Von Kluge Escape Gap Shrinks as Allies Close In
Allied and American forces report German Seventh Army fleeing east from Normandy through the Falaise gap. Von Kluge has extricated most armor, reducing the escape corridor to about eight miles while Allied air and ground operations destroy hundreds of German vehicles. Casualties reach near 100,000 for the Germans with 39,000 prisoners taken in two weeks.
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Berlin
Paris
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
Seine-Loire
Falaise- Argentan
Vassy
Tinchebray
Vire
Putanges
Orne
Argentan
George S. Patton, Jr
Late Corn May Be Hard Hit By Heat
Optimism noted at Frederick canneries as sugar corn from the season shows injury from heat and drought yet remains better than 1943 drought yields. Prospects of at least fifty percent of normal yield noted, with potential doubling if rains arrive soon. Continued heat could worsen late crop quality. packing remains on schedule and labor is under control though season may shorten if crops fail.
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Frederick Canneries
Vatican City Newspaper Expects Allied Victory
Vatican City paper L Osservatore Romano said the Allied forces dominate the world and expressed hope that Atlantic Charter principles would become reality in international life. In New York buyers watched air transport and automotive issues, with leaders making occasional advances.
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L'Osservatore Romano
L'Osservatore
New York
Allied Seventh Army Attacks Southern France Under Patch
Rome August 16 Allied forces strike southern France with the Seventh Army led by Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, famed Guadalcanal commander. Allied headquarters announced tonight.
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Allied
Reds Ready For All Out Offensive On Warsaw
The Red Army pressing on Warsaw from Praga across the Vistula faces stiff Praga resistance as Rokossovsky strengthens reserves and finalizes assault plans. Russian and Polish troops encircle Praga, while the Kiev-like push extends toward East Prussia as German lines absorb heavy losses and counterattacks falter.
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Red Army
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
East Prussia
Lyck
Rokossovsky
Ivan Stonev
Krakow
Lithuania
Japs Admit Retirement From India Into Burma
London reports Tokyo radio acknowledged that Japanese forces have withdrawn from northeastern India into Burma. The broadcast said units engaged on the India Burma frontier have been moved into Burmese territory where they are prepared for further battles.
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Tokyo Radio
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Burma
India-Burma Frontier
Associated Press
Commandos Silenced Coastal Batteries Before Invasion
Aboard Admiral Lyal Davidson’s flagship, Aug 15, Allied forces crossed southern France fronts under naval support. Rangers and Commando units seized Levant and Port Cros early, silencing coastal guns to allow troop landings. Coastal and air activity mingled with naval gunfire as destroyers pursued unidentified ships and rescued crews, with limited enemy shore contact reported.
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Lyal Davidson
Navy
France
Poys
Levant
Port Cros
Gilbert Reid
Kalamazoo
Mich
Davidson
Underground Rising Surges Across French Towns
Reports from Spain and Bern say Maquis attacks surround a score of towns in southern France as liberating rumors spread. By dusk many garrisons faced ultimatums and Vichy turmoil grew with patriots advancing toward Bordeaux and toward Vichy. Parisians celebrated as street clashes erupted between patriots and collaborationists.
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France
Spain
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Periguex
Tulle
Auriflac
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Pau
Toulouse
Vichy
IFA
Independent French Agency
Bern
Bordeaux
Montgomery Remains As Deputy Commander Under Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force today said there is no change in General Bernard L. Montgomery’s status as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s deputy commander in the field. Montgomery continues as field commander over all ground forces under Eisenhower including Omar Bradley’s Twelfth Army Group and the British Canadian Twenty First Army Group.
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Supreme Headquarters
Bernard L. Montgomery
Dwight DB
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Eisenauseer
Twelfth Army
Omar N. Bradley
Twenty-First Army
Huge Air Armada Pounds Reich in World War II Assaults
London reports a massive Allied air operation pounding Germany with 2,000 planes including heavy bombers. Targets centered in Leipzig and Magdeburg, with Berlin bombed, Alps crossings noted from Italy into Tyrol and Bavaria. The U S Eighth Air Force conducted multiple missions, while squalls in Normandy disrupted air support for intensified Allied operations.
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Magdeburg
Berlin
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Reich
Italy
Tyrol
Bavaria
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Saxony
Hannover
Brunswick
Normandy
France
Mako Naval Base Bombed First Tune
Chungking reports American Liberators bombed the Mako naval base in the Pescadores, the first strike on the island group between Formosa and China. Takao harbor near Formosa was also hit at night by planes from Major General Claire L. Chennaults 14th Air Force. no further details released.
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Pescadores Islands
Formosa
China
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Claire L Chennault
U. 8 14Th Air Force
Patriots Take Dozen Towns
Allied communique reports French interior forces capturing about twelve towns mainly in Brittany and encircling 1500 Germans near Paimpol. Patriots entered Sizun Brasparts Pleyben Chateauneuf Coray Milizac and Bannalee Quimperle Chateaulin Douarnenez. FFI reportedly annihilated German garrisons at Mautiers and Bourg Saint Maurice after fierce fighting.
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Eisenhower
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Coray
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Quimperle Bannalee
Cool Weather Seen Across Midwest and Heat Persists East
The Associated Press reports cooler conditions in Minnesota and the Dakotas with Chicago experiencing thundershowers that cooled the heat wave. New York and New England remain hot with a week-long spell and Boston logging six straight days of record highs. Maine forests face tinder-dry conditions as fires burn thousands of acres.
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Dakotas
Chicago
New York
New England
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Maine Woods
Allied forces landings in southern France advance
Allied authorities report troops firmly established in southern France with initial objectives met and reinforcements pouring ashore. Reports from Bern and Rome say Cannes Nice Marseille are being secured, with French Partisans aiding and German forces retreating toward La Spezia.
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la Suisse
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Gulf of Genoa
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la Suissa
Italy
Albert Kesselring
Nazis Prepare for Allied Attack in Western Greece
Inside Greece reports Gen Rosler ordered urgent preparations against an Allied attack in western Greece and Albania. German commanders in the Aegean islands of Samos and Lesbos order troop concentration near ports. Evacuation possibility suggested as heavy forces move from south Greece toward Adriatic coast and Albania.
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Turkey
Greece
Rosler
Albania
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Lesbos
Roster
Scheidel
Adriatic
Troops Pour Ashore in Mediterranean Landing
Correspondent reports Allied forces pouring ashore along three beaches under heavy shelling as Nazi forces react to the new threat. Landing craft hit the beaches behind smoke screens amid bombardment aboard Admiral Hewitt's flagship during the four hour Mediterranean operation.
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NBC
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Mediterranean
Frank Conify
Associated Press
Admiral Hewitt
Dence
Nazis Say Bulgaria To Define Foreign Policy
Berlin broadcast reports Bulgaria’s parliament will hold an extraordinary session to hear a statement on foreign policy. Unconfirmed reports from Turkey and others say Bulgaria seeks a way out of the war and may negotiate an armistice through Turkey.
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