13 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1943
Page
1
London reports Bryansk a major German base near the central front was menaced as Red Army artillery began to close in, driving within 12 miles of the city from the east.
The piece contrasts Hitler's fear driven rhetoric after Italy's surrender with Allied moral gains. It then reports Soviet advances across multiple fronts including Belie Berega, Bryansk, Roslavl, and toward Kiev, citing heavy losses for German forces and extensive territorial gains as the Red Army presses toward the Dnieper before winter.
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific reported Japanese garrison at Salamaua disrupted by renewed Australian and American landings. Australian pioneers and Anzac troops advanced, pushing remnants from a ridge near the airstrip while seaborne and airborne units closed on Lae, despite floods and heavy rain.
Allied dispatch reports steady Allied gains in Italy as the British Eighth Army moves north from Taranto and captures Crotone on the Adriatic coast. Reinforcements land, Bari and Altamura reported captured, while heavy fighting continues near Salerno where German forces resist strongly around the Fifth Army bridgehead. General Gruenther leads Allied staff at Salerno as operations intensify along the Naples Salerno sector.
In a ward filled with amputees and wounded veterans from Africa and Tunisia, soldiers speak of buying bonds with their meager pay. Pvt. Mike Gaza, Pvt. Joe Wiesinki, Pvt. John Reznick, and Pvt. Oliver Hanry all reiterate plans to buy monthly bonds to fund a return to normal life and future independence. Their tales depict grit, hope, and a shared pledge to support the war effort while awaiting full recovery.
United States planes sank the German U boat off Brazil and captured its skipper Captainleutnant Friedrich Guggenberger. He had earned Germany’s Knight's Cross for sinking the Ark Royal in 1941 and later oak leaves to the cross. Guggenberger, one of seven survivors, is now a U S prisoner.
Berlin says Mussolini freed after 49 days in custody in a daring raid by German paratroopers and SS. The claim suggests a northern Italy puppet regime with Mussolini as leader. Vittorio Mussolini reportedly arrived in Germany. Badoglio and King Vittorio Emanuele reported safe at an undisclosed Italian site.
An authoritative account says negotiations for the Italian armistice began almost a month before terms were set and Italy exited the war. Emissaries of Marshal Badoglio sought terms from two unidentified British officials and allies, but unconditional surrender remained the stance. A August Lisbon mission renewed plans, with Eisenhower staff and the American charge involved. The armistice was signed by Bedell Smith for the Allies and Castellano for Italy, with Eisenhower and Alexander present.
North Africa September 13 Allied and British air crews mounted a round the clock assault on German lines as they pressed toward the Salerno bridgehead. The campaign over the Naples area featured heavy air activity destroying thirteen German fighters while two Allied planes were lost.
London reports another Italian naval force reached Valletta Malta including the 23 000 ton battleship Giulio Cesare the 5000 ton seaplane carrier Giuseppe Miraglia four destroyers and several submarines bringing the known allied held Italian warships to at least 38 authorities await further arrivals from Mediterranean bases Italy has six battleships accounted for five in allied hands Roma sunk Imperio unreported other big ships Italia Vittorio Veneto Andrea Doria and Dulio plus six cruisers eight destroyers and 14 submarines arrived at Malta late last week after the armistice announcement.
Washington reports national selective service headquarters will draft non-fathers first, delaying fathers. Temporary halt to classifications occurs midnight Wednesday as boards review dependents. States split October quotas into non-father and father calls. last day for non-deferrable workers to register for transfer.
Washington Sept 13 Congress resumes after a summer recess to tackle wartime issues and postwar plans. Italy’s surrender brightens debates on revenue, rationing, manpower, and long range policy as lawmakers face bills on world peace, veterans benefits, unemployment, military size, national service, and reconversion support for war plants.
Mobile publisher Ralph B. Chandler defends contempt conviction as state argues all courts can punish contempt. Judge Touart fined Chandler 30 and jailed six hours for an editorial. bail bond granted after habeas petition. Appeals hinge on jurisdiction and press freedom in the wake of a racial disturbance at a Mobile shipyard.
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