Yanks Crush Nazi Escape Attempt On Saipan Front
In a major Saipan engagement U S troops pressed a growing beachhead fighting two enemy divisions near Magicienne Bay. Japanese counterattacks were repulsed as 25 tanks and 13 barges were destroyed. Kurile bombardments and Guam shelling also reported as MacArthur and Nimitz operations spread across the Pacific.
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Kurlles
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Magicienne Bay
Aslito Airfield
U.S
Guam
Kuriles
Nimitz
Kurile Islands
Japan
Marianas
MacArthur
Sorong
New Guinea
Truk
Blak
Dutch New Guinea
Nailspace
Mokner
Changsha
Southeast Asia
India
Burma
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Chinese withdraw from Lungling amid counter offensive gains
Chinese high command said troops pulled back from Lungling Burma road town after recapturing Lung Hing in a major counter offensive. They reported eradicating pockets of Japanese resistance and claimed faws cleared around the town while pushing toward Burma and reaching outskirts of Winten near Tengchung.
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Dung
Burma Road
Lungling
Lung- Hing
Saiween River
Burma
Winten
Tengchung
Nazi Blind Bomb Raids In Fifth Day Across Southern England
London reports describe fifth successive night of rocket bomb attacks, with 435 jets in the air and ongoing raids causing casualties and damage. British anti-aircraft defenses tighten around the coast while Allied air forces increase pressure on Calais launch sites amid German propaganda and fear of broader reprisals.
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London
Germanier
England
Scosst
Hiller
Calais
Normandy
Paul Joseph Goebbele
United States
Berlin
New York
Europe
East Asia
Red Cross on Too Many Nazi Autos
Allied pilots in Francs report a surprising number of vehicles bearing Red Cross markings behind German lines. Lieut David Fuller from Wareouse Point Conn says about eight of ten sighted vehicles display the red cross, suggesting wounded transport or false colors. Pilots avoid firing on Red Cross vehicles, noting verification is nearly impossible at high speed amid Nak batteries.
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David Fuller
Ware
Wouse Point
Conn
Red Cross
Nak
Robot weapon arouses British anger over Nazi blunder
London dispatch reports British fury at Hitler's new robot weapons after deadly raids on hospitals and towns. The public insists on harsh terms for Germany, viewing the weapon as a costly error that fails to weaken morale and instead steels Britain for complete victory and severe punishment.
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Kingsbury Smith
London
Hitler
Germany
Necea
Fue Tepenn Family of Nations
England
Mfss
Allied Air and Soviet Push Across Europe and Finland
Allied heavy bombers hammered Pas de Calais and France rocket sites while striking northern Cherbourg routes and Paris areas. Soviet forces breach Mannerheim line, capture Folvisto fortress, and push toward Vilpuri bay as Finland campaign gains momentum with Koivisto and Murlla advances.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
Hitler
Wuinehing
Pas de Calais
England
France
Cherbourg
Thheir
Tilly- Carn
Paris
Hamry
Hamburg
Germany
Pas
Calais
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Pas +de Calais
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Arras
Rennes
Port D'Andaine
Villets-Bocage
Showers Promise S. A. Heat Relief
Scattered thundershowers were forecast for Monday offering relief from the heat wave across Texas. San Antonians saw 92 degrees, El Paso and Wink reported 11 degrees cooler, Dallas 97, Lubbock 98. Cooling showers lowered readings in the Lower Rio Grande Valley with brief rains at Mission and Brownsville. Edinburg noted rapid cooling after a short downpour.
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San Antonians
el Paso
Wink
Dallas
Lubbock
Rio Grande Valley
Mission
Brownsville
Edinburg
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions in San Antonio and vicinity Monday afternoon through Tuesday night with scattered thunder showers Monday afternoon. Maximum temperatures are expected around 90 degrees for Monday and Tuesday. East Texas will be partly cloudy with similar shower chances in the east and south Monday afternoon and southeast Tuesday afternoon.
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San Antonio
East Texas
French Colonials Hold Most of Elba
French colonial battalions report capture of Porto Verraio and majority of Elba with two thirds of the island under control. Napoleon’s villa seized as artillery support pummels German defenders at Porto Longone. Perugia sector sees village gains and key road hub pressure as Ascoli and Teramo fronts advance. Weather hampers air ops though First Tactical Air Force destroys locomotives in France while Bastia and other coastal towns fall.
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Elba
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Assisi
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Portoferrate
Canitat
Napoleon
Porto Longone
Italy
Perugia
Eighth Army
Asétsi
Deruta
Cuva Delle Fieve
Adriatic
Trento
Fifth Army
Campagnaitea
Grosset
Mediterranean
First
Tactical Air Force
France
Elka
Bastia
Chisselo River
San Martino Delfien
Termamo
Bellante
Ascoli
Trento River
Rocval- Hegia
Lake Bolsens
Radicoan
Cherbourg Defenses Besieged
Allied force reports from Cherbourg indicate a major push by the U S Ninth Division to sever the peninsula from the littoral as German resistance concentrates near St Jacques de Nehou and La Haye du Puits. Bradley’s troops widen the corridor toward the Atlantic while beach areas stay quiet and air activity declines.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
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Cherbourg
St. Jacques de Nehou
Normandy
Bradley
Napoleon
U. 8S
Bizerte
Tunisia
Manton E. Eddy
United States
Peninsula
Atlantic
la Haye du Puits
Americka Coumn
Lison
St. Lo
Vire River
Marshal Hommel
Big Part in Cherbourg Drive Yank Kills Nazi General With .45
Lieutenant Malcolm D. Brannen of New Hampshire, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, played a pivotal role in breaking German defenses at Cherbourg. He ambushed and killed Major General Farley, commander of the Nazi defense, during dawn operations with a pistol shot after a tense road encounter. Brannen described the actions and the roadside skirmish, noting the risky climb from a tree and the car attack that followed the fatal shot. The report, filed by Clark Lee Le, places Brannen among the daring Allied actions shaping the D-Day push.
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Yank
Clark Lee LE
France
INS
Malcolm D. Brannen
New Hampshire
Anid King
Farley
Stralght
D-day
Pettinc
Ula
71Th
Brannen
82Nd
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