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Yank Pvt. Recruits Army Of Partisans in HollandWITH U.Sc AIRBORNE TROOPS IN NETHERLANDS, (OWI)—U.S. Army Pvt. Theodore Baehenheimer who parachuted into the Netherlands and wandered into a town near the German border on personal reconnaissance, now leads an army of 300 Netherlands patriots, U.S. War CorrespondentRobert Wilson reported.“The Germans held the town when he entered,'1 Wilson wrote, “but Baehenheimer quickly made friends with the Nelherlauders «md organized his own army which was armed with captured German weapons. The anny' called itself the 'Free Netherlands Army’ and insisted on dubbing Baehenheimer ‘Kormnamkmt’. He set up headquarters in a steel factory which was patrolled by sentries with Netherlands Army’helmets ami. orange brassards.“High school girls compile rosters of Netherlands volunteers.There is an enlistment office for volunteers and a large room whr escores of collaborators are kept under guard.Baehenheimer has a situation map showing where bands of Netherlands patriots are engagingthe enemy. He knows the names and addresses of local collaborators, the location of explosives stored Iy the. enemy; Girls on his staff drive cars on official business and transport the wounded. They also prepare and distribute meals. Under hts supervision new German bicycles are given citizens needing transportation*1 *“So important is his work,” Robert Wilson wrote, “that another paratrooper has been assigned to maintain communications between BachenheimeFs headquarters and the U.S. regimental command post. High ranking American and British officers seeking information or guides are frequent callers.Churchill Revealscasualfies inTalkIn a lengthy speech to the Commons Thursday Winston Churchill reported that Allied losses in 120 days after D day were 90,000 British arid 145,000 American casualties*’ He said there are between two and three million Allied troops in France and that “a large portion of the British fleet” is in the 'Pacific waters. (Reuter.)
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Strasbourg Stars and Stripes
Strasbourg, Alsace, FR
Fri, Sep 29, 1944
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