Massive Allied Raid Hits German Airfields in Bavaria
About 2,150 US heavy bombers and fighters swept across southern Germany targeting airfields rail yards and oil and munition depots in the Nuernberg Regensburg Munich region. Fighters probed German skies as nearly 800 enemy planes were shot down in four days amid the ongoing air war. Targets included Ingalstadt north of Munich and Obertraubling near Regensburg with further details continued on page three.
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Associated Press
ONDON
United States
Germany
Nuernberg - Regensburg- Munich
Ingalstadt
Munich
Obertraubling
Regensburg
Kraiburg
Executions Hit Luftwaffe Officers Revolt at HQ
April 11 reports from 1st Army Group Headquarters that 102 Luftwaffe members were executed March 31 to crush an officers revolt. Among the executed was a general named Baber.
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associated Press
Baber
Portrait of Justice Errol McDougall a Quebec jurist
The article profiles Hon. Justice Errol McDougall born 1881 in Three Rivers and tracing three generations in the same family serving as judges in Quebec. It notes his education at Montreal High School and Merchiston Castle Edinburgh, McGill rugby exploits, a France travelling fellowship, bar admission in 1905, his father’s bench appointment, and his own elevation to the Superior Court, with three of his sons in the Canadian Army overseas.
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Errol McDougall
Three Rivers
Aylmer, P
Hull
Yount Errol
Montreal
Merchiston Castle school
Edinburgh
Murchison
Alustrious Mary, Queen of Scots
McGill
France
Sir William Macdonald
Europe
J. M. McDougall
Superior Court of
Quebec
Justice McDougall
Bank of the King’s Bench
Major Allied Push in Northern Italy Faces Tough German Line
AP War Analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports a major Allied effort in northern Italy after Monday’s Senio river crossing. British 8th Army initiated the assault against German and Fascist forces defending the Po south line, joined by Allied 5th Army near La Spezia. The defense, commanded by CoL-Gen. Von Vietinghoff, includes about 20 divisions. Allied strength is roughly similar, with better infantry. The campaign benefits from improved spring weather and Russia’s advance in Yugoslavia narrows German retreat to the Brenner Pass.
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DEWITT MACKENZIE
associated Press
Hannover
Germany
Italy
8th Army
Senio
Sth
La Spezia
Clark
Von Vietinghoff
Yugoslavia
Brenner Pass
Alps
Canuck Airmen Score In Battle In Skagerrak
London April 11 Canadian airmen scored hits amid ships on a German merchantman and bombed another as RAF Halifaxes and Liberators struck shipping at dawn in the Skagerrak between Denmark and Norway. Six merchantmen were left burning or smoking and one ship weaving to evade attacks was hit amidships by two bombs from a Halifax. Lieutenant F. F. F. Mair of Crossfield Alberta was aboard.
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LONDON
G.P. Cable
RAF
Skagerrak
Denmark
Norway
F. F. F. Mair
Crossfield
Alta
Vienna encircled as Russian forces press advance on Breslau
Russian forces completed the encirclement of Vienna and pushed the German garrison into a shrinking eastern Danube crescent. The 2nd Ukrainian Army reportedly crossed into Moravia near Brno as Soviet units aimed to seize Breslau, storming through Veptabgky Square amid fierce fighting.
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LONDON
Vienna
Moscow
Roedion Malinovsky
Moravia
Brucnn
Brno
BRESLAU
Oder river
Silesian
Danube
Red Army
Danube river
Danube canal
King Says German Resistance Crushed by War End Near
Ottawa April 11 Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the commons he believes German resistance on the eastern front and across Germany will be crushed soon and that the European war could be declared over before the San Francisco world security conference. Eisenhower had said western front resistance was crushed. The parliament faces dissolution Monday night as its term ends and war-time stability is prioritized.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
commons
Germany
Eisenhower
King
San Francisco
Gordon Graydon
house
Mackenzie Kine
parliament
Graydon
Mr. King
pcople
Success Marks Push Across Senio River
Allied forces drive across the Senio river frontier in Italy as British and American troops seize Lugo Fusignano and Cotignola with flame throwers and tanks. Western Italy sees Massa cleared by 5th Army while the 8th Army advances toward Bologna on a seven mile eastern Po valley front. New Zealanders play a prominent role as Canadians and Japanese American units also participate in the push on multiple river crossings and bridgeheads.
