RAF Pounds Germany in End-to-End Mission from Kassel to Gdynia
RAF bomber forces hit Kassel and the Baltic port of Gdynia in twin raids, flying 1500 miles round trip under moonlight. The attack aimed to cripple Nazi war production across Germany while fighters swept French skies and naval moves along the Channel.
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London
Kassel
Gdynia
Poland
RAF
Germany
Frankfurt
Henschel Locomotive Works
Europe
Henschel Aircraft Engine Works
Fieseler Aircraft Works
Messerschmitt
Engaged 17-Year-Old Canteen Worker Rumor Surfaces
London reports claim June Morris 17, a London born canteen worker, is engaged to Gerald Lascelles 18, nephew of King George VI. The Morris family denies involvement, while officials note no confirmation from the Earl of Harewood or Gerald.
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King Genroe
Newhow
London
June Morris
Gerald Lascelles
George VI
Gerald
London Daidly Mirror
Miss Morris
Jewess
Mirror
Earl
Morris
Moortown
Leeds
W. S. Morris
York
Army Pay Corps
Earl of Harewood
Daily Mirror
Jane
Lascelles
Princess Royal
Japanese Fleet Suffered Major Defeat in Solomons
London reports from Sydney say the Japanese fleet suffered a shattering defeat at the hands of Allied sea and air forces in the Solomons and withdrew to northern Japanese positions. US sources caution against framing it as a major UN victory. 50 ships were sunk or damaged in the last fortnight.
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London
the Star
Sydney
Solomons
Washington
Solomon
United Nations
Tulagi
United States
Selwyn Speight
Star
Southwest
Pacific
Japan
Nazis Halted On Distant Stalingrad Approaches
German forces advancing 400 miles from Ukraine toward Stalingrad reached the outskirts of the city but were blocked by Red Army infantry and counterattacks. Russian reports said a German spearhead was encircled northwest of Stalingrad while defenses stiffened in the southwest as bombardment and assaults continued.
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Soviet
Russia
Baltic
Gneisenau
Uebel
United Nations
Kassel
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Ukraine
Volga
Stalingrad
Red Army
Great Volga
Stalin
Rzhev
Red Star
Roosevelt Proposes Americas Help Plan for Spain
President Roosevelt outlined a voluntary plan for American nations to aid Spain in repairing civil war damage to cultural treasures and to boost postwar tourism. He said Nelson Rockefeller would carry the idea to South American leaders for refinement. Funding would come from private contributions and foundations.
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Americas
Spain
Washington
Roosevelt
Nelson Rockefeller
South America
Rockefeller
Three Of A Kind Sons Honor WAACS Acceptance
Three Of A Kind Sons Martin waits Navy Air Force call and Morris hoping to join Army Air Forces salute Mrs Margaret Kun Gemann San Marcos Texas on acceptance by WAACS.
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Martin
Navy Air Force
Morris
Army Air Forces
Margaret Kungemann
San Marcos
Tex
WAACS
Allied Forces Pause in Solomons Fight Shift to Milne Bay
General MacArthur reports a lull in the Solomon Islands battle as Allied land and air forces press Milne Bay on New Guinea against a Japanese landing force. Air raids on Buna continue. some enemy air opposition emerges despite prior fighter raids. A high official warns against framing these actions as a major UN victory, noting two phases of Japanese activity and cautioning that Guadalcanal and Solomons operations were not a decisive breakthrough.
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Allied Forces
Solomons
Milne Bay
macArthur
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Buna
Washington
United Nations
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Roosevelt backs flexible farm price and wage stabilization
President Roosevelt said the inflation program favors a flexible approach to stabilizing farm prices and wages rather than rigid controls. He argued prices and wages should track living costs and endorsed Price Administrator Leon Henderson on stabilization policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
British Attack on Italian Cruiser Near Antikythera
British forces report torpedo aircraft attacked an Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi class cruiser off Antikythera Island northwest of Crete. A nearby vessel, likely an oil tanker or large merchant ship, was also attacked with reports of a sinking and burning ship seen the next morning, with two small escort ships observed nearby.
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Cairo
Giuseppe Garibalai
Antikythera Island
Crete
Schools urged to align with war needs and duties
Washington urged 31 million teachers and students to take on heavier war duties and reexamine education programs in light of wartime needs. Paul V. McNutt, War Manpower Commission chair, said able bodied college youth must prepare for armed service and cannot assume extended time in school.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Secur
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Office of Education
McNutt
Ins
Battle in Solomons Presses On As Allied Forces Engage
Melbourne Aug 28 Gen Sir Thomas Blamey said the Solomon Islands battle is a drawn out struggle with heavy resources on both sides. He praised the Allied Air Force for countering the Milne Bay landing despite bad weather and noted ground forces fight the Japanese in incessant rain and thick mud.
