commandos in mid-Burma destroyed five Japanese aircraft in the air and 76 on the ground, bringing total enemy losses to 81 with 18 damaged and 11 probably destroyed by anti aircraft and ground batteries.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Philip G. Cochran
Air Commandos
mid-Burma
Pro Nazi Leaders Arrested in Turkey Plot Against Government
London reporting that Turkish pro Nazi Pan Turanian leaders were arrested after raids uncovered plans to overthrow the government in neutral Turkey. Martial law stated in Istanbul. broadcasts say the group built a nationwide network, used codes, and showed German Fascist influence though direct foreign control was not proved.
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London
Turkey
Ankara
Istanbul
Ministry of Information
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