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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
1
A World War II era field dispatch depicts exhausted American troops at Monschau facing relentless German assaults. It recalls long lines of vehicles and soldiers. bitterness and vengeance drive grim resolve as casual talk ends under the sting of defeat.
Reports from London and Paris describe a massive German counteroffensive across the First Army front in Belgium and Luxembourg. German wedges drive deep into Belgian territory near Malmedy and Stavelot, while northern positions near Monschau resist. American reinforcements halt pushes as tank destroyer actions near Stavelot claim several enemy armor losses.
A World War II front-page briefing describes a German counteroffensive in Belgium and Luxembourg, the Allied struggle to hold lines, and efforts to prevent a decisive German breakthrough. It notes heavy American losses but reports gains in some sectors and analyzes potential strategic outcomes.
A severe north wind swept across Texas from the Panhandle through West Texas to Waco and beyond. Temperatures plunged as a cold front moved toward Houston and the Rio Grande Valley, with Laredo expected to face the chill by early afternoon.
Secretary of War Stimson, in a weekly war review from Warrington, asserts the Nazi drive to halt Allied advances may fail and shorten the war. He recalls 1918 and warns of the Russian winter offensive while praising General Elspower and forces for restraint and patient, aggressive fighting.
A vast cold front swept the nation with subzero temperatures across Minnesota Wisconsin North and South Dakota Iowa and Michigan. Chicago forecast zero to five below with a break expected by Friday night and a return to colder air Sunday.
In dense fog on the First Army front near Belgium, U S forces press an ongoing clash as doughboys advance through near unseen foes. Guns blaze in the gray gloom while troops move with limited visibility, shaping a day described as a classic Hitchcock scene.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and colder air in San Antonio and surrounding areas. Thursday afternoon and night and Friday will be notably chilly with minimums around 30 degrees in East Texas and nightly lows between 20 and 35 degrees in the eastern portions. Coastal areas stay slightly above freezing with steady to strong winds in the southeast and far south sections. More weather details on Page 2-A.
A German unit wearing captured American uniforms infiltrates Belgian towns seeking military information and support while posing as U S soldiers. Three masqueraders were captured at an ordnance depot after speaking in German slang, and others are reportedly hidden among assault troops and civilians. Local MPs and a platoon commander detained the trio and seized the ransom of American money found on one.
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