Invasion Grounded as Allied Forces Land Near Rome
Allied sea borne assault by British and American forces of the 5th Army lands on the central Italian coast near Nettuno and near Rome. Lt Gen Mark Clark leads under Gen Sir Harold Alexander with air and naval bombardment. American troops cross the Rapido near Cassino as French seize mountains and British expand on the Garigliano. Germans launch counterattacks indicating surprise at the flank invasion.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
LGIERS
A.P
5th Army
Rome
Italy
Gustav
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Tiber
Nettuno
Mark Clark
Mediterranean
Harold Alexander
Rapido
Cassino
Garigliano
Salerno
Allies Reach 30 Miles From Rome In Italian Campaign
Allied forces push toward Rome as amphibious landings supply a beachhead and advance 30 miles inland. Berlin’s dispatches note the push places troops in front of and behind the German lines, signaling a pivotal moment that could force a retreat or counterattack within the next day.
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Rome
Berlin
Italy
Invasion Report From Cassino and Gustavs Lines
An Allied officer described the invasion as hazardous and warned of stiff resistance once the Germans recovered from surprise. Troops landed and moved ashore rapidly as reinforcements arrived to push guns and supplies forward along the Gustav and Hitler lines near the Garigliano and Rapido rivers. American and French forces pressed the Liro valley with the Cassino push continuing against German defenses.
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Garigliano
Rapido
5th
Adolf Hitler
Cassino
Liro
Corvette Calgary In Convoy Battle
In a four day Atlantic action west of Portugal and France a Royal Canadian Navy convoy battle involved RCN corvettes Calgary and Snowberry, RN frigate Nene, and Allied planes. They helped sink or damage U boats while German air forces launched glider bombs. other RN ships likely sank or damaged submarines. HMCSS Prince Robert later aided with anti aircraft duties as German attacks intensified but were repelled. The joint effort began with Allied planes from Gibraltar and Azores bases and continued through the night with surface actions and depth charges.
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LONDON
C. P. Cable
Royal Canadian Navy
R.C.AF
coastal command
Royal Navy
United States
R.C.N
Calgary
Snowberry
Nene
HMCSS
Prince Robert
admiralty-air ministry
Gibraltar
Azores
Poinsettia links and Bank of England ale note
Science Service describes Euphorbia relatives like the poinsettia and crown of thorns, noting global distribution and Madagascar varieties. The Bank of England holds a historic right to brew and sell beer from its 1694 charter, a privilege unusual for a bank, linked to John Pierpont Morgan’s Bequest and bank staff needs.
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Science Service
Mexico
Manchester Guardian
John Pierpont Morgan
Bank of England
London
Vanier Becomes Canadian Ambassador to France
Maj Gen Georges P Vanier named ambassador to France by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Vanier, former Canadian minister to France, was received by Gen De Gaulle in Algiers as head of the French National Committee of National Liberation. He is the fifth Canadian ambassador, joining posts to the United States Russia China and Brazil.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Georges P. “Vanier
Canada
French National Committee of National Liberation
Algiers
Mackenzie King
Gen. Vanier
France
French republic
United States
Russia
China
Brazil
King
Vanier
Gen. De Gaulle
Rene Massigli
Quebec
Failed to Pay 37 Cents to Govt Fined 28 Costs
Regina January 22. L E Robinson of Regina district faced two Unemployment Insurance Act charges for failing to contribute 11 and 26 cents. Convicted in RCMP court he was fined 328 and ordered to pay the government its 37 cents.
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REGINA
C.P
L. E. Robinson
Escaped Prisoner Captured in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police detectives arrested Clif ford A. Duhamel who escaped from a downtown detention guard last Monday. Gordon Albert Thompson, who escaped with Duhamel during transit from Headingley jail, was pre-captured Wednesday night.
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WINNIPEG
Clifford A. Duhamel
Gordon Albert Thompson
Duhamel
Headingley
Argentine Consul Held In Trinidad As Axis Spy
Buenos Aires reports British officials detained Osmar Alberto Hellmuth an Argentine consul en route to Europe for alleged enemy agent links. He was relieved of duties as details of espionage are investigated by authorities. several persons detained. Hellmuth had been named auxiliary consul for Barcelona months earlier. The government vows a full inquiry and to act against any counter to national policy.
