World War II Chronicle Ends with Germany Surrender
A compact review of Allied victory milestones from 1944 to 1945, detailing key offensives across Europe and the Pacific, German capitulation, and Japan's surrender after atomic bombings and Allied advances. It notes major cities, armies, and leaders involved in reaching the end of the war in Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Army
Salient
America
Posoes
Pacific
Luzon
Negros
Philippines
Igium
MacArthur
Oder River
Oceen
Germany
Berlin
Oberhausen
U. S
Okinawa
Vienna
Austria
Sense
Ss. First
Nuremberg
Bremen
Stettin
Baltic
Elbe
Torgau
Gegenbach
Kurt Dittmar
Magdeburg
Benito Mussolini
Congo
Italy
Munich
Venice
Milan
U. S. Fifth Army
Stalin
Russia
Caserta
Zhukov
Konev
Borneo
Netherlands
Denmark
Helaquene
Frisian Islands
Montgomery
Devers
Swinemuende
Czecho- Gevakia
Pilsen
Gustav J Mee
Reims Yreees
Europe
U. S. War and Navy
Long Kong
Tokyo
Nanning
Japan
Emperor Hirohito
Manchuria
President Truman
Hirohito
Potsdam
Truman
Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni
Truk
Rota
Yap
Jaluit
Yamashita Propos
Apan
Jonathan Wainwright
Mukden
China
Chunking
General MacArthur
New Grand Hotel
Yokoama
Washington
Billboard Magazine
Topeka
Santa
Congress reconvenes and Roosevelt dies event limits
The report chronicles Roosevelt's 1945 to 1946 leadership moments including reconvening Congress, Truman's oath and moves, war and postwar policies, and key cabinet shifts. It notes the debates on defense, economy, taxes, and the dawning postwar recalibration.
Rose Bowl routs Tennessee in 25 to nil upset
Rose Bowl action sees Southern California defeat Tennessee 25 0 while Shrine and other college results noted. Sammy Snead wins Los Angeles Open with a 283 tally and other sports highlights follow including football and tennis milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern California
Tennessee
Duke Alabama
Miami
Georgia Tech
Shrine
San Francisco
West
Southwestern U
National U
Hambletonian Stake
Titan Paneve
Harry Pownall
Gos
Michican State College
Robert Feller
Navy
Cleveland Indians
Green Bay Packers
Chicago
War and celebrity notes fill 1944 headlines
Wartime spending in 1944 rose 18 percent to 7.16 billion dollars, with reports noting various wartime and social items. The year saw army cargo changes for a dog, celebrity marriages and awards, notable broadcasts, and a range of public notices from politics to entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye
Hollywood
Calif
England
Adolf Hitler
Notable Deaths Hit U S Political and Cultural Figures
A round of obituaries notes the deaths of U S Senator Francis Maloney at 82 the prohibition leader William Johnson in Binghamton New York former Nebraska Governor Charles Bryan in Lincoln Alfred De Forest famed radio engineer Franklin D Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs Georgia war correspondent Ernie Pyle killed on Ie Island veteran actor John McCoz e tenor John Th U S senator from Idaho Jerome Kern songwriter Dwight Davis secretary of war under Coolidge and other notables released by Western Newspaper Union
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
de Forest
Ineer
Mars
Bibel
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Ernie Pyle
Ie Island
Ava
John Th . U
Idaho
Washington
Batate
Jerome
New York City
Alenastervere Jr
Comcaer
Lanthing Tex
Dwight Davis
Warabinet
Calvin Coolidge
Washing. D
Western Newspaper Union
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In Review
Manila
U. S. First Army
Boer River
Guam
Yalta
Epeest
Toussians
Bataan
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Chaling
Hunan
US First Army
Mi Rierken
Mindanao
Philippin Don
Belgium
Hollan
U. S. Third Army
Ludwigshafen
Rhine River
U. S. Third Fleet
Admiral Halsey
Osaka
Philippine Islands
Hon~shu
Labor Party
Izu
Honshu
Twentieth Air Force
Ee Jopen
Ruselad
Man- Ind
U. S. Eighth Army
Yokohama
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Army
Hideki Tojo
London
Britain
France
George Patton
Bavaria
Aren Laval
Aneee Laum
Nationalirlines
Sys- 2
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
Palestine
Laptra
Buniness Munist
Aeikwan
Java
Iran
Nuernberg
Teheran
Olga Nashimoto
Eton
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of
Levant
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Stent Ene
Carley
Moscow
Congress
Sam Rayburn
House
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Bee Loverners
Montgomery Ward
Byrnes
Oo A. Wallace
Senate
Williars Davis
Fred Vinson
Harry S. Truman
War Production Board
Robert H. Noste
Ivania
Thomas Clark
Francis Biddle
Lewis Schwellenbach
Francis Perkins
Clinton Anderson
Claude Wickard
U. S. Supreme Court
Office of Price Administration
George Patto
James Doolittle
Omar Bradley
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Bretton Woods
OPA
Petroleum Administration
United Nations
WMC
Churches
Bermuda
Commission
Attlee
Pearl Harbor
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Montgomery, Ward and Co
Fleet
Crand
Karl Hoffman Swan
Robert
Ida Grove
Keen
Illinois
Earl Wilson
Sugar Branch
George C. Rshall
Far East
Byron Melson
Mluable
Detroit
Ligne
Selves
Sen
Albert
Happy) Andler
Kentucky
Kenesaw M. Landis
Ken der
Hoop Jr
Edie Arcaro
al Riding
Sammy Byrd
Welby van Horn
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Charles Audry
Marquette U
Milwaukee
Bloomfield
N. J
Byron Nelson
Sarah Cooke
Boston
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Forest Is
Sgt
Frank Parker
Forest Park
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Detroit Tigers
Louisville Colonels
American Association
Newark Bears
Louisville
Oe Louis
Billy Conn
Phil Cavarretta
Hal Newhouser
Nor
Washington Redskins
Newark
Auburn
Meridian
Miss
Ala
Ohio
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Antlers
Okla
Milton
Pan
New J
Berkshire Mountain
Massachusetts
Empire State Building
Michigan
N. C
Texas
Mia
Lake Chelan
Chelan
Lumberton
Fox River Grove
Ill
Aeen
Surby Arty F Theatrical Magazine
Jeer Garson
Star
Gallup
Bing Crosby and
Ingrid Bergman
Gloria Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Leopold Stokowski
Mexico
Variety
Leland S. Aearty MacPhail
N. Y. Yankees
Jean B. Wanamaker
Baltimore
Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart
Mansfield
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
News City
Axis Sally
Turin
Taly
Ace Louise Zucca
Deanna Durbin
Felix Jackson
Las Vegas
Merle Oberon
Lucien Ballard
Camerman
Juarez
Mex
Montana
Canada
Virginia Ker
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O Bree
Dehn
Verly Hills
Cal F
Billboard
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Betty Hutton
Theodore Briskin
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Lake Forest
U. S. Navy
Honolulu
Glenn Seaborg
U. of California
Wright Field
Dayton
University of Ilinois College of Medicine
Judy Hackman
Seattle
Carole Landis
W. Horace Sennen
Jorge S. Patton Jr
Navy Hospital
Vallejo
Quisling
Mac
Francis T. Maloney
William E. “‘Pussyfoot” Johnson
Prohibition
Binghamton, N. Y
Charles W. Bryan
William J ‘S Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Bever
J. Grant
Eater
Hiram W. Johnson
Washington, D. C
John McCo Ze
Epock
Lyric Tenor
Palle
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