Germans Try New Drive Against Orel Front
Moscow dispatches report German high command increasing pressure with two new divisions against the Russian spearhead near Orel. Red Army counters claim repulsed assaults as they press forward toward Orel while Soviet columns close in from the north and east. Total day losses cited include 129 German tanks and 76 planes, with Germans suffering heavy personnel casualties.
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Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Nagi
REDS
Orel-Kurth- Belgorod
Artllery
Leningrad
Oslo
Anid
Schluesburg
Hospitals to Aid Servicemen's Wives in Texas
PORT WORTH July 27 A plan urged by the Texas Hospitals Association would have hospitals render free obstetrical care for wives of service men under a new government compensation plan. A trustees’ resolution called for cooperation but noted hospitals must cover the remaining costs.
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Port Worth
Texas
Texas Hospitals Association
Dive Bombers Hit Munda Air Base in Pacific Action
Allied reports describe heavy bombing of the Munda air base in the Southwest Pacific. U S and Allied aircraft deliver over 200 tons of bombs in a sustained strike era including low altitude runs by Dauntless and torpedo bombers. Lead pilot Lieut George Gay is cited among skilled crews. Heavy rain affects operations as Australian and American forces press toward Sala Mave and Komiatum near New Guinea.
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Salamons
Dauntless
Ayehget
Munda
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Guadalcanal
George Gay
Goreralt
Hornet
Heroic Torpedo Squadron
United States
New Guinea
Mubonew
Komiatum
Sala
Mave
Japair
Douglas
Bond Set In Draft Charge For Garcia In San Antonio
Fernando Garcia of San Antonio appeared before U S Commissioner A W Knight on a draft act violation and was returned to jail after failing to post a $1000 bond. Five men faced charges of theft of government property and were fined on bonds of $250 each: Leandro Rocha Joe Sanchez Burne Saenz Frank Hernandez and Timoteo Herrera.
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Fernando ‘Garcia
San Antonio
U. S
A. W. Knight
Garcia
Leandro Rocha
Joe Sanchea
Burne Saenz
Frank Herenandez
Timoteo Herrera
Success in Sicily Suggests Pattern for Main Invasion
London dispatch notes Sicily victory reinforces Allied invasion strategy for western Europe. Analysts say air power dominance and rapid Sicily advance hint at a workable pattern for landing on the French coast. German air strength would complicate defense, but a mobile reserve could be stretched along an 8000 mile Atlantic front. Maj. Gen. Leonard Townsend Gerow takes command in Britain as prep accelerates.
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London
Sicily
Western
Europe
Hitler
Atlantic
France
Mediterranean
Nelle
FR. A. TF
Mehl V. G. lv
Howefal
Maine
TAN Bho
Gerow
Leonard Townsend Gerow
United States Army
Britain
Russell P. Harte
Hartle
West Wall
Simerior
Pynce
Ruppe
German Youth Sees Slavery in Life Behind Lines in Sicily
In Sicily, a German prisoner tells American interrogators that life in Germany is the modern form of slavery, signaling strain on the German home front. Deserters among Italian troops and civilian-suited prisoners surrendering in large numbers show morale fraying on the island, though fighting continues as Germans remain better armed.
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United States
Seventh Army
Sicily
Germany
Hillery
Unknown Planes Fly Over Bulgaria
Algiers radio reported planes of unknown nationality flying nightly over Bulgaria. Two flights in recent days set off air raid alerts according to the broadcast.
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Bulgaria
Lonwon
Jay Lim
Algiers
Bulpatia
Ithe Broadcast
Allies Drop Surrender Leaflets Over Rome and Italy
Allied planes dropped leaflets over Rome urging capitulation or consequences as Italian morale is portrayed in disarray. Reports from Bern and Rome describe reaction to the Roosevelt Churchill appeal and speculation on non military surprises and potential political changes.
