Vienna Under Siege as Austrian Capital Falls Under Military Rule
London reports a state of siege has been declared in Vienna with power concentrated in the military command. Soviet forces advance toward Wiener Neustadt and Bratislava area as they press near Vienna. Reports describe oil center Nagykanizsa captured near the Yugoslav border and heavy fighting in the region.
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Slovakia
Peodor I. Tithukhin
Kopron
Neuseidler See
Jaetha mountains
Goebbels Castle Sorrows and Starlet Notes
April 2. Paul Joseph Goebbels castle, center of Nazi propaganda until its capture last month, serves as home to a South Army war correspondent. Goebbels apparently loved film actresses, as a small volume listing every German actress is the most thumbed item in the library.
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Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Germany
Hitler Tops Crimes List
London reports the United Nations war crimes commission naming Adolf Hitler as the top German criminal and stating heads of state have no immunity for Axis atrocities prosecutions. The declaration also targets other Axis figures, with separate lists for Germans, Japanese, Italians, and allied nationals.
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United Nations war crimes commission
Adolf Hitler
Hirshito
Japan
We Used To Be Slaves But Now We Are Free Jewish Brigade
On the Adriatic front near an Italian farm yard the Jewish brigade of the British 8th Army sang We used to be slaves but now we are free as shells fell around German positions. Sixteen Jewish soldiers, many liberated from Nazi camps, celebrated a moment of spiritual victory amid war. Elderly women watched from a farmhouse window as a camouflaged gun battery sat close by. The group stood in contrast to the hardship they endured and the war around them.
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Adriatic
United Nations
ney
Longevity In Parliament in British History
The St Thomas Times Journal recalls long parliamentary service from Gladstone Villiers and peers like Russell, Palmerston, and Lloyd George. It notes Gladstone’s 63 years in Commons from 1832 and Villiers from 1855, plus peers remaining in Parliament for life. The piece hints at future centuries for Lloyd George and mentions Mr Donald of Australia.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
House of Commons
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Charles Pelham Villiers
Gladstone
Villiers
Wolverhampton
Bright
Cobden
Lord Pussell
Lord Palmerston
George
Road to Berlin Front Distances Reported
The Canadian Press reports updated line distances on the Eastern Front 32 miles from Zellin, Western Front 160 miles from Nesselroeden areas, and the Italian Front 544 miles from the Kenore river area.
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Zellin
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Nesselroeden
Mrs Churchill Reaches Moscow Arrival in Moscow
Mrs Winston Churchill arrives in Moscow by air today flying from Cairo amid a night journey. The visit marks a high profile diplomatic gesture as Soviet and British leaders prepare talks.
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Moscow
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Cairo
Japs Taken By Surprise In Amphibious Landing
Allied forces opened landings on Okinawa with minimal resistance, seizing two airfields and several near-deserted villages along the western coast. U.S. 10th Army and Marines established beachheads, advancing toward Kangagusuku Bay as a surprise western assault broadened the operation. A separate report said American landings reached Kume Island about 60 miles west of Okinawa, carving a third air strip in the area by nightfall.
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U.S. 10th Army
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Kangagusuku Bay fleet
ESLAND
NEW YORK
Kume Island
Tokyo
Blue network
Nimitz
Alles iets
V Bomb Terror Eases as Raid Record Gaps Reported
London officials announced no V bomb landed in England since last Thursday night and German launch sites in Northern Holland were reportedly withdrawn. The raid-free window between dawn Friday and dawn Saturday marked the longest stretch since February 26, prompting hopes the terror may be ending.
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LONDON
Great Britain
England
Holland
Easter amid war toll in Europe and the Holy City
Amid war’s grip Easter was observed with solemn rites across war torn lands. Allied troops and Italian civilians attended Mass in St Peter’s Basilica while front line chapels hosted services. In Jerusalem services ran on, U S weather favored crowds in the capital’s Easter events. Danzig joins Poland per Soviet backed Warsaw government decree announced by Lublin radio.
