Big Three Agree On Shortening War and Nazi Elimination
Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin announced from Yalta that they will pursue a rapid victory in Europe with unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. They plan a three Power occupation of Germany, reparations, and a push for united Poland and Yugoslavia while coordinating future meetings and the formation of a Dumbarton Oaks security organization.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
France
Moscow
Poland
Warsaw
National Unity
Russia
Sation
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Subasic
National Liberation Assembly
Stettinius
Molotov
Eden
Crimea
London
United Nations Conference
Dumbarton Oaks Security Organization
San Francisco
China
Europe
United Nations
Soviet Drive Reaches Bunzlau in Silesia Push
Soviet forces under Konev breach the Bober near Bunzlau as tanks enter the town and Ukrainian and Russian spearheads push toward Breslau and the Oder. Zhukov’s units threaten Stettin while Berlin defenses endure heavy artillery pounding.
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Konev
Bober
Bunzlau
London
Ivan Konev
Breslau
Silesia
Bober River
Dresden
Bo Ae
Sagan
Berlin
Gregory Zhukov
Oder
Fuerstenberg
Zhukov
Stettin
Baltic
Madne See
Pyritz
Stargard
Sorau
Moscow
Danzig
Schneidemachl
Lower Silesia
Czechoslovakia
Kuestrin
Frankfurt
Deutsch Krone
Pomerania
Schneidemuehl
Upper
Bielsko
Polish Silesia
Ratibor
German Silesia
Vienna
Prague
Liegnitz
Haynau
Stalin
Allies Question Synthetic Nazi Death Notices
London officials grow wary as Berlin claims of Nazi deaths multiply. Western authorities may soon vet German announcements more strictly to prevent fake funeral reports and ensure accurate reports on figures like Roland Freisler amid the war crimes list.
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London
Berlin
Roland Freisler
People's Court
Freisler
Germany
Bloody Fight Deepens in Manila City Firefighting Battle
Across Manila the eight night of destruction continues as Japanese dead litter streets. U.S. forces including the 37th infantry and 1st cavalry push through Ermita and Provisor island toward the Malacan palace area. Artillery and air power intensify as engineers repair and clear mined zones amid heavy fire.
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Manila
Menila
Queen City
Philippines
Pasig
Bay Front
Ermita
High Commissioner
Philippine General Hospital
Malacan Palace
Little
Tokyo
Delta Island
14Th Army Corps
Verne D. Mudge
1St Cavalry Division
Douglas MacArthur
Neilson
Santa Ana
Local Weather and Waste Collection Notice
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with a low of 16 to 18. Tuesday brings light snow and a high near 34. Waste paper collection scheduled for Saturday Feb 17. Do not burn this.
Breaks Leg In Cash For Cigarette Line
St. Joseph, Michigan, purchasing agent Glenn Luglam broke his left leg in two places after slipping on ice while sprinting to a cigarette line near a drug store. He was rushing when the line formed and he fell at the intersection.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Glenn Luglam
Luglam
Lieut. Young Reported Dead After WW II Mission
First Lieut. David W. Young 25 reported missing April 20 1944. His B 17 bomber attacked by enemy planes near Anzio Italy and fell toward the Tyrrhenian Sea four miles off the west coast. Nine parachutes were seen. a presumptive death finding follows after a year with no survival evidence. Survived by mother, father, brother in Alaska, and two sisters.
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David W. Young
Centocello
Rome
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy
Anzio
War Department
Lieut. Young
la Crosse
Logan High School
Fred Kroner Hardware Company
Scott Field, Ill
Ellington Field
Tex
Roswell
N. Mex
North Africa
Waneata Young
Charles Street
Walter Young
Winona
Kenneth
Alaskan Theater
Arthur Faas
Beverly
Bombing Report: American Planes Hit Nanking
A Berlin broadcast stated that American aircraft bombed Nanking in China this morning. The incident is part of World War II aerial activity with Allied actions widening across Asia.
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London
Berlin
Nanking
China
Iwo Jima Hit By Superforts
Superfortresses blasted Iwo Jima in a third day of attacks from Saipan Guam and India bases. B 29s bombed Nakajima aircraft plant at Ota near Tokyo and supply dumps north of Rangoon as the long range bomber command pressed heavy blows on Japan.
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Japan
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Guam
India
Nakajima
Ota
Tokyo
Rangoon
20Th Bomber Command
Arthur E. Morrill
Nashua
N. H
Morrill
Charles J. “Deacon
Miller
Dexter, Mo
Deacon
21St Bomber Command
North Anchor of Siegfried Line Toppled
Allied advances push through the Siegfried line as Kleve falls to the Canadian 1st Army. The British 2nd Army and U S 4th Division seize major targets, with over 4 000 prisoners taken as advance guards push toward Wesel and the Ruhr region amid swollen Roer waters and widespread fighting.
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Paris
Kleve
Nijmegen
3Rd Army
Pruem
Roer
U. S
Reichs Forest
Low Rhine
Spey
Wesel
Rhine
Ruhr
Rindern
Wasserburg
Wardhsn
Brienen
Hau
Kleve-Goch
Goch
Germany
First Army
Montgomery
Siegfried Line
Koblenz
Schwammernauel
Henry Crerar
Reichswald
Spoy Canal
Gennep
Niers
Kessel
Maas
Terrific Artillery Battle To Raze Manila Buildings
Col Lawrence White of the 148th Infantry reports heavy artillery clashes in Manila as Japanese firebomb churches and homes. He notes private buildings house snipers and rocket guns atop tall structures. American gains include silencing dozens of guns and destroying Paco station after two-day fight with 200 Japanese killed.
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Manila
P. L
Lawrence White
Kansas City
148Th Infantry
Pasig River
Paco
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P. I
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Niagara Falls
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Oe St. Kephart
Brooklyn
William P. Meredith
Lisbeth Jane Kephart
Kephart
Luzon
P. I., Army Hospital
Doug MacArthur
Col
A. C. Oliver
Washington
Robert S. Beightler
Manila Bay
The
Associated Press
Tokyo-Yokohama
Comei
Malay Peninsula
Bangkok
U. S. 3Rd Army
Eifel
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