British Invasion Toward Rhine Deepen Front in January Drives
British forces Press into German lines from multiple sectors as Patton’s Third Army pushes toward the Siegfried Line. In the Belgian and Luxembourg areas, Second Army advances seize several towns while crossing toward the Roer. Allied air support and river obstacles complicate the push as German defenses retreat and regroup.
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Paris
Germany
Halland
Roor River
Patton
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Ardennes Salient
Fourth
Patth
Surerlyey
Diekiivhaves
Luxembourg City
Bbourg
Strasbourg
Stathingtten
Dengelsheim
Sessenheim
Herrlisthein
Hatten
Susteren
Echl
Overeind
Overhaven
Recht
At. Vith
von Rundfledt
Third Army
Bourcy
Hardieng
Belgian Bulge
Moselle
St. Vith
Hout
Ardhemies Mointains
Seventh Army
France
Henri Balck
Rain breaks San Antonio 3 inch record in 24 hours
A thunderstorm in San Antonio and surrounding area drenched the region starting at 1 a.m. Wednesday, totaling 2.84 inches and flooding streets. Police rescued motorists, and residents faced high water as farmers welcomed the rain for central Texas crops. Nearby towns reported rainfall ranging from about 1.45 to 3.80 inches.
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Holt
San Antonio
Weabbergman J. 1 Jarbor
Dayne Road
Magenorth
Sumrmit
Fulton
Hildebrand
Kings Highway
Farr Avenue
Texas
Jarboe
Aniniin
Crystal City
Taf
Fredericksburg
Boerne
Kerrville
San Marcos
Gonzales
Wralde
Churchill Stalin Agree On Balkans In Wartime Talks
Prime Minister Churchill said he and Marshal Stalin reached agreement on Balkan affairs to prevent future wars and keep President Roosevelt informed. He warned Greece will stay under British guidance until impartial elections, denouncing ELAS as Trotskyite and brutal. Tito deemed master of Yugoslavia as Italy’s role questioned. He urged no European spheres of influence and warned the House against fear-driven policy.
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James London
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Balkans
Roosevelt
Europe
Commons
Britain
Howe
Greece
Hamelas
Moscow
ELAS
Cherek
Clemenceau
Peter
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Trely
Rome
Italy
Spain
House
Balkan
United States
Church
Fighting Qualities Of Yanks Praised
Prime Minister Churchill lauds American soldiering on the Western Front noting Americans bore heavy losses and fought alongside British and Canadian forces. He cites 40,000 American casualties in a major offensive and says the Allied effort is key to shortening the war while defending American bravery and sacrifice.
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London
Churchill
Herald Commons
Ins Cariier
Schveldt
von Rundstedt
Chuke Hadl
France
Swervengen
United States
Churchil
Patton Weather Prayer Said to Aid Third Army
The Third Army received General Patton's Christmas prayer asking God for lawful weather to aid combat against the German bulge. Field headquarters released the full text on January 18, noting unusually bad conditions since the offensive began December 23.
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TRIRD
UNS
Patton
Manila Luzon Recon Quest Pushes Toward Batule and Manila
American forces press along Luzon coast routing toward Batule and Manila, with air raids by Superforts over Formosa and the China coast. Third Fleet ships drive Jap shipping from the South China Sea as U S troops reach near Manila and Clark Field amid reports of Japanese landings and heavy fortifications on Luzon.
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Manila
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Mobe-Osaka J
China
Formosa
SGC
Shanghai
Hainan Island
Hong Kong
Canston
Canton
U.S
Third Fleet
Unity
South
Washington
Hong Hong-Canton- Swatow-Amoy
High Command
Luzon
Domei
Nip
Lin- Bayen Gulf
Darel
Macarthur
Sixth Army
Ithe Gulf
Mtn Army Corps
Bollimo Peninsula
Rosario
Manila-Bagulo
Bobonan
Pozorrubia
Mariac
Clark Field
United States
Port Stotsonburg
Gen
Kuntak! Kolgo
Allies Raid Deep in Reich Report From London Front
London reports a large Allied air operation deep into Germany behind the Saar with hundreds of fighters and bombers, attacking rail yards and factories near Kaiserslautern Mannheim and Hamburg. The raid comes as U S and British air forces sustain heavy daytime strikes against U boat pens and rail complexes amid a string of weekly assaults. Mary Pickford cancels a two week tour to back the March of Dimes campaign in New York City.
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Kaiserlautern
Saar
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Mannheim
Germini Mies
R.A
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Air Ministry
Air Force Aga
Eighth Air Force
Hamburg
Paderborn
Aled
Paris
Make Pickford
New York
Mary Pickford
Fimdom
Lavery
Casualties Listed By Stimson on Western Front
War brief notes the December 1944 American Army casualties total of 74 788, with 10 419 killed 43 554 wounded and 20 816 missing. It details national totals since Pearl Harbor, breakdowns by army and divisions, and German losses. The report cites Secretary of War Stimson and cites the Ardennes counteroffensive as a key factor.
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Warrington
Simson
Re.pelling
Nlg
Stinson
Tirat
Ardennes
Flont
Derember
Stimson
Westen
Western Front
Ameren
Sampson
Griminn Drive
Priamera
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Navy
Sixth Army
Gyain
Devers
Seventh
France
Janery 1
White House confirms dog shipment in error claims
The White House admits the transport of Col Roosevelt's mastiff Blaze to the West Coast by air on an A priority. Public officials call the move a regrettable combination of errors. Secretary Early and War officials dispute responsibility while noting the incident required three servicemen be removed from the plane at Memphis.
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Washington
INS
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Early
War Department
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Barry
Blaze
Roosevelt
Faye Fmersin
California
Irigh
Mempein
Tenn
Early J
Eliott
Overzean
Dallea
Czestowa
Marshal Koney
East Ukraine
Czestawa
Warsaw
Berlin
Zhukov
Tulna
Zyrardow
Radom
Rokossavsky
Free Germans Urge Nazi Surrender In Moscow Broadcast
London reports a Free German Committee in Moscow urges the Nazis to lay down arms. The group, formed by 18 captured German generals, says Hitler's eastern armies face destruction and total annihilation can be avoided if they act at once.
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London
IFA
Moscow
Witler
Russia
Soviet Offensives Push Through Poland Near Warsaw
London reports Stalin announces capture of Modlin and 100 towns as three Russian armies surge into Poland. Churchill says the winter offensive links with Allied pressure to fix fronts. Zhukov and Rokossovsky push toward Berlin while Berlin and Moscow portray German losses as dire.
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London
Stalin
Modlin
Warsaw
Russia
Poland
Churchill
Moscow
Berlin
Stockholm
Silesia
Lublin
Krakow
U S Submarines Sunk 24 Japanese Ships in Pacific Waters
Washington reports American submarines sank 24 enemy vessels across Pacific and Far Eastern waters. The tally brings total Japanese ships sunk to 958, with 4,093 combat vessels and 655 noncombatant ships. The update notes further destruction among destroyers, escorts, cargo vessels, tankers, and transports.
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Pacific
Far Eastern
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