Pacific War Drives New Phase in Allied Offensives
Reports describe intensified Allied bombing across the Pacific theater with B29 strikes on Japan, Mindanao and Palembang, plus renewed pushing in New Guinea and Guam. MacArthur Nimitz and Roosevelt discussed strategy at a pivotal meeting in Pearl Harbor as forces close on Japanese positions and preparations for endgame actions advance.
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Pilippines
Japan
Guam
MacArthur-Nimits
Tokyo
Japa
Fear
Ransont
Nimitz
Macarthur
Hengyang
Yansan
Guam Fight Now Like Rabbit Hunt
Guam units pursue scattered Japanese forces on Guami during a late stage of a campaign. Marines and soldiers used trained dogs to flush out pockets, with reports of several hundred enemy troops still at large in jungle and cave areas. Intermittent combat continued as the operation moved toward Tarague on the eastern coast.
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Ampitinous Corps
Guami
cVie
Navy Radio
Inter Human
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Hortherm Ttan
Emphibians Corps
Geigey
Jaye
Ywita
Guant
Henry Noni
Cal
W. A. Wachtler
Washington
Geiger
Tarague
Pestis
Morale Jokes Highlight German Army Beliefs
In wartime dispatches from TRUN Spain dated August 11 a French observer reports German soldiers making crude morale jokes about the army's needs and weapons. The remarks reference V-2 components as civilian fats and explosives, reflecting cynicism about German military success and implying the army could fail without such fears.
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Trun
Spain
Hitler
Air Force drives to isolate Paris in Allied raids
Allied air forces struck rail yards and oil depots around Paris and northern towns as bombers pounded targets from Lille to Belfort. Mosquito aircraft bombed Berlin while heavy raids concentrated on military and railway hubs to hamper German movements toward the frontline.
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Lille
Bedan
Auf Biles
Berlin
United States
St. Porenty
Pacy
Armasean River
Villacoublay
Barly
Toussus-le-Noule
Major Shift to Big Planes Set and Output Focus
The government shifts aircraft production from Germany to Japan, promising up to 120000 workers to be released by year end. Liberator bombers, transport planes, and the B-29 bomber lead the new plan, with subcontracts relocating from Akron and southern California to Indiana and Tennessee to boost production.
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California
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Tyne
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Byamville
Wat Steel
Superforts Raid Nagasaki Palembang In Large WWII Bombing
Three B-29s from the 20th Bomber Command report unaccounted for after raids on Nagasaki on Kyushu and Palembang in Sumatra. Bombing results described as good with large fires in Nagasaki and no opposition at Palembang. earlier missions noted six B-29s lost with returning crews.
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Sumatra
20Th Bomber Command
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Kyushu
Palemmbang
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Elr
Wily T
Sasevo Winyat
Joan Grover
She "Qu. Tor
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Palembang
Nigasaki
PAK
Jorge Tries
Palem
Bang
Nagarykt
Mista
Stalin Proposal Not Received at Vatican
A Vatican report indicates no official receipt of Premier Stalin's proposal for postwar actions between the Vatican and Moscow. The note suggests the Vatican has no record of the suggested agreement and expresses uncertainty about any such initiative.
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Vatican
Romanian PM resigns after royal accession reported
Aug 11 UNIS radio report says King Michel received resignation from Ranautlay Peiiie Mipigler Yon Ail. Sonesen Une, a move tied to the government crisis in Romania, with unclear details from the beltis broadcast.
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Sonesen Une
Dbs
King Michel
Dle
Beltis Radio
Toley
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night and Saturday with a high of 08 degrees. Showers are expected along the coast and in the northeastern portion Friday afternoon into Saturday. Data on Page 2-4.
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San Antonio
Texas
Zeallerert
East Prussia in Russian Pincers
Moscow reports Russian armies drive on East Prussia with operations along the Narew and Vistula corridors. Rokossovsky siege of Warsaw grows, while Soviet forces threaten to envelop German positions and reach toward Krakow. German reports claim heavy numbers against them as battles flare at East Prussia gateways. Generals call for Germans to end fighting as Hitler’s war persists.
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Ty Olique
Yanks Claim Vast Marianas Toll After Pacific Conquest
American forces completed the three island victory in the Marianas with 37,661 Japanese deaths reported on Saipan Tinian and Guam. US losses stood at 25,699 including 6,171 killed or missing as Admiral Turner established Saipan as a potential headquarters and Guam’s mop up continued.
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Thoran
Guam
Sharp Co
Armerican
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Richmond Kelly Turner
Issad
Tokyo
Tursey
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Mees
Mmhe Mayianas
United States
Pakon
Taushinsu
Warsaw at End of Rape War Sparked by Underground Help
London dispatch reports that the underground army’s efforts are collapsing as Germans tighten control of Poland’s routes. General Bar warns of a disastrous end unless Husks advance, while Patriots endure constant shelling and aerial bombardment. The Polish government in exile notes the occupation of the Hitee main gas west lines, with no gunfire heard from Soviet-German fronts since August.
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Warsaw
Bar
Hitee
Robot Bombs Hit Twice in England
An official London announcement reported two bomb attacks on Belay lst lent, causing casualties and damage in the London area. The attacks occurred in the evening and another strike followed amid ongoing fear of belay lst lent devices.
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England
London
Seni
Landon
Americans Closing on Versailles in World War II drive
American forces pressed east of Le Mans toward Versailles with limited German opposition as a northward sweep threatened the Seine and Caen pocket. British, Canadian, and Polish units aided near Caen while contending with German resistance and reporting advances toward Le Mans and Chartres. Allies claimed 18 German tanks destroyed and forces advancing in several directions as blockade and coastal ports remained at risk.
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Iilles Sclzitet
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Brest
America
Breton
Colimuelgin SB
U S Sailor George Tweed Treated Guam Rescue as Caveman Ordeal
Chief Radioman George Ray Tweed of Oregon, 42, evaded Japanese forces for 31 months on Guam after fleeing a December 1941 siege. Rescued July 10, 1944, he returned to San Diego with his wife Mary and two sons, having lost weight and endured rainwater and night patrols while hiding in jungle caves.
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Hee
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Ronald
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