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Melbourne
Solomon Islands
Thomas Blamey
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Kokoda
Hlamey
May Go Meatless To Release Ships For Moving Guns
President Roosevelt proposed a meatless day to free 30 to 46 cargo ships now used for meat imports. He said the timing depends on study of transportation impacts and noted 30 to 40 vessels from New Zealand, Australia and Argentina could carry tanks planes and munitions if meatless days are adopted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Zealand
Australia
Argentina
Flying Fortresses Over Northern France Again
United States Flying Fortresses were over northern France again today authorities reported. The operation follows recent raids and underscores ongoing air support over the European theater.
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France
London
United States
RAF Joins U S In Fight On U Boats
In a Washington report dated August 28 1945 the Navy announced RAF Coastal Command aircraft and crews have joined U S Naval and Army forces in anti submarine operations in the western Atlantic. The move adds British planes and personnel from the Royal Air Force to intensify efforts against the U boats in the Atlantic.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Sab Frcraft
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
United States Naval
Army
British Isles
United States
WWII Brothers Willis Survive Torpedoed Atlantic Voyage
First Lieutenant C W Willis, formerly of New Market, arrives safely in Great Britain with his brother Major Hugh Willis after their ship was torpedoed en route to Europe. Their wife Lenora Mummond of this city confirms the news. The brothers, U S Army Air Corps veterans, were aboard a lifeboat group for 24 hours before rescue by a destroyer and Bermuda transfer.
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Europe
C. Wits
New Market
Great Britain
Lenora Mummond
Willis
Hugh Willis
U.S. Army Air Corps
Atlantic
U. S. Army Air Corps
Frederick H. Spaatz
Frederick High School
University of Maryland
College Park
Maori Soldier Cleans Bayonet After Desert Fighting
A New Zealand Maori soldier at El Alamein in North Africa cleans his bayonet following intense hand to hand fighting with German and Italian forces. The account is released by New Zealand diggaon detailing frontline action and wartime service.
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New Zealand
el Alamein
North Africa
Diggaon
Chinese recapture key airfield base in Chekiang
Chinese forces retook the Chuhsien airfield near Chekiang, the major East China base for bombing Japan, after Japanese destruction attempts failed. Lishui also reported entered as Chinese columns pressed into Chekiang Kiangsi provinces, marking a major success in the comeback against withdrawing Japanese forces.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang
China
Japan
High Command
Tishui
East China
Che City
Kiangsi
Marines wipe out nearly all Jap defenders on Makin raid
Eyewitnesses describe a two day assault on Makin Island carried out by U S Marines. The operation left few Japanese survivors, destroyed seaplane facilities, and involved heavy fighting that killed or wounded several Allied and Japanese personnel. Major Roosevelt praised the Marines.
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Makin Island
Walter B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Pat Inpants
Marjor James Roosevelt
Gilbert
Solomons
Evans F Carlson
Plymouth
Conn
Marinas
Roosevelt
James Davis
Evanston
Davis
Jim Faulkner
Red Oak
Tex
John Hawkins
Southgate
Calif
Carlson
Nimitz
Ohn A
Morris
Coronidla
Calify
Admiral Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Oscar F. Peatross
Raseign
Groun
Legion Admits Veterans of Present War
The Maryland Department American Legion unanimously supports admission of the veterans of the present World War to Legion membership. The decision ended a sharp controversy at Cumberland noon today, drawing loud cheers and a large demonstration from about 600 delegates.
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Legion
Cumberland
Maryland Department American Legion
Bomb blasts at Marcel Deat headquarters injure 22
A bomb exploded at a Marcel Deat National Popular headquarters meeting in a Paris suburb killing one and wounding 22 as 3,208 people were in attendance. The attack came on the eve of the anniversary of a pistol attack on Dent and Laval.
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Vichy
Marcel Deat
National Popular
Paris
Paul Colette
Dent
Pierre Laval
National Popular Assembly
Tours
Deat
Sanpasnian
Popular Assembly
Black Market Meat Prices Surge In Chicago
Chicago August 28 reports indicate wholesale meat price ceilings are being breached leading to widespread “black selling.” Trade sources from the Agriculture Department meat packing industry and retail buying field say ceilings are exceeded in various ways, though no names are provided.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
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Peatross
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