Frontline dispatches cite German push near Sedan Meuse
SHAEF reports indicate the Christmas offensive is in its second week, with Nazis advancing to within 23 miles of Sedan and 27 miles of Namur along the Meuse. Frontline notes mention Marche and Bastogne actions, Hold on Namur, and Arlon Luxembourg routes as American defenses strain.
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Hastogne
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Neufthatenu
Gond
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Arlon
Stit Hacks At Krauts East Of Senio
Allied troops advance on the Senio river area as 8th Army and American forces push toward Merlaschio Rossetti and Fusignano sectors. Canadian and Indian units hold the eastern bank, repelling minor enemy actions near Tossignano and Compiuno amid sporadic clashes along the line.
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Bologna
Greatest AAF Force Bombs West Front
Allied air forces attack the German bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg with over 2068 heavy bombers backed by 700 fighters. More than 4005 Allied planes struck the German counteroffensive, destroying or damaging numerous enemy aircraft and targets behind the front. Mosquito bombers hit centers near Losheim and Sankt Vith as Liberators and Forts pounded western Germany rail and road hubs between Coblenz and the Belgian border.
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London
Bess
AAP
Bulge
Belgium
Luxembourg
Alliet
RAF Bomber Command
Loscheim Amt
Sah
St Vith
Germany
Ardennes
Eneiy
Ehrang
Trier
Kaiserlautern
Homburg
Cobienz
Educators Seek Voice in Military Training Plan
Alumni officers from 260 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada urge the War Department and higher education to cooperate before any compulsory military training plan is adopted. They argue the program must reflect the wisdom of higher education leaders and military leaders, in a letter to the Association of American Colleges.
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United States
Canada
War Department
Association of American: Coleges
Atlantic City
Russian Drive Threatens Budapest With Break at Lake Balaton
Russian forces push from Lake Balaton toward Velence and the Drava river area, aiming to split German lines and encircle Budapest. Reports say German tanks and planes are being destroyed and a key Szekesfehervar position rupture could allow a Soviet breach toward the capital.
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Budapest
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Berlin
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Gyors
Japs In Ormoc Corridor Wiped Out
Dec. 2 report from Washington states Allied forces in the Philippines have annihilated Japanese troops along the Ormoc corridor on Leyte. General MacArthur said the 71st Division moved toward Palompon as remnants fled the Pamasunta line. Mindoro was cleared inland with no opposition, and Clark Field near Manila saw a surprise air raid. Philippine patriots reportedly captured Capiz in Panay.
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Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
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Meniof
12Th Airborne Division
Reuters
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Clark
Mindoro
Panay
Ivasion
Capiz
Sanay
Voices of Peace Prayer by Roosevelt Broadcast
President Roosevelt delivered a Christmas Day broadcast urging a united world toward peace on earth. He warned that victory is not yet near as enemies resist and rally but affirmed hope for a new day when all nations join together for lasting peace.
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Roosevelt
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Fortresses Strike Bonins Near Iwo Jima
Washington dispatch reports American Fortresses attacked the Bonin islands early today. The Bonins lie about 800 miles southeast of Tokyo and, with the Volcano Islands, serve as bases from which Japanese bombers have been hitting at Sabang.
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Iwo Dima
Bonin Islands
War Department
Tokio
Volcano Islands
Saban
Christmas Surprise For Gi Baritone RGME Gee
Gi baritone Bill Wahlert sang Silent Night on a wartime Christmas show from Radio City New York to the Allied world. He synchronized voice with chimes atop St Thomas Church in New York City using a headset and received a $100 wallet prize. Wahlert recently performed seven Naples Symphony Orchestra concerts and trained a Negro choir for an MP battalion.
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Special Service Company
New York City
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Phychological Warfare Bureau
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Tower of
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New, York
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Naples Symphony Orchestra
San Carlo Opera
Provisional Hungarian Assembly Forms New Government
Debrecen hosts a provisional Hungarian National Assembly elected from liberated areas to govern the country, declare sovereignty, and pursue agrarian reforms while continuing a war of liberation against Germany. The body aims to establish a central power reflecting the people's wish and to seek armistice with the United Nations.
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Germany
United Nations
Debrecen
Moscow
Reuter’s
Reformation College
Kossuth
Hungary
Assembly Online
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