Moves In Indo China Report Of Allied Consultations
London reports the French military mission with the Allied Southeast Asia command is consulting with British and American authorities on Indo China developments. The talks focus on military matters, not political issues. A Berlin radio broadcast cited Tokyo as saying the Japanese foreign minister ordered the Vichy French ambassador in Japan to cease his functions, with limited messaging and unrestricted movements. A Tokyo dispatch via German radio claimed Annam, under Japanese control, proclaimed independence from France and pledged close cooperation with Japan.
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Reuters
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Annam
France
Bombers Strike Across Germany in 1900s Campaign Pace
More than 2,100 United States planes sweep northern Germany in a two‑day raid to cripple military and naval targets on the Baltic coast. Swinemuende naval base near Stettin, key river links to Berlin, and rail yards behind the Ruhr are hit as heavy bombers target towns from Frankfurt to Marburg.
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Pomeranian
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Swinemuende
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Stettin Front
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Frankfurt-on-Main
Siegen
Betzdorf
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Wetzlar
Friedburg
Marburg
Fall of Kuestrin Fortress Ends Key Oder River Stand
Soviet forces announced the fall of Kuestrin on the Oder after a week of heavy fighting. Stalin’s order described street by street destruction by dive bombers and assault teams with bazookas and flamethrowers.
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Kuestrin
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Reuters
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Gregory
Zhukov
Oder
Crossen
Stettiner Haff
Berlin
Walls Of Mandalay Breached As British Advance Rages
British 14th army artillery breached three sections of Fort Dufferin walls in Mandalay but a 75 yard moat blocks infantry. Japanese hold fast in the royal palace square while British armor and road advances press toward Meiktila and Mahlaing with heavy casualties among Japanese. Chinese troops push south from Lashion toward Mandalay.
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Mandalay
Royal Palace
Irrawaddy
Myinma
Myinmpa
Meiktila
Mahlaing
Lashion
Hsipaw
Germans Still At Large From Bridgend POW Breakout
Four more of the seventy Germans who tunneled from Bridgend prisoner of war camp in Glamorganshire have been recaptured, leaving thirty-two still at large according to western command headquarters. The group included SS men and airmen. Sixty four had been recaptured earlier.
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England
Reuters
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Glamorganshire
Wales
Western Command
S.S
Prime Minister King Reports Strong US Canada Ties
Williamstown March 12 Prime Minister Mackenzie King said after weekend talks with President Roosevelt that relations between the United States and Canada had never been better. He plans to report to Parliament at the next session and will travel between Ottawa and Washington in the coming days.
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Roosevelt
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Canada
Ottawa
Nagoya Devastated By Three Hour Raid
The American air offensive devastates Nagoya with 2000 tons of incendiaries in a three hour raid. B29s targeted the city while Minda nao island was seized. Zamboanga and Basilian island were also mentioned amid the broader Pacific invasions. MacArthur reports Mindanao control and extended blockade along the South China Sea.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Philippines
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Borneo
McNaughton Praises Flexibility of Allied Armies
Ottawa defense minister McNaughton stressed the adaptable makeup of Western Front forces at a press conference. He noted Canadian divisions in the 2nd British Army and that troop composition shifts with Allied commands, saying a 20 percent Canadian count could change within hours.
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Europe
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United Kingdom
Field Marshal Montgomery
21St Army Group
1St Canadian
Italy
Chinese Force Repels Japanese Landing Effort Near Foochow
Chinese field dispatches report a small Japanese coastal landing attempt off Fukien about 40 miles south of Foochow repelled with about 100 Japanese killed. The action was covered by two warships and aimed at widening the enemy’s area around Foochow. Other reports claim Chinese forces entered Suichwan in Kiangsi province.
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Battle Report Skagerrak Convoy Clash Coincides With Kattegat Skirmish
Swedish radio reports a naval air clash in the Skagerrak, separating Norway and Denmark, still ongoing at 12:30 a.m. Swedish time. It follows yesterday’s 20 minute battle between a German convoy and Allied planes in the Kattegat near Goeteborg.
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Denmark
Federal Communications Commission
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Goeteborg
Sweden
Allied Pause as German Resistance Stiffens in Italy
Rome dispatch reports increased German resistance along the entire Italian front as Allied forces slow their advance toward Vergato southwest of Bologna. British 8th Army patrols push along the east coast while American troops contend with heavy fire near Vergato and Salvaro. Field Marshal Kesselring orders defense of every inch of Italian soil, shaping a tougher campaign.
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Bologna
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Reno
Salvaro
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Germany
Japanese Diet Veteran Yoshitaka Furuya Killed in Raid
San Francisco report from Domei says Yoshitaka Furuya aged 67, long-time member of Japan’s house of representatives, was killed in Friday’s 300 Superfortress raid on Tokyo. Furuya served nine terms since 1915 and held posts in the railway ministry and home ministry as parliamentary vice president.
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Tokyo
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Furuya
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Federal Communications Commission
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Americans Drive Deep Into Germany With Rhine Bridgehead
United States 1st Army troops launched a dawn attack east of the Rhine, expanding the bridgehead beyond Giusterbahn toward Linz. Tanks and heavy artillery supported an assault reaching within three miles of the autobahn as Hodges crossed the bridge to direct operations.
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Giusterbahn
Linz
Ruhr
Courtney H. Hodges
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Hoenningen
Don Whitehead
Ludendorff
Germany
Berlin
Hodges
Allies Counter New Tactics Of U Boats
British dispatch notes German U boats adopting guerilla tactics with devices like the Schnorkel ventilation shaft and man carrying observation kites. Despite these, Allied announcements show February U-boat sinkings higher than January with a moderate loss rate, and experiments with counter measures yield encouraging results.
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London
McNaughton says Allied overseas draft movement proceeding well
Ottawa March 12 Defence Minister McNaughton described a broad overseas reinforcement flow as highly satisfactory from a long term view at a press conference. He refused to release exact desertion figures yet, noting 20 percent of draftees ordered overseas had not reported to embarkation depots and citing factors delaying final counts.
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Defence
McNaughton
Defence Headquarters
N.R.M.A
Three Die In Weekend Ontario Fatalities
Toronto lawyer Edward Boyly aged 36 died from a fractured skull after being thrown from a horse. Alexander Murdock 53 died of a fractured skull in Toronto after a fall while being arrested on a drunk charge. George Neil 16 died in Brantford from injuries when his bicycle was struck by a car.
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Alexander Murdock
George Neil
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