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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1943
Page
8
The article notes a vital fleet role for the island nation and cites steady Japanese naval and air gains from unreplaced losses. It hints at an upwardly expanding Southwest Pacific offensive possibly linked to a Burma drive, with President Roosevelt reasserting resolve after a long period of de...
Military leaders discuss an offensive in Burma with Mountbatten and General Arthur planning to coordinate operations. The aim is to split Japanese naval and air forces while weather and terrain influence timing.
Army Air Force and Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company disclose an autopilot aiding high altitude bombing with increased accuracy. The system, standard on heavy bombers since 1941, keeps the aircraft on course amid wind and shell blasts, designed to protect pilots rather than replace them.
Allied forces reported heavy air and ground actions north of Contursi where 1 800 German vehicles were attacked by American A 36 Invaders destroying or damaging 246 vehicles. Fifth Army advanced north of Battipaglia amid resistance as Gioia yielded to mines, while Sorrento peninsula gains threaten Naples. Badoglio acted on allied-held soil, with Clark’s Fifth Army reclaiming Battipaglia and Altavilla as German forces pulled back from Salerno.
Moscow reports a union of more than 100 German generals and officers from five Russian camps formed on September 12. They seek the downfall of the Hitler regime and a free peaceful Germany. The group joins the national committee of free Germany and predicts allied success soon.
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company offices allocated $20 000 to the High Point third war loan drive with W B Hall as drive chairman. L H Hancock, local plant manager, said further sales would be sought among employees. The appeal urges purchases to hasten the end of the Axis.
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