Tactics Of Fascist Mobsters Revealed
Rome reports disclose a fascist underground network active across Europe before and during the war with murder kidnapping sabotage and terror. Two conspirator groups are named one linked to the Marseilles and Paris killings the other tied to Franco era sabotage and anti fascist crimes. Key figures include Fulvio Savic Zenone Benini Paola Cortese Francesco Jacomini and Gen Mario Roatta with others arrested or fled. The case joins both groups in a single trial as investigators detail complicity with German espionage and actions of Italian secret services.
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Rome
Europe
Italy
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Louis Barthou
Marseilles
Roselli Brothers
France
Fulvio Savic
Albania
Zenone Benini
Paola Cortese
Francesco Jacomini
Cortese
Ante Pavelich
Croatia
Alberto Pariani
Paolo Anzgidi
Roberto Navale
Eugenio Piccardi
Efisio Ligas
Santo
Nakitin
Ventimigna
Roatta
Nazis Shot Patriot Then Took Fortune in Paris Trial
Paris December 7 1943 reports reveal the Gestapo extorted 4 060 000 francs for the release of a Frenchman alleged to have sent wireless messages to London though he was dead, as Antoinette Keelner testified at the Ges tapo gang trial. Frail sister of the slain man she described Lafont wearing a German uniform and interrogations. Additional witnesses included members of Defense of France with Genevieve de Gaulle. Other actions against collaborators included warrants for Pierre Benoit and Abel Herman, with Sacha Guitry under charge but at liberty. The French justice minister promised faster purge despite symbolic budget cuts by the Assembly.
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Paris
London
Gestapo
Lafont
Trey
Defense of
France
Genevieve de Gaulle
Charles de Gante
Rue Bonaparte
Pierre
Bony
Pierre Benoit
French Academy
Benoit
Dax
Abel Herman
Reuter
Sacha Guitry
Francois de Menthon
Consultative Assembly
Brazilian Squadron Flies 345 Sorties In 1st Month
In its first 30 days in combat the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron flew 345 sorties and dropped over 75 tons of bombs in northern Italy. Flying P 47 Thunderbolts as part of the Tactical Air Force the Brazilians destroyed one enemy aircraft on the ground and damaged rail infrastructure including three bridges 12 rail cars nine motor vehicles and five railway stations. Ways were cut in two places and seven rail cuts effected while 112 rail cars ten motor vehicles seven locomotives and three buildings were damaged.
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MAAF
Der. 7
Italy
Tactical Air Force
Slayer Sentenced in Florence for Manslaughter Robbery
Serzio Van zini was found guilty on manslaughter robbery and illegal possession of firearms after a month trial. He received a 27 year prison sentence for shooting and robbing an American soldier in Florence.
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Florence
Serzio Vanzini
Vanzini
Senate panel backs Alexander C Kirk as Italy envoy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommended confirming Alexander C. Kirk as ambassador to Italy. The approval emerges from Washington on December 7 as UNN reports the panel's action.
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Kirk
Washington
UNN
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander C. Kirk
Italy
Austria Targets Hit By 15th During Night Raid
Allied air units raided Klagenfurt Villach and Salzburg in Austria with heavy defenses. Liberators escorted by Lightning conducted daylight raids in Hungary Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia causing significant damage at railway yards. The Saaf reported over 1,100 of 1,506 sorties and thirteen enemy aircraft destroyed while nineteen Allied planes went missing.
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MSAR
Dér
Siraiente
MAAF
War Crimes Record Grows for Japan in Far East
Chungking radio reported the Far Eastern Division of the War Crimes Commission has logged more than 3,000 cases since February. Dr. G. T. Wang, president, said the commission’s reach covers the South Seas and Hongkong from the Mukden incident on September 18, 1937, to the war’s end.
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Chungking
Far Eastern
War Crimes Commission
G. T. Wang
South Seas
Hongkong
Mukden
Censorship Rules Set for V E Day War News
London and Washington outline parallel censorship codes to govern postwar reports. About 100 regulations will be halved and tightened to block sensitive military details while allowing troop and ship movements to the Far East and key war event coverage.
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London
Europe
Ned Russell
New York Herald-Tribune
Russell
Far East
Hich
Parifie Theater
Torrie
Eagle Eye
Count of Paris Escapes to Madrid After Wounding
Paris reports the Count of Paris Henri, Comte de Paris, wounded in a clash with French Interior Forces near Bordeaux has fled to Madrid. Age 36, head of the House of Corleans, the younger royal branch. The Bourbons are extinct.
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Paris
Count
Madrid
Bordeaux
Liberation
Henri
Comte de Paris
House of Corleans
Bourbons
Lay
France
Spain
Forrestal Notes Jans Improving Planes And Defenses
Secretary of the Navy James W. Forrestal said Japanese aircraft production has improved in quality and quantity, narrowing the Allies technical edge. He warned stronger enemy defenses are anticipated as American forces close on Japan and noted airfields allow rapid force assembly. Only overwhelming Allied weapon superiority can assure victory.
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Washington
James W. Forrestal
Japan
Forrestal
Coms
Italian political crisis edges toward solution amid party talks
New Italian political decisions stayed in force as Socialists abstained from joining the Government. Bonomi met leaders of six parties at the Communist Party headquarters and a final decision emerged. The crisis touched Italy and major Allies, provoking exchanges in the House of Commons and a Stettinius statement urging democratic self-government without external influence. Crown Prince Umberto’s position strengthened as he urged Bonomi to form a new government.
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Bonomi
Communist Party
Italy
House of Commons
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Crown Prince
Amberto
Slight Gains Mase By Yanks On Leyte
Leyte, Philippine battles continue as General Douglas MacArthur reports slight advances by American forces. The 24th Division repelled a Japanese counterattack near Ormoc while Tokyo claimed air drops and new airborne landings that AP questions. Weather delays affect road surveys and potential large scale operations on Leyte.
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Leyte
Philippine
Douglas
Ormoc
Tokyo
Airti
Taeleban
Burianen
Duta San Pablo
Ormor Rrr
Plance
Associated Press
Ex-Spanish Republican Leader Outlines Long Term Unity Plan
In New York Alvarez del Voxo denies withdrawal from politics and backs forming a united Republican government in Madrid. He says the program seeks consultation with cross party figures to reduce petty biases and create subordination of individuals, amid rumors of resignations. The Nation notes Negrin’s recent proposals to reorganize the Spanish Republican Party in Mexico City.
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Esile
Ecross
Fai
New York
Alvarez del Voxo
Onset Negrin
the Nation
Vest
Negrin
Remhican Parite Linent
Mesiro City
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