Britain Holds Mediterranean Key as Libya Offensive Looms
Prime Minister Churchill cautions that the Libyan desert offensive could shorten the war, while loss of Malta and Mediterranean control would jeopardize Allied victory. The operation aims to relieve Russian pressure, cut Axis strength in North Africa, and prevent German expansion toward the Caucasus, with American support hinging on continued supplies.
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Churchill
Libya
Britain
Mediterranean
England
Africa
Egypt
Tunisia
America
Hitler
Caucasus
Tibya
France
Tank-Killer Units Of First Army Get Credit For Gains
In the Carolina war games, Blue First Army credits General Drum's tank-killer units with successes against Red tank divisions. Drum's force uses fast artillery with 73 and 37 mm anti-tank guns, supported by infantry and aviation units. Blue air forces under Colonel Kepner and anti-aircraft units under Major General Jarman also reported gains as maneuvers continued amid varying opposition across corps regions.
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Littlejohn
Blue First Army
Hugh A. Drum
General Drum
Oscar W. Griswold
Third Army
William E. Kepner
Sanderford Jarman
Lloyd R. Freeendall
Karl Truesdel
Charles F. Thompson
Leslie J. McNair
German Push Against Moscow Beaten Off With Heavy Losses
Moscow radio quoted Tass saying a large German offensive on the Moscow front began on Nov 18 and was repulsed in bloody fighting. Soviet reports claim counterattacks near K and D villages destroyed enemy units, with 400 killed and several tanks and arms lost. The takeover failed to gain ground across central northern and southern sectors.
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Moscow
Associated Press
London
Moscow Front
Moscow Radio Today
Moscow Radio
Tass
Ali
Nazi labor head condemns Americans as barbarians in Berlin
Dr. Robert Ley, head of the German labor front, told 15,000 European workers in Berlin that Americans are cultureless barbarians and urged Europe to find itself or face destruction by the United States. He accused English lords and American capitalists, claimed capitalism was defeated, and challenged Americans to produce great composers to prove cultural worth.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Robert Ley
German Labor Front
Europe
America
Ley
Moscow
Balkans
Blitzkrieg Is Failure
Russian ambassador to London Ivan Maisky declared that Hitler's blitzkrieg in the East has completely failed. He spoke at a luncheon of the Anglo-Soviet public relations committee and asserted Britain and the USSR, with Allies, will secure a common victory. He warned Germans cannot rely on a warm, quiet front and promised Soviet winter operations and a war of annihilation if pursued.
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London
Ivan Maisky
East
Britain
Navi Europe
Atlantic
Maisky
Hitler
Russia
Urals
Wounded in fracas in coal region roils Fayette County
President Roosevelt said no federal action would come before he hears John L. Lewis position from the United Mine Workers Policy Committee on the wage dispute. In Fayette County ten are wounded in a clash between pickets and non-striking miners as debate over a closed shop and arbitration drags on.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
U S Strategy In Orient by Ralph Ingersoll
A 1911 analysis argues the global fight against Fascism is one war with interdependent fronts. It stresses destroying Japan to secure sea lanes and supply routes to the Soviet Union and Britain, warning Japan’s expansion threatens the Dutch East Indies and the global rubber and tin supply.
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Ralph Ingersoll
Pm, Inc
US. A
Canada
International Copyright Union
U.S. A
England
Hitler
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Indo-China
U. S
CIO Demands Roosevelt Halt Training of Strike-Breakers
The CIO at its annual convention urged President Roosevelt to stop training selectees and service men for strike breaking. The resolution warned that Army training in strike tactics for draftees violates the selective service act and betrays labor. Delegates prepare for Philip Murray’s likely reelection amid ongoing convention tensions.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
United States Army
Philip Murray
CIO
John L. Lee
British and German Torpedo Boats Clash Near East Coast
London reports two engagements between British motor torpedo boats and German torpedo boats. One British boat was sunk, another probably, with two more German craft likely sunk. British loss was minor damage to two vessels. no British casualties. Germans claim convoy patrol boats repelled the attack with one British speedboat set afire.
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London
Admiralty
Indiana launches in Newport News symbol of national resolve
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox spoke at the launching of the 33,000-ton battleship Indiana in Newport News on November 21. He said the ship represents the nation's will to survive in a world at war and would be a tower of strength in any future conflict. He warned fascism destroyed the peace dream and praised the Indiana as a phoenix from those ashes, though the article continues on page 2 column 8.
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Newport News
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Indiana
Knox
British push toward Tobruk may have reached garrison
London reports Admiral Pound said Tobruk relief was expected soon. In Cairo official sources hint British columns may have contacted the long‑surrounded Tobruk garrison as RAF planes bomb Axis positions across Libya. Reports say Rezegh fell and two main columns press west toward the port amid tank battles near Bir el Gobi.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Libya
North Africa
Tobruk
Bardia
Derna
Bengasi
Tripoli
Naples
Messina
Brindisi
Eighth Army
Rezegh
Bir el Gobi
London
Britain
Newsman Challenged by Mine Picket Lines in Fayette County
Uniontown correspondents report rising tensions as picket lines thicken at Buffington and Filbert mines. Automatic crossovers block access, bonfires blaze amid freezing air, and residents voice anger at Edenborn Mine blockades. Gunfire erupts around 4 30 am amid scattered exchanges along Edenborn access road.
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Marbren Graham
Pittsburgh Starr
Associated Press
Fayette County
Uniontown
Buffington
Filbert
Frick Coke Company
Edenborn
Rome Claims British Drive in Africa Stopped
Rome said British attacks in North and East Africa were halted while axis forces counterattacked, destroying tanks and taking prisoners. Italian and German units repelled enemy armored formations in Libya, with Gom dar tactics and air support described. Ethiopian fronts saw British advances halted at Gondar despite superior weapons, as Italian countersattacks forced enemy withdrawal with losses. The report notes heavy artillery, air action around Tobruk, and raids on Messina Brindisi Naples and other ports with casualties reported at Messina and Brindisi.
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North
East Africa
Libya
Ethiopia
Gondar
Taly
North Africa
Tobruk
RAF
Fripoli
Bengali
Iialy
Someland
Naples
Frindisi
Messina
Brindisi
Britain
Malis
Five More Blast Furnaces Closed By Lack Of Coal
New York November 21 Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp announces the shutdown of five additional blast furnaces due to coal shortages. The units include two at Clairton Works in Clairton Pennsylvania and one each at Ohio Works in Youngstown Ohio Carrie Furnaces in Rankin Pennsylvania and Duquesne Furnaces in Duquesne Pennsylvania. The cutbacks follow earlier closures from the captive coal mine strike and affect Clairton Byproducts Company operations.
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New York
Carnegie Ilinois Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Clairton Works
Clairton
Ohio Works
Youngstown
Ohio
Carrie
Rankin Pa
Duquesne
Duquesne, Pa
Clairton Byproducts Company
British Reinforcements Arriving in West Africa
New York dispatch reports a German radio broadcast stating that strong British reinforcements are arriving steadily at Sierra Leone on the West Coast of Africa south of Dakar. Six British warships are in Freetown, with bombers and ground personnel being landed there.
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NBC
Sierra Leone
Africa
Dakar
Freetown
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