Germans May Abandon International Law Pacts
The report notes a German threat to execute French prisoners if German POWs were executed in Alsace, while SHAEF stated LeClerc’s order to shoot five German hostages had no senior approval. Strasbourg developments showed no hostage taken and LeClerc’s division moved away. The piece also covers Italian political tensions, Eden’s remarks, and Germany’s warning against reprisals potentially breaching Geneva and Hague Conventions amid wartime law concerns.
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Heavies Pound Reich Rails in Major Allied Raid
London dispatch describes a heavy RAF attack on Hagen junction in the eastern Ruhr, with over 1,000 tons of explosives dropped on Coblenz area depots. The day saw fierce air combat as more than 200 German fighters engaged the formations. 25 Allied aircraft failed to return.
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Death sentence handed to Vichyite official in Lyons case
Lyons December 3 The Lyons Court of Justice yesterday sentenced Vighyite Prefect of Lyons Angel to death. The French Telegraph Service APP reported the ruling as the official coverage.
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Bombing of Paris Suburbs Due to Mechanical Failure
Six bombs were dropped by an American medium bomber on the southwestern suburbs of Paris Friday. only one exploded. SHAEF officials attributed the incident to mechanical failure and cited Issy Les Moulineaux as the target area.
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A Tourist Attraction Good View Of Battle
Swiss onlooker crowds watch French 1st Army fighting near Basel as shells burst along the border. Sightseers fill balconies in St Louis and even climb French tanks. An interurban Basel streetcar nears the front line while a reporter observes from 200 yards away with coffee and hot dogs.
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15th AAF Heavies Strike At Austria
Liberators and Flying Fortresses of the 15th AAF bombed targets in Austria amid murky weather, with attacks in Vienna area and on refinery complexes at Biechhammer and Odertal. A ball turret gunner was observed ejected by flak from a neighboring bomber, while other raids focused on oil refineries and rail sidings despite limited visibility.
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Ex-Duces Ex-Gal Friend Held For Collaboration
Rome report details Cornelia Pizzato Tanzi, once Mussolini’s mistress, facing December 20 court over collaboration with the enemy. She allegedly alerted SS about hidden military equipment and Trailan Patriot soldiers at Strohlfern Villa in Borghese Gardens, a noted Rome villa.
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Ex Spanish Leader Plans To Establish Exile Government
Diego Martinez Barrio, former Spanish Republic president and head of the Spanish Committee of National Liberation, said a government in exile will be set up in Mexico City and asked UN members to withdraw recognition of Franco. A Mexico City congress of former deputies may appoint a president. 150 ex-deputies may attend. 95 are already there. In Paris, Catalan leader Ira urged that Franco's regime nears end. Franco reprieved 284 death sentences in Spain, including 108 in Madrid.
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Demonstrators Shot in Athens Amid Upheaval
Clashes in Athens as EAM demonstrators armed with flags of Greece the United States Britain and the USSR confront police near Syntagma Square. British forces deny involvement after General Scobies proclamation backed by His Majesty's Government. Tanks deploy police quarters and air patrols hover overhead amid continued unrest.
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