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London
Rome
Hallans
Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Gald
Italiat
Aled
Thalian
Stefan
Roosevelt
Enticing Slaying Two Cats Charged
In San Francisco Mrs. Bessie Jefferson accuses Lawrence Fortine of luring cats to his Victory garden with crumbs to attract birds. The cats allegedly killed in the yard. Municipal Judge Twit Michelson postponed action to August 6 and ordered more rodent control meanwhile. Fortine was arraigned on cruelty to animals charges.
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San Francisco
Bessie Jefferson
Lawrence Fortine
Fortine
U S Seventh Army Includes Major Units in North Africa Sicily
North Africa and Sicily report lists key U S divisions under Maj Gen Jerry Allen, Maj Gen Lucian Truscott, Maj Gen Mincheton, Maj Gen Hugh Gaffey, and Maj Gen Matthew Ridgway. First Infantry, Third Infantry, Forty-fifth Infantry, Second Armored, and Eighty Second Airborne referenced with command names.
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North Africa
U. S
Seventh Army
Sicily
Wnder
Jerry Allen
Third Infantry Division
Lucian Truscott
Forty-fifth Infantry Division
Mincheton
Armored Division
Hugh Gaffey
Eighty Second Airborne Division
Matthey Ridgway
Allies Crush Main Sicily Supply Line
Allied air forces claim to have destroyed 40 direct hits on Sicily ferry docks and rail sidings, disrupting the Messina Sen Giovanni supply route. Against Axis air defenses, Allied bomber and fighter sorties over Sicily and southern Italy reported losses on both sides, with multiple ships sunk and aircraft downed in the week of invasion.
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Sicily
North Africa
Spain
Patna
Messina
Regato Calabria
Viba Valentia
Baron von Richtehofen
Cairo
Jberator
Bari Dirdrome
Italy
U. S. Air Torre
Etna Smoke Signals New Sicily War Clash
Reuters said Mount Etna unleashed heavy smoke as Milan and Avis forces clash along the Sicilian coast after a long lull. The eruption was noted in a London dispatch citing ongoing combat and volcanic activity near the island.
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London
Volerble Minne Etna
Silly
Mivd
Avis
Reuters
Slelly
RAF raids strike Italy and Munich rail hubs in renewed offensive
British RAF bombers targeted Italy's power and railway network blasting transformer and switching stations feeding Alpine electrified lines. Munich suffered a Brenner corridor strike as American twin-engined bombers attacked Abbeville at dusk, leaving fires behind. One RAF bomber was lost, with Allied fighters providing air cover.
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London
Ttaly
Alps
Musso- Uni
Moscquito
Munich
Italy
Italan
Continent
Abbeville
Sicily Priests Take Over City Offices
Allied front line dispatches report 4 parish priests in Sicily replacing fascist municipal officials in small towns as Fascist leaders desert in large numbers. The move follows Allied advances in North Africa with priests stepping into local governance roles.
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Sicily
Allies Press Advance as Sicilian Battle Gains Momentum
Allied forces push toward Catania and Agrigento in Sicily as the British Eighth Army clears the Calata plain and advances from Lentini toward Catania. American and Canadian troops expand inland from Gela and Grammichele while Montgome ry’s forces link with coastal breakthrough efforts.
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Allien
Aprica
Eighth Army
Sicily
Catania
Einvinp
Genyal Montgenin
Mien
Aire Owl Lentind
Seardla
Gela
Montgomery
Lentini
Caltagirone
Grammichele
Vizzini
Lonnon Daily Express
Sir Joase
Algiers
Agriegenta
Arigento
Nara
Porto Em
Pedocle
Agrigenta
Porto Empedocle
Agrigento
Alles
Yanks halt tank attack with pistols and grenades
Don Whitehead reports from Sicily on July 12 describing a fierce hill fight near Hill 41 where American infantry repelled a German tank assault. Soldiers including Captains Irvine and Floyd praise paratroopers and recount pistol and grenade countermeasures that neutralized advancing tanks.
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Don Whitehead
A. P
Americana Press
Niscemi
Sicily
Hill 41
Robert Irvine
Framingham, Mass
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Mortors
Edward Flyvile
Fred Hall
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Breckenridge
Thomas F. Buzey
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