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Jerusalem
Mostine
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New York
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POLAND
LONDON
Warsaw
ee Lublin radio
Sunay
Fronts Update From Europe in World War II News
American forces reposition near Ruhe as Germans claim British and Canadian units push toward Muenster.British Second Army advances 45 miles beyond, Canadians drive into Holland while German withdrawals continue. In Nijmegen Arnhem island fight continues. Third Army presses Kaussell and Fulda reaching near Berlin southeast of Kassel. First Army moves north toward Rube. Seventh Army holds Mato River northwest of Nürnberg and links with French drive along the upper Rhine.
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Berlin
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First Army
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Neurnberg
upper Rhine
100000 Troops Landed on Okinawa in Major Invasion
AP war analyst notes Sunday amphibious operation places 100000 Allied troops on Okinawa, capturing airfields and villages quickly. It shifts strategic balance toward East China Sea control, threatening Japan's links to southern China and raw material routes. Continued discussion on page three.
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East China Sea
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Eisenhower Urges German Surrender as Allied Drive Deepens
General Eisenhower broadcast a call to German soldiers to surrender to save lives. He noted the German government and high command had lost control over many units and ordered orderly capitulation via emissaries with white flags. The message urged surrender along main roads to Allied units and adherence to military discipline.
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Eisenhower
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M.C.T
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PARIS
A.P.J
Wehrmacht
Allies encircle German forces in the Ruhr and West Germany
Allied forces trap 21 German divisions in the Ruhr as US 1st and 9th Armies converge. British 2nd Army drives toward German ports, reaching near Lengerich and Enschede. Advances bring Kassel and Fulda under attack, closing in on central Germany while eyeing Berlin.
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Berlin
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Germany
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Gronau
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Twins Born Siamese in Hearst Ontario After Caesarean
An Ontario couple in Hearst near Timmins welcomed Siamese twins born March 20. The infants, joined at the abdomen and chest and fully developed, lived only a brief period. Parents’ names were not released.
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Timmins
Seek Avoid Show Down Over Polish Participation
United States diplomats move swiftly to avert a clash with Russia regarding Poland at the San Francisco United Nations conference. Warsaw’s reorganization and inclusion of democratic elements are at stake, with Britan and the U.S. debating Mikolajczyk’s role and Poland’s representation, risking delays beyond April 25 while a longer postponement is not favored.
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Russia
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Fenelve
Warsaw
Great Britain
Mikolajczyk
London
Army Liberates 4600 War Prisoners Near Siegenhain
US 6th Armored Division frees nearly 4800 Allied POWs, including 2000 British and Dominion troops, found in a barbed wire enclosure near Siegenhain, 90 miles south of Kassel. The unit also liberates 900 Jewish women aged 18 to 50 brought from Hungary as slave laborers and describes their suffering.
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Germany
United States
6th Armored Division
Kassel
Hungary
Orchids and Daisies Parade Draws 800000 in New York
Orchids and daisies were as common as claisins along Fifth Avenue during Easter parade crowds. A police estimate put the record turnout at 800000, flooding the street in the morning and halting at noon for lack of space to move.
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NEW YORK
Fifth Avenue
Easter Sunday in London Hails Glow of Victory
In London on Easter Sunday, Britons drew inspiration from news of a swelling victory. The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of a glow of victory surging through the nation, warning that triumph would be hollow if things dear to God were neglected.
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Canterbury
Canadians Swing North To Destroy V-2 Bomb Sites
Canadian armored cars press northward in northern Holland east of the Lissel River after fast advances toward the Rhine. British forces strike at the Arnhem-Nijmegen area as Canadians aim to liberate Holland and seal V-2 sites with German resistance stiffening along the Rhine region.
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Co-ordinated German attack aims to break escape corridor
In a series of early April reports Allied forces described Germany launching a coordinated effort to sever escape routes from the Ruhr pocket. Battles continued as the fighting remained in progress with German and Soviet positions evolving amid dense wartime updates.
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