Ireland Faces Drastic Measures Over Axis Spy Ring
Washington reports Ireland faces drastic actions to counter Axis espionage after Prime Minister de Valera refused US demand to expel German and Japanese diplomats. US notes warned lives of Allied soldiers at stake. Dublin argued counter spies are effective and warned expulsion would push Ireland toward war. Possible steps include closing the border with Northern Ireland, breaking relations, and curtailing trade. Details cited include a German transmitter in Dublin and parachutists with radio gear dropped into Ireland last December.
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Washington
Britain
de Valera
Ireland
Europe
United Nations
Seb Forte
State Hull
United States
London
Hire
Ieland
Dublin
Espionaage
American Planes Hit Western Germany and France Coast
London report says American Portresses and Liberators resumed a record bombing marathon hitting western Germany and the Pas-de-Calais coast of France. RAF Lancasters attacked four factories in France overnight. Night raid notes include Marseille and Boulogne Cassis area, with MOSQUITO raids on aircraft plants and rail centers in a campaign extending after Christmas.
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London
Mara‘thon
Germany
Pas-de-Calais
France
Churchil
England
R.A. F
Air Ministry
R. A. Fis
Marseille
U. S
Strait
Boulogne
Cassis
Esfort
Ace Says 15 Days Can Smash Nazis
Ace fighter ace Walc ker Mahurin, lead American in Europe, declares the German air force could be eliminated in 15 days of combat. He notes American air superiority, describes Berlin sightings from the sky, and recalls 20 victories while claiming 26 is the U.S. record. He reports fear at night yet finds combat fun and praises enemy pilots as uniformly skilled.
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England
Ker Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Matukin
Berlin
Mahurin
Gasoline Spill Sparks Street Fire Chase
A stout citizen on Lamm street Friday saw a drifting gasoline trail ignite, fueled by a nearby spill from a gasoline truck. Deputy Chief M. L. Butler investigated with his crew, noting a lighted cigarette would have worsened the blaze.
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Lamm Street
Hearst
M. L. Butler
Clark Says Anzio In Good Shape With Fifth Army
General Clark, returning from inspection of the Fifth Army from Salerno to Cassino, said things are in good shape and the Fifth Army is advancing. He praised the troops for holding the line, killing many enemy, and noted tough terrain and weather tests, while awarding 17 decorations to soldiers for combat service.
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Fifth Army
Salerne
Cassino
Clark
Hitler Promise Misleads Anzio Nazis in Retreat
Allied headquarters reported German prisoners said Hitler promised a three day elimination of Allied forces at Anzio south of Rome. The failed pledge hurt German morale after a costly counterattack and led to heavy casualties, with officers warning troops of a fabricated deadline as U S forces awaited further action.
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Algiers
Hitler
Anzio
Rome
Risge
Jap Death by Own Action Attack Made in Solomons
Solomons reports say Japanese forces on Bougainville breached north line barbed wire and seized some machinegun posts. Allied airstrips at Empress Augusta Bay suffered artillery damage as a 2000 round barrage hit the area. Los Negros in the Admiralty group sees First Cavalry dislodge in a northward advance. Burma fronts shift with Japanese withdrawals toward Akyap as Allies push on.
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Mir Strip
Vilage
New Britain
Willaumez Peninsula
Empress Augusta
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Bismarck Archipelago
Philippines
Tokyo
Los Negros Island
First Cavalry Division
Altieq
Rabaul
New Guinea
Italian Guerilla Rises in Italy Under Unknown Leader
A Chiasso dispatch to the