14 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1945
Page
1
U.S. Third Army presses toward Prague and joins with Soviet forces near the German line. The drive aims to cut Germany in two as Bayreuth faces siege and Leipzig braces for tightening actions along the Czech border, with Prague within reach of U.S. and Russian units.
April 14 Tokyo was struck by the largest B 29 raiding force yet, fires and explosions heard miles away. Pilots say the raid was very successful as 18 aircraft were downed and 12 damaged in fierce engagement with jet fighters. The Meiji Shrine and Imperial Palace complex reportedly burned while smoke rose high above the city.
The London correspondent notes a 1941 decision to build a 1000 mile pipeline network with underground storage tanks. It carries 5 million gallons daily and has supplied 2.5 billion gallons to the war machine, described as a British achievement in conception planning and execution by British engineers using British materials and labor.
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April 14. In Britain the Truder Squadron Mosquito pilot Donald Preeman of Calgary landed after a German airfield invitation. He then carried out three low level strafes across the aerodrome, shooting up buildings and dispersing Heinkel 177 bombers.
British 8th Army troops reach near Imola in the Po valley advance along the Bologna Rimini road amid light German resistance. Polish forces push toward Imola while Italian troops seize Tossignano. Santerno River crossed, Bastia near Argenta approached, heavy fighting near Massa Lombarda. Sth Army moves north along coast to Castelpoggio and Avenza as air strikes hit targets. fourteen Allied planes lost.
President Truman indicated he probably cannot attend the San Francisco conference due to sudden duties, but he will continue Roosevelt era foreign policies. State Secretary Stettinius released a statement noting U S support for a world peace system and continuity in policy, with plans to expand on international aims to Congress and radio. Russian ambassador Gromyko urged U S to carry forward the plan.
London April 14 Powerful Russian forces, fresh from Vienna, pressed toward Prague and southern Germany fortifications. Vienna, captured after a weeklong siege, marked the 10th European capital fallen to the Red Army. Between March 15 and April 13, 11 German tank divisions were destroyed as Soviet advances continued, with jubilant Viennese in the streets and public waltzes in squares. Malinovsky’s troops also seized Hodonin northeast of the capital.
Ottawa reports Parliament ends as parties mobilize for June 11 general elections in Canada and Ontario. The House approves a 32 billion war appropriation for five months and an interim civil government expenditure bill. Quebec independents protest the war conduct with an amendment seeking no spending under PARLIAMENT.
Madrid announces liquidation of all political charges against Republicans. Consular officials abroad may accept applications for exile repatriation. The decision could free about 69,000 political prisoners and permit exiles to return to Spain, signaling broad liberalization.
Franklin D Roosevelt's funeral train arrived in Washington after dying in Warm Springs Georgia last Thursday. A flag draped caisson carried his coffin up Constitution Avenue to the White House as a vast crowd watched in sorrow with President Truman and government leaders meeting the cortege at Union Station.
The Earl of Athlone and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden travel to Washington to represent Britain at President Roosevelt's funeral. Churchill remains in London as Eden departs Ottawa en route to the United States, where Hyde Park burial plans unfold for tomorrow.
Moscow reports mournful reaction to the death of Franklin D Roosevelt. The Soviet press ran two column photographs of Roosevelt with black borders. Premier Stalin sent condolences to Mrs Roosevelt and a personal note to President Truman. The Moscow radio broadcast an official memorial.
Washington April 14 Accession of Harry Truman to the presidency moves State Secretary Stettinius up next in line for the office. The vice presidency remains vacant, but Senator Kenneth D. McKellar becomes permanent Presiding officer of the Senate. The line of succession lists the secretary of state and other cabinet posts.
Allied headquarters in Paris report that Germany remains fractured and disorganized. The British and American advance may continue, with no German surrender. V E Day is expected to arrive by Allied proclamation between the link up and final battles. Northern pockets resist near the Baltic, while the southern redoubt holds in the Alps and Austria.
Eastern front distances show 32 miles from Aerind and Western front 45 miles from Tangermuende. Malian front lies 530 miles from Nemate, reflecting ongoing strategic reporting from The Canadian Press.
ABSIE reports imminent entry into Berlin but cites broad front dispatches with no exact distance. AP updates show US 3rd Army within 25 miles of Czechoslovakia and Dortmund captured as 8th Ruhr city falls, signaling a widening advance across Saxony toward Munich.
British and Canadian forces push through Arnhem and clear Apeldoorn, advancing toward a rail line east of the city. German resistance includes Volkssturm and scattered units from the eastern Holland pocket as 2nd Canadian and Polish armored divisions move toward the OOwe Grebbe line defenses to the north.
U S Army units push up to three and a half miles toward Dessau Germany within 54 miles of Berlin. Soviet Union declares official mourning for Franklin D Roosevelt with flags at the Kremlin and public spaces. Britain decrees two weeks of court mourning for the late president. Kiel raid damages on German cruisers Admiral Hipper Emden and loss of Admiral Sobeck ships. Bullitt rumor denied and road ban near Macleod Pincher lifted.
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