French Capital Of Morocco In American Hands
Allied commander Eisenhower announced Rabat, the French capital of Morocco, was now in American hands as Patton’s corps paid tribute at Marshal Lyautey’s tomb. The dispatch notes armistice anniversaries and broader North Africa movements including Italian coastal evacuations and Toulon fleet status.
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Morocco
U. S
Tunisia
Wes Gallagher
U.S
North Africa
French North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rabat
Eisenhower
George S. Patton
Marshal Louis Lyautey
United Press
Associated Press
Ui Raval
De Gaulle Urges French to Join Allies in Broadcast
Charles De Gaulle urged the French to join the Allied fight in a BBC broadcast. He called officers, NCOs, soldiers, and airmen with ships and planes to hasten to join the Free French forces and not leave arms to the enemy, stating victory is certain.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Hitler
BBC
Frenchmen Rally Around Gen Giraud Leader Of North Africa
Washington reports Gen Henri Honore Giraud named head of anti Vichy French forces in North Africa. He could unite diverse groups and perhaps lead to a provisional French government recognized by the United States. North Africa, with about 30 million people, would supply troops and a self governing base for Allied operations.
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Washington
Henri Honore Giraud
North Africa
Giraud
United States
Charles de Gaulle
London
United Nations
Embassy Staff Leaves For Lourdes
United States embassy staff and American newspapermen departed Vichy by train for Lourdes in the Pyrenees. They are expected to be interned there until an exchange can be arranged.
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Bern
Switzerland
United States
Vichy
Lourdes
Pyrennees
British And American Nationals Interred In France
German radio reports that British and American nationals in unoccupied France have been interned on orders of the French government. Reuters notes Argus hit by German and Italian air and naval forces in attacks this morning.
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Tunisia
Bizerte
London
DNB
France
Reuters
France and Africa at a Glance Calls on All Frenchmen to Stand Together
Reported actions show Hitler advancing in unoccupied French zones and Corsica while Mussolini sends troops into southern France. De Gaulle calls French to join the fight. Churchill vows action across the North Sea. Allied moves in Africa push toward Axis defeat as Rabat and Tunis see activity.
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France
Africa
Hitler
Corsica
Mussolini
Petain
Toulon
United Nations
de Gaulle
Churchill
North Sea
Vichy
Churchill Says Cross Channel Attack With Proper Prep
Prime Minister Churchill told the House that an attack across the North Sea would be launched in due course but requires immense preparation and time. He noted German forces in France, large invasion installations at suitable ports, and argued that a major cross channel assault in 1942 was not physically possible. He warned against misleading allies and discussed roles of the United States and Russia, Rommel’s losses, and Allied plans including North Africa and a Mediterranean pivot.
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North Sea
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House of Commons
France
Britain
Italy
Rommel
Egypt
Chiefs of Staff
United States
Russia
Europe
Stalin
North
Africa
Calais
Low Countries
Middle East
Malta
Germany
Norway
Iechem
Washington
Roosevelt
Western Front
Mediterranean
Marshall
General Marshall
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Karl Rudolph Gerd von Rundstedt
Marshal van Rundstedt
Fuehrer
von Rundstedt
Rearguard Of Axis Engaged Now At Bugbug
Cairo reports the British Eighth Army pressing Rommel’s forces backward into Libya and engaging Axis rearguard near Bugbug about 30 miles east of the frontier after breaking a prior stand at Sidi Barrani. Allied air attacks hit enemy concentrations while bombers struck an Italian cruiser in the central Mediterranean during Monday night action.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Libya
Bugbug
Sidi Barrani
Rommel
Nis
Mediterranean
65 Frederick County Soldiers Cast Ballots in State Races
Sixty five Frederick County ballots were sent to the Secretary of State from armed forces members and will be counted Friday. With Nikirk leading Sinn in the State's Attorney race by 46 votes the mail ballots tighten the result little. The House of Delegates race remains uncertain as Offutt could be affected by nine mail votes ahead of Payne if those ballots favor the Republican side.
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Frederick County
Secretary of State
Associated Press
Annapolis
Sinn
Nikirk
House of Delegates
W. Jerome Offutt
Joseph B Payne
Extermination of Rommel Guaranteed
Pravda comments on American troop operations in northwest Africa and vows guaranteed success for the British Eighth Army in exterminating Field Marshal Rommel's forces.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Africa
Eighth Army
Rommel
Arrest of Marshal Petain Hinted in War Radio Report
Reuters reported German radio hinted five high German officers and staffs entered a Paris hotel complex tied to Vicar headquarters amid Nazi denouncement of Allied actions. Secretary Hull condemned the invasion of unoccupied France as lawless and in line with Hitler’s regime.
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Washington
Secretary of State
Hull
France
Hitler
Armistice With Vichy Scrapped Amid Nazi Advance
Hitler abandoned the armistice with France as U S and British moves in Africa alarmed Berlin. German troops moved toward Toulon and Marseille, with Parachute and airborne forces entering Tunisia. Marshal Petain proclaimed the armistice void and urged calm as Germany extended its hold across the unoccupied zone.
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Africa
Adolf Hitler
France
Toulon
Marseille
Tunisia
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Mediterranean
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