War Today shifts to Tunisian battlefield in global clash
DeWitt Mackenzie’s War Today notes the rapid movement of the conflict from Morocco and Algeria to Tunisia. Hitler and the British American coalition push toward Carthage and Bizerte as U S Marines and Italian allies target strategic bases. Dispatches place American armored columns advancing from eastern Algeria toward Bougie and the frontier with Tunisia.
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Morocco
Algeria
Nisia
Mediterranean
Hitler
Tunis
Tunis Was Built Near the Site of Ancient “Arthage
Adolf Hitler
Carthage
United Nations
Comrate
Scipo Africanus
Bizerte
Fuehrer Ist
Tunisia
Bougie
Bierte
Sharp Reduction In Air Activity Indicates Shifting Of Air Power
Soviet dispatches report a sharp drop in German air activity over the Stalin Grad front with outdated planes and small bombs, suggesting first line air units shifting to other fronts. Pravda notes about 200 flights in 24 hours versus a prior 1,500 to 2,000, while battles around Stalingrad and Caucasus show heavy German losses and Russian gains.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Europe
Pravda
Volga
Red Army
Geman
Caucasus
Nalchik
17 Jap Planes Shot Down At Guadalcanal
Navy reports 17 Japanese bombers and fighters destroyed over Guadalcanal with seven U S fighters lost. Total Japanese planes in Solomons reach 566. further attacks by American Wildcats claimed several bombers and fighters. American and Allied forces maintain a strong offensive in New Guinea and Henderson Field defense, with additional actions across the Aleutians and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Navy
United States
Solomons
South Pacific
New Guinea
Henderson Airfield
Oivi
Douglas H. MacArthur
High Command
Buna
Owen Stanley
Gorari
Aleutians
Kiska
Holtz Bay
Attu Island
Aleutians Archipelago
Lae
New Georgia Islands
Sur
Shorter Supply Lines Opened by Conquest
Cairo dispatch reports air chief Tedder stating Allied control of Mediterranean bases could reopen shorter supply lines to shipping. He envisions land-based planes forming a protective umbrella over southern routes as bases are seized. Sir Arthur pays tribute to American crews and notes improving bomber effectiveness.
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Don Whitehead
Cairo
Africa
United Nations
Medierranean
William Tedder
Ander
Raf Iddie East Command
Mediterranean
Arthur
Ast
Dia
Stimson Warns Submarine Threat in North Africa Campaign
Secretary of War Stimson said the North African expedition could not be kept secret as enemy forces apparently concentrated an unusually large number of submarines in the area. He thanked the Navy and British navy for escorting troops through waters known to be infested with submarines.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Axis Undersea Raiders Bay Only 11 Ships In October
Axis submarines sank only 11 ships in October in the western Atlantic, the lowest in that area for a month. The North African front opening signals heavier UN supply traffic, with Navy Secretary Knox predicting an "ocean of subs" awaiting convoys. Churchill warned Allied losses remain heavy as U boats might sink more ships in longer winter nights, while air power and counter-blows continue.
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Jerry Yale
New York
Atlantic
United Nations
South Atlantic
Navy
Knox
Africa
British
Air Ministry
Bay of Biscay
Churchill
Emory S&s. Land
First Lord of
War chief warns against premature optimism over war progress
Donald M. Nelson cautions national advertisers that Africa is only a beginning not an end in war, noting German power remains vast despite losses in Russia. He says reconquest of Japan’s vast territories has just begun and stresses the American economy can endure a long conflict with adaptability and resilience.
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New York
Donald M. Nelson
Africa
Russia
War Production Board
Association of National Advertisers
Japan
Americans Outpace Axis as Africa Invasion Unfolds
Secret Allied operation against Hitler’s intelligence service and fifth columnists led to a swift North Africa invasion. Massive shipping and armor built a hidden front while leaflets, allied generals, and diplomatic surrogates were coordinated. Brazil, Portugal, and Lisbon were alerted to avoid sovereignty concerns as reporters trained for Africa climate.
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Hitler
Europe
North Africa
England
Eng
American Officers Made Secret North Africa Tour Before U S Sea Attack
Allied headquarters in North Africa reveals a covert mission where Major General Mark V. Clark led a commando escorted staff through French North Africa to gather vital military intelligence weeks before the U S occupation began. The group included Brigadier General Lyman Lemnitzer and Captain Jerauld Wright among others, aiding rapid.Operation details note the French officers encountered and the swift 77 hour campaign.
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North Africa
U.S
Allied Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French North Africa
Mark V. Clark
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Clark
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Honesdale
Archelaus L. Hamblen
Maine
Julius C. Homes
Eisenhower
Garcia
Gallagher
Nine Italian Generals Captured at Cairo in Egypt Battle
Bulletin reports nine Italian generals captured so far in the battle of Egypt. In Richmond California Kaiser shipyard plans to launch the 10500 ton Liberty Freighter Robert E Peary at 6 30 PM EWT today, four days 1313 hours after keel laying, a pace shorter than the current record holder built at Portland Oregon.
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Cairo
Egypt
Richmond
Calif
Henry K. Kaiser
Robert E. Peary
Kaiser Yard
Portland
Ore
Peace offer from Laval reported after Munich trip
An Associated Press report from a reliable European source says Pierre Laval carried terms for an immediate German French peace settlement. Laval flew back to Vichy yesterday after a three day meeting with Adolf Hitler in Munich. The informant may be unidentified but has close Vichy connections.
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Associated Press
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Adolf Witler
Munich
Allies built undercover links with French leaders in Africa
London reports that American and British officers negotiated with pro Allied French leaders for weeks before the American Expeditionary Force landed in French North Africa. The disclosure confirms earlier censorship held back the news of undercover Allied activity in North Africa.
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London
AEF
French North Africa
North Africa
Americans Told To Take Designated Positions Regardless Of What Happens
Aboard a U S amphibious fleet convoy in the Mediterranean on November 7, American and British troops neared Algeria. An enemy torpedo struck a sister ship causing smoke and casualties while two more alarms sounded before lunch. Axis aircraft attacked but escort warships drove them off as battleships and carriers provided heavy fire in the advancing fleet.
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William B. King
U. S
A.E.F
North Africa
Mediterranean
U.S
Algeria
HaHan
French Fleet At Toulon To Resist All Aggression
Swiss report from Bern cites a Vichy broadcast claiming German forces would not occupy Toulon, home to the Mediterranean fleet, as French naval leaders there pledge to resist all aggressors. The Berlin note calls Toulon a camp retranche, with unclear German-French understandings and a likely partial fleet presence remaining at Toulon.
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Ryder
Corsica
Mediterranean
Rome
Nice
Rhone
France
French
Nazifuehrer
Toulon
Vichy
Havas
Bern
Switzerland
Witler
Berlin
Algiers Bombed by Axis Planes Claims Berlin
Berlin reports Axis bombed American held Algiers and hit an aircraft carrier a cruiser and a big merchant ship off the Algerian coast. It says transports totaling 16 000 tons were sunk at Bougie and waves of Axis planes damaged 12 ships with additional flotilla losses in the Western Mediterranean and Atlantic.
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Berlin
Algiers
Algerian
Bougie
Algeria
Mediterranean
Germany
Comunique
Atlantic
Casablanca
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