Bridge Blowback at Remagen Bridge Attempt Fails
A German officer planned to destroy the 1200 foot Remagen bridge but failed due to a faulty fuse. As American Ninth Armored division neared, residents and soldiers gathered to witness the attempt. Hundreds of Germans surrendered, including the doomed officer, while Linz villagers also capitulated to U S forces the following day.
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United States
Rhine
Remagen
Joseph de Lisle
New York
United States Ninth Armored
Eypel
Orlock
Cope
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
First Army
Enst
Linz
Erpel
Ardennes
Allied air raids planned with larger four motor planes
Brig. Gen. William B D Old said Allied leaders are planning new and larger airborne attacks. He noted that huge four motor cargo planes now used as transports will join the troop carrier fleet, with modifications enabling tow of larger gliders for artillery and tanks.
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New York
William BD. Old
U.S. Lat
American Legion Aviators
Old
War veterans barred from gratuities board review
Ottawa announces the Defence Department board of review will not accept applications from dishonorably discharged veterans. The panel will review cases only at the department's request to ensure standard interpretation of gratuities legislation.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Board of Review
Victims of February Air Raids in London
Britain endured 1633 civilian casualties from enemy air action in February, including 484 deaths. The Ministry of Home Security noted 102 fewer deaths and almost 500 fewer injuries than January, but higher casualties than December.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
Lend Lease Program Recalled In Yearly Review
A fragment notes a discussion around the lend lease program as part of a yearly review. It cites ongoing debates on wartime aid mechanisms and policy wording, with references to borrowed terminology and program labeling. No dates or clear entities are identifiable in the readable text.
Endgame on the Western Front as Allies press advance
London dispatch notes German forces exhausted and retreating on the Western Front. Eisenhower's units push toward the Remagen foothold and Ruhr threat while across the Rhine the Allies consolidate with four divisions. The author predicts a major impending Allied offensive next month with possible heavy losses.
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J. A. M. Cook
London
Germany
Rhine
Remagen
Ruhr
Eisenhower
Route to Victory Route to Victory Canada to lead Pacific war effort
Canada will be the route to victory in the Pacific, says Conrad Wrzos of Inter Allied Service in a Braziligen weekly piece. He recalls Canada’s wartime role in 1940 maintaining air and sea routes for Britain, predicting Canada will soon undertake large scale operations to defeat Japan.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Canada
Pacific
Conrad Wrzos
Inter- Allied Service
Wreeg
Wartime Information Board
Great Britain
Outfitting Subs London for Nazi Leaders Flight
The Moscow radio quoted in a German broadcast that the German navy is outfitting several of its largest U boats for the flight of top Nazi leaders. German sailors were urged to sabotage the plans and prevent the escape of those responsible for the war.
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Mand
Moscow
Britain Poised to Call Up More Men for Army
In the House of Commons war secretary Sir James Grigg outlined the army estimates and predicted a new call-up from civilian life. He warned against assuming the war is over and noted plans to reduce overseas tours to three years and redeploy for Japan. He cited large American troop housing and Allied relief efforts in France Belgium and Holland and detailed food aid to Greece Italy.
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London
James Grigg
House of Commons
Germany
James
Japan
Ufe
France
Britain
Sir James
Belgium
Holland
Europe
Greece
Italy
Vancouver VC Winner Smokey Smith Named for Promotion
Pacific command officials denied any plan for promotion of Private Ernest Smokey Smith of New Westminster B C though Defence Minister McNaughton said he recommended promoting him. Smith earned the Victoria Cross serving with the Seaforth Highlanders in Italy and, while in Italy, was briefly acting-sergeant. He now is on extended leave at the district depot in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Pacific Command
Ernest (Smokey) Smith
New Westminster
B.C
Defence
McNaughton
Ottawa
Smith
Italy
Smokey
V.c
Seaforth Highlanders
Yalta affirm solid front and war aims voiced in Madison Square Garden
Soviet ambassador Andrei Gromyko told a world unity rally at Madison Square Garden that the Yalta conference broke Germany’s final chance to fracture Allied unity. He urged compensation in kind for German devastation and called for voting power in a future world security council to reflect great power cooperation and peaceful aims.
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New York
Yalta
Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Madison Square Garden
Congress For Industrial Organization
Russia
Crimea
Council of the
World Security Organization
Gromyko
World’s biggest bombs debut by RAF hits Germany
London reports the striking debut of the 22,000-pound earthshaking super bomb dropped by four engined Lancasters. More than 5000 Allied planes attacked rail lines and industrial targets in Germany including a Bielfeld viaduct. Canadians, including FO. H. R. Short of Abbotsford B C, describe a massive blast and smoke plume as the weapon struck. The bomb, designed by EB N Wallis, is 25 feet long and 3 feet 10 inches in diameter, with a high explosive charge for underground targets.
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London
RAF
Germany
Bielfield
Muenster
Arnsburg
Dortmund
Air Ministry
Bielfeld
FO. H. R. Short
Abbotsford
B.C
EB. N. Wallis
Vickers-Armatrong
W. Wynter-Morgan
Sqdn
Ldr. Davies
Ministry of Aircraft Production
No Token Force: Canada to Send Fleet to Pacific
Navy Minister Macdonald told the Toronto Canadian Club the Pacific fleet will be far more than a token force. He praised civilians and sailors who built and manned ships and framed the Atlantic campaign as the war’s broadest, starting September 1, 1939, until peace.
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Toronto
Navy
Macdonald
Pacific
Canadian Club of
Seven Die As German V Bombs Hit Public House
A German V bomb demolished a public house at a southern England road junction killing seven. A nearby school and church were damaged. Another V bomb at a residential junction caused casualties and damage. One bomb in a field killed one, seriously injured nine and left many with minor injuries.
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London
England
Jobs Available Winnipeg Highlight Industry Hiring Surge
Mitchell said in Winnipeg interview that about 100000 jobs are currently available in Canadian industry and this number will rise when farmers returning to winter farm work rejoin agriculture.
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Winnipeg
Mitchell
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