15 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1943
Page
1
German troops abandon Zaporozhye their southern key base and Crimea fortress as rivers flood the Dnieper dam region. Berlin radio confirms flight from the occupied area amid the war’s eastern front movements.
Yugoslav patriots report two key victories in areas of the country in response to Adolf Hitler naming Field Marshal Erwin Rommel to direct Nazi operations in Yugoslavia. The army of liberation issued the communique detailing the gains.
War analysis notes Red army advances threaten a front, while Allied talks in the Moscow conference seek a second front and unity. Mention of Das Schwarze backing Nazi prestige loss, and Allied gains including Italy's war declaration against Germany, Azores base, and bombing effort. Also reports partisan battles in Croatia Bosnia and Slovenia with town takeovers and railway sabotage.
Germany and Japan protested Portugal over granting base rights in the Azores. Berlin called the action a neutral violation while Tokyo charged Allied bases as illegal pressure. Both sides hinted at retaliation but war was deemed unlikely due to loss of key listening posts.
Denver judge labels sidewalk shoe shining as a racket with boys using shoe shine boxes to solicit coins. Patrolman notes a boy earned over seven dollars in an hour and says soldiers with their dates are prime targets for the shiners.
In Cagliari Sardinia once home to 80 000 people only rats roam the rubble strewn streets. An estimated 10 000 bodies lie buried beneath debris while German Italian forces guard against plague and civilians are barred from entry.
Reports claim the Dnieper dam near Zaporozhye was blown up by Germans as Soviet forces crossed the river. Analysts say the action could split German forces and threaten Crimea while Moscow offered no confirmation of the dam’s destruction. If true, the initiative may alter control of southwestern Russian industry and complicate Russian supply routes.
Allied air forces lose 60 Flying Fortresses in a heavy raid on Schweinfurt in central Germany. The operation, described as a gigantic two hour battle, involved a large force and resulted in substantial enemy aircraft losses while the bombers struck 72 acres of factory buildings.
Photographs show the Schweinfurt Nazi ballbearing plant destroyed by a massive American heavy bomber raid. The operation cost the Eighth Air Force 60 bombers and marked perhaps the greatest battle in aerial warfare.
The article notes a massive wartime air raid with 60 heavy bombers missing, marking the greatest Allied loss in a single raid. It recalls Schweinfurt Regensburg losses of 59 and Berlin’s 58 in prior engagements, highlighting the heavy toll on aircraft and materials like bearings.
Salem Oregon October 15. War drafting warning from Col Elmer V Wooton Oregon director of selective service. He cites two cases a shipyard worker who quit at age 88 to live a nightlife and a football employee who refused to quit a pool hall at 40. Both will be reported for induction with army waivers.
General Henry H. Arnold announced that 60 Flying Fortresses and 593 crew members were lost in yesterday's Schweinfurt raid. He said at least half the crew are believed alive as POWs based on past experiences, noting unprecedented fighter opposition over Europe and linking losses to Nazi ball bearing industry significance.
Joseph B. Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation warned the National Association of Shippers that serious labor troubles threaten railroad operations. He cited manpower shortages, severe winter weather, pressures on western lines, and rising traffic in farm produce, machinery, coal, petroleum, and passengers as looming threats. Meanwhile, Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery’s forces reported advances in Italy, with Casacalenda captured northwest of Bonefro near the Cigno river.
Allied Fifth Army pushed across the Volturno into newly won bridgeheads. British and American forces attacked along the front from the west coast to the mountain backbone of Italy, with naval gun support and heavy tank and infantry assaults. Allied commanders said German resistance remained fierce but weakening as they secured Capua area heights and the Volturno crossings.
German radio reports that forces in Italy evacuated Campobasso on the Termoli Vinchiaturo highway after fierce street fighting. The broadcast said four infantry divisions and one tank division under Gen Clark were advancing along the Volturno.
In Kearny New Jersey the Federal Shipbuilding yard faced a major stoppage as about 6000 second shift workers walked out and 1000 to 4000 on the third shift joined. CIO leaders denied authorization and urged a senate inquiry while the company blamed the disruption on dismissed shop stewards.
Allied air forces report a sweeping victory over Japanese strongholds in the Solomons and New Britain Bougainville. Rabaul raid involved over 100 bombers and fighters, with substantial fires and sinking of two large cargo ships, 4 engined Liberators and P-38s returning safely.
Senator Byrd of Virginia joined opposition to a bill authorizing up to 200 million annually for teacher pay and 100 million for education in poorer states, arguing war debts push deficits toward 300 billion and that states can better fund schooling locally. He warned against federal control of education and urged cutting federal expenses.
The Teia Maru, an exchange ship, reaches here tonight carrying American and Canadian civilians from Japanese controlled territory. It was first sighted off Mormugao at 8:35 am today, with the arrival time listed as 11:45 pm Eastern War Time Thursday.
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