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Rom
A.P
Lugo
Fusignano
Cotignola
Senio
Ravenna
Bologna
Italy
5th Army
Massa
La Spezia
8th Army
Adriatic
William Ross
Senfo
Canada
British Columbia
Highway 9
Po valley
Rimin
Forli
Faenza
Imola
Cuffiano
San Severo
Hallan
Alfonsine
93nd
478rd
Rumor of Hitler Assassination Circulates in Britain
A London rumor claimed Hitler was assassinated. Foreign Secretary Eden denied knowledge of the report. Captain McEwen pressed for confirmation in Parliament, while the 1922 Committee commented on information flow. The Press Association spoke of a split in Nazi circles favoring Himmler, without naming sources.
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LONDON
C.P
Hitler
Britain
Eden
John B. McEwen
house of commons
foreign office
Capt. McEwen
Press Association
evience
Nazi party
Gestapo
Himmiler
HEAR
Body of Missing Man Found in Pine Creek District
Royal Canadian Mounted Police report Earl McEachern aged 45 of Pine Creek district found dead yesterday after a disappearance from April 2. Postmortem shows gunshot wounds from a .22 caliber rifle.
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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Earl McEachern
Pine Creek
Five Million Jews Gassed Cremated at Auschwitz Claim
Dr Bela Fabian Hungarian politician and author, a survivor of Auschwitz near Oswiecim in Silesia, told interviewers that 5,000,000 Jews from Belgium France Poland Russia Hungary and Greece were murdered at Auschwitz in a ten month period. He said 400,000 were gassed and cremated in the first two months and that about 1,000 remained alive. The interview was conducted via translators and translated into German.
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THOBURN WIANT
ERFURY
Germany
Bela Fabian
Oswhcim
Auschwitz
Polish Silesia
Tr. Pahlan
Fabian
Europe
Auschuitz
Theodore Gutman
Los Angeles
Siexwind Field
New York City
Belgium
Holland
France
Poland
Russia
Hungary
Greece
Oranienburg
Berlin
US Ninth Army reaches Magdeburg after Essen capture
Allied forces press across central Germany as the US Ninth Army reaches the Elbe at Magdeburg, 64 miles from Berlin, following the seizure of Essen. 2nd Armored Division clears Wolfenbüttel to Wulferstedt and Slenstedt, racing toward the Elbe. others advance toward Koelleda and Verden as Coburg falls to 11th Armored units.
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Magdeburg
PARIS
United States
Elbe
Berlin
Ruhr
Essen
Brunswick
9th Army
Goering
Wolfenbuttel
Wulferstedt
Slenstedt
VELUCE DELUN
Schweinfurt
Crailsheim
Black Forest
United States 1st Army
Koelleda
Leipzig
3rd Army
4th Armored
Acmen
Verden
Bremen
OBUERG
11th armored division
3th Army
Coburg
Czehoslovakia
dicker
2nd armored division
Elbe river
Canadians Storm Across Ijssel In Assault Boat
Canadian troops of the 1st Army crossed the Ijssel in assault boats after a heavy artillery and air attack. They established a firm foothold on the west bank near Deventer, threatening Arnhem from the rear. The 3rd Division, known as the water rats, captured Deventer as enemy withdrew overnight. Regiments involved include the Canadian Scottish, Victoria Regina Rifles, and The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
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ROSS MUNRO
C.P. Cable
Deventer
Holland
Ijssel
Arnhem
Arnhem las
Neder Rhine
Tissellans
Zuider Zee
Zwolle
water rats
2rd
Netherlands
Victoria
B.C
Royal Winnipes Rifles
Regina Rifles
Sreed's Own Rifles
Canada
Toronto
Canadian armored
Germany
Emden
Russians claim 42 miles west of Vienna stronghold
London reports Soviet forces crossed the Danube canal in Vienna and cleared German defenses in parts of the capital area. German radio says Russians move toward Linz and Munich and press the Wacha sector, 42 miles west of Vienna.
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VIENNA
LONDON
C.P
Red army
Danube canal
Danube river
Linz
Munich
Wacha
REW
U.S
WASHINGTON
A.P
United Mine Workers
EDMONTON
air force
Alberta
court house
Fhursday
JULIANA
ATLANTIC
IC.P
dulisna
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
KOENIGSBERG
Lasch
TORONTO
Toronto General hospital
Terenas Transportation Commission
Toronto Hydro System
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Po River
SIRHAVI
LMeLy
Osnabriek
pele INGER
TMOND
IHU
BREMERH
Hawune
SREMEN
Findesheim
Angermunt
Eber
STETTI
Franklus
Kottbus
Russi
Senio River
Upper “Silesian
Robert Janson
Schoeringen atesa
Mandeburg
Thuringian
seth
Harts mountains
Huasian lines
Alping
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