Russians Drive on Bratislava Gate as Vienna Front Widens
Russian forces thrust toward Bratislava and Vienna pushing from the northeast and southeast. Soviet units reach near the Moravian gap while German lines resist around Ratibor and Ratscher. Danzig falls frees divisions for Berlin push as Vienna defense stiffens amid mine fields and heavy fire.
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London
Austria
Vienna
Bratislava
Moravian
Upper Silesia
Ratibor
Ratscher
Moravska Ostrava
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Danzig
Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder
Glogau
Breslau
Moscow
Bomb Flights Target Key German Rail Hubs and Berlin
In late March a combined U S and British air offensive struck Brunswick and Brandenburg freight yards at Halle, and Zeitz refinery near Leipzig while Hamburg submarine yards drew heavy attacks. Mosquito operations behind Berlin disrupted trains and convoys across Germany and frontiers.
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London
U.S
Brunswick
Brandenburg
Halle
Zeitz
Brandenbug
Berlin
R.A.F. Lancasters
Blohn-Voss
Hamburg
Leipzig
Germany
R.A.F
Thirty two Canadians among liberated prisoners
In Liverpool 81 March, 32 Canadian airmen and soldiers were among 1,100 Allied servicemen freed from Odessa. They were liberated by Russian advances or escaped en route to Germany. Canadian liaison officers greeted them at the dock as special trains carried them to England for arrival expected early today.
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Liverpool
Odessa
Poland
Germany
Alee
Canada
England
RCAF Repats Head Home for Easter Run
A Montreal repat centre received another large wave of RCAF personnel returning from overseas for Easter. The group includes the largest number of women’s division members yet home, totaling 40. Notables include Frt. Lt. Tom Ellison of Vancouver, OFC DFC, and Wing Cdr. David Robertson of Calgary, among others headed to Alberta and British Columbia.
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Montreal
R.C.A.F. Repats
Repat
Hada
Tom Ellison
D.F.C
Vancouver
D. W. Walton
David . Robertson
Calgary
P. A. Robertson
Pincher Dy'ck
Alta
He G. Sharp
Edmonton
Vic Fowler
J. Ireland
Camrose
Wayne Spear
German Morale Slipping as Allied Advances Grow
Reports from Stockholm indicate Germany’s iron discipline is weakening as Allied forces push deeper into the country. In garrison towns around Berlin soldiers refuse front duty, officers faced beatings, and new officers later led troops away. Nazi warnings promise execution for cowardice. Courts act on labor deserters unable to report for new assignments within 48 hours.
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Stockholm
Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Okinawa Battles Escalate as US Planes Hit Ryukyu Chain
U S carrier planes sank or damaged 46 Japanese ships and 87 planes over Okinawa and surrounding Ryukyu and Kyushu areas. Admiral Nimitz announced 18 enemy ships sunk and 14 damaged while Superfortresses struck Kyushu and Honshu. US forces shot down 29 Japanese planes and lost 12 of their own. Domei stated transports moving in for invasion preparations.
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Guam
United States
Nimitz
Okinawa
Ryukyu Chain
Tokyo
Ryukyu Island
Kyushu
Japan
Honshu
Marianas
Comei
U.S
Ryukyus
Domei
Superforts Strike Kyushu and Honshu as Negros Invasion Rages
Allied air forces pound Kyushu and Honshu targets including airfields and Nagoya while U S troops land on Negros and seize an airstrip threatening Bacolod. In northern Luzon the 25th division advances past Balete pass amid stiff resistance as cavalry take Lipa.
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Guam
Kyushu
Honshu
Marianas
Nagoya
Radio Tokyo
Japan
Okinawa
Ryukyu
Tachiarai
Oita
Negros Manila
U.S. 8Th Army
Negros
Philippine
Insular
Bacolod
Caballo
Corregidor
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Visayan
Visayas
Masbate
Bohol
Cebu
Guadalupe
Luzon
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
Lipa
Batangas
Flt Lt James Davis Macdonald Charged With Murder
Newcastle dispatch reports Flt Lt James Davis Macdonald 23 of Saskatoon and Calgary charged with the murder of Winifred McMahon. McMahon’s body was found in the same house where Macdonald was found with a bullet wound March 14. He was remanded to April 20 and also charged with attempted suicide or related counts.