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BUENOS AIRES
foreign office
Trinidad
Osmar Alberto Hellmuth
Europe
British foreign office
Hellmuth
Barcelona
Spain
Maj Jones Hero of First War and wartime service
Maj Jones portrayed as Canadian born officer with British and Yugoslav connections. His early career rose from private to captain in the First World War, earning the Distinguished Conduct Medal and bar, plus mentions in dispatches after injuries including an eye loss at Vimy Ridge. Defence records omit DCM citations. He moved to England, joined an RAF bomb disposal squad as pilot officer, then transferred to the British Army. He enlisted as a private with the 11th Nova Scotia Battalion on Aug 12.
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liam~Jones
Maison’ oficer
Josip Broz
Tite
Vimy Ridge
Defence headquarters
Maj
Jones
England
Nova Scotia
Stalin feints shift German focus in Baltic drive
The Soviet high command set a two phase plan as Stalin’s northward campaign began. Initial feints drew German troops to Vitebsk and Novosokolniki, while the Red Army prepared offensives toward Leningrad and Volkhov. Mga rail junction’s fall reconnects Leningrad by rail to Moscow, enabling supplies from Murmansk.
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Associated Press
MOSCOW
Stalin
Vitebsk
Leningrad
Novosokolniki
Riga
Red Army
Volkhov
Lake Ilmen
Gulf of Finland
LONDON
Mga
Russia
Murmansk
Volkov
Ladoga
Barges Sunk 160 Japs Die Near Madang New Guinea
Allied headquarters in New Guinea reports 160 Japanese troops were killed when motor torpedo boats attacked barges off Cape Croisilles near Madang. All barges were sunk. the Japanese were killed or drowned. Australian air forces may be launching a new drive from the Ramu Valley toward Madang defenses, with heavy bombers striking north of Madang and Amboina Island raids by long-range aircraft.
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New Guinea
Madang
Cape Croisilles
Ramu
Bogadjim
Hansa Bay
Australia
Amboina Island
Netherlands
Fast Indies
US Fliers Strike Paramushiro Base in Two Raids
The United States Navy announced two bombing raids on Paramushiro, a northern Kurile base, with bombers from the Aleutians hitting the southern and northern portions. Anti aircraft fire appeared only in the first raid and one enemy fighter contested the attack but inflicted no losses on American planes.
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WASHINGTON
Paramushiro
north Pacific
United States Navy
Aleutians
north Pacific ocean
Kurile chain
navy
Anonymous donor adds 19909.38 to U S Treasury
An unnamed giver sent a check for 19909.38 to the United States treasury saying it was an “elementary way of expressing belief in a democracy.” The donor asked that his name be kept out of any discussion. No reason for the amount was provided.
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WASHINGTON
United States treasury
Carloadings rise in Ottawa week to 67,477 cars
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports for the week ended January 15 carloadings increased to 67,477 cars, up from 61,489 the prior week and 60,924 in the same week last year.
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OTTAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Magdeburg Bombed as WWII Night Raid Hits Germany
The RAF RC AF launched a major nighttime attack on Magdeburg in Saxony with over 2,000 tons of bombs, supported by Canadian Lancaster and Halifax squadrons. The raid, part of a two 1,000- plane offensive, left great fires and heavy losses for the Allied force, while Germany retaliated with raids over London and southeast England.
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Tom Yarbrough
Associated Press
R.A.F.-R.C.A.F
Magdeburg
Saxony
Berlin
Germany
London
England
France
Pas de Calais
Elbe river
Leipzig
Kassel
Hamburg
Brunswick
air ministry
Invasion of Italy Push Faces Some Resistance Near Rome
British American forces report slight resistance as they push 16 to 30 miles below Rome on the west coast. The operation aims to sever German supply lines into Cassina while advancing toward winter defenses.
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ITALY
ALGIERS
C.P
Rome
Cassina
NEW YORK
Tokyo
United States
air corps
Pius XII
12th air support command
SPAATZ
KAYO
LONDON
Carl A. Spaatz
United States strategic air forces
Europe
BULGARIA
STOCKHOLM
Budapest
Dagens Nyheter
Berlin
Hanover
Germany
TURKEY
U.S
BERNE
A.P
Geneva
La Suisse
Vyacheslav Molotov
Moscow
Russia
Croatia
Josip Broz
Tito
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Gustav Line
Nettuno Falls
Rapido River
ROSS MUNRO
CORVETTE
Lord Woolton
Bank
Royalty
Maj. Jones
WM. JONES
MAJOR
WILLIAM, JONES
Arms
EDDY GILMORE
Britain
MARSEILLE
Thames
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