United Allied Troops Meet Across Elbe At Torgau
Russian and American troops linked in a symbolic crossing near the Elbe as Maj. Gen. Emil Reinhardt and staff arrived by river. A triumphal arch and a large flag marked the meeting with cheers from both sides as reporters from Tass, Pravda, and American press covered the scene.
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Army Signal Corps
Veal and Lamb Added to Set Aside List
The War Food Administration announced that veal and lamb from federally inspected slaughterhouses are to be set aside for military lend lease and other war uses. Slaughterers must reserve about 35 percent of veal and 25 percent of lamb from grade AA and B carcasses, with weight ranges specified, to government needs.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Sugar Stamp No 35 Extended. No 37 Not Validated
The Lubbock Office of Price Administration announces sugar stamp No 35 remains valid through June 2 1945 with five pounds of sugar per unit beginning Tuesday. Stamp No 36 will validate as planned but it is unclear if another stamp will be issued early. A tightened supply and distribution excess may reduce future rationing and break the usual sequence after stamp 36.
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OPA
Eighth Services Command Bans Nazi Emblems in POW Camps
The Eighth Service Command reports Nazi flags insignia and ceremonies are banned in prisoner of war camps. German prisoners are forbidden to possess any Nazi emblems or leader pictures except as part of uniforms. A March menu replaces rationed foods with substitutes and uses stamp No. 37 for home canning sugar identification.
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Dallas
Eighth Servicescommand
Eighth Service Command
Pecos Army Air Field Deactivated Under War Ration Orders
The Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command announces the Pecos Army Airfield will be inactivated next Monday. The base’s role in training is noted as accomplished, with ration changes reflecting Geneva constraints. Rations shift to beef limited to two days monthly, replaced by fish, mutton, sausage, oleomargarine substitutes, scarce eggs, and dried fruits and vegetables.
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Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command
Pecos Army Airfield
Fragmentary note on Buchenwald deaths in 1937
The fragment cites the Buchenwald tale with 32705 deaths and mentions torture flogging strangulation bloodletting and medical experiments as causes of death in 1937 and related periods. The text reflects brutal wartime atrocities without full context.
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