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Newcastle
England
James
Davis Macdonald
Saskatoon
Calgary
Winifred McMahon
Macdonald
War Front Advances Reported Across Europe
Bulletin notices from London Paris Moscow and Philadelphia report Allied encirclement of the Ruhr by the 21st army group and the U S 1st army, a Rhine crossing by the French 1st army, potential gasoline shortages in the U S, German reparations debate, and a Philadelphia rail trolley collision injuring 31 with earlier collision injuring 25 passengers.
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London
Brussels
Ruhr
21St Army Group
U.S
Paris
Rhine
Moscow
Soviet Union
Yalta
Philadelphia
Fire razes salvage depot and Packers warehouse
A March 31 blaze in West Edmonton, fanned by a 30 mile per hour wind, destroyed the Edmonton salvage depot and a Canada Packers storage warehouse and boiler building. Damage is estimated at 4500 dollars. The fire likely started from a nearby grass fire and spread through paper, rags, wraps, and other salvage stock.
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Edmonton
Canada Packers
West Edmonton
Smash German Raid on Convoy
The admiralty reports a German submarine and 12 enemy aircraft destroyed in the latest convoy battle to Russia. HM corvette Bluebell sunk, two ships damaged, two aircraft lost. HMCS Sioux participated and Lt Cmdr E G Boak called it the most exciting convoy run since D-Day.
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London
Russia
Admiralty
H.M. Corvette
Bluebell
Hm.c.s. Sioux
E.G. Boak
Victoria
B.C
Convav
British Forces Link Up in Burma Trap for Japs
British 14th army troops driving south in central Burma captured Kyaukse and linked up with forces from Meiktila, trapping Japanese troops in a narrowing pocket between the Irrawaddy and Meiktila regions. Mahling and Natogyi fell, gun positions overrun, and air raids targeted Japanese storage areas and railway installations.
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Calcutta
14Th Army
Burma
Kyaukse
Meiktila
Irrawaddy River
Mandalay
Southeast Asia Command
Mahling
Myingyang
Taungtha
Natogyi
Avalanche of Allied Tanks Surges Toward Berlin
Allied armored forces push rapidly through Germany in a sweeping advance toward Berlin. U S and British divisions drive deep into the Ruhr and toward Kassel while the Dutch frontier opens, signaling possible collapse of Nazi resistance. American and British tanks close on 50 miles wide gap to trap 30,000 to 40,000 German troops in ruined Ruhr cities.
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Paris
3Rd Army
Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
Sth
8Rd
Kassel
6Th Armored
U.S. 4Th Armored
Hersfeld
U.S. 1St Army
Paderborn
U.S. 9Th Army
Rifie
Dempsey
Netherlands
Volkssturm
Saboteurs Held in Santiago Linked to Canal Plot
La Lacion reports seven Nazi saboteurs arrested in Santiago and held incomunicado for alleged involvement in a plot to blow up the Panama Canal with a ship. Von Appen named among those connected. Ludwig von Bohlem cited as mastermind. Source offers no explanation of how plot was foiled.
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Santiago
Chile
la Lacion
Panama Canal
von Appen
Ludwig
Demand for Warsaw government seat at San Francisco conference
London sources report Poland’s provisional government sought representation at the World Security Conference in San Francisco. Britain tied any invitation to Crimea conference terms expanding Warsaw’s government. Moscow broadcast says the Soviet Union supports Poland’s entry if reform occurs. Russia indicated no invitation is a failure to recognize Warsaw. Baruch and Winant met Churchill amid talk of Germany’s future and Polish representation.
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London
Moscow
Warsaw
San Francisco
Russia
Bru‘ditt
Poland
Gemana
United States
Britain
Bernard M. Baruch
Roosevelt
U.S
John’ G. Winant
Churchill
Germany
Wav
Washington
Tass
Great Britain
China
Allied pushes around Bologna as German hold line persists
Allied reports say German forces cling to defense south of Bologna amid heavy patrol actions by the 5th Army. On the British 8th Army front, activity concentrated along the Senio river with several engagements reported as Allied patrols press the line.
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Rome
Bologna
5Th Army
8Th Army
Senio
War End May Overshadow Conference War End May Overshadow Conference
Allied officials say the San Francisco security conference may be eclipsed by events in Europe as the war nears a decisive phase against Germany. A veteran European frontline figure warned of a possible Nazi collapse or prolonged, desperate resistance and a potential attempt by Hitler and top aides to die fighting or seek refuge if escape proves impossible.
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C. R. Blackburn
Washington
Europe
San Francisco
United Nations
European Front
Germany
Hitler
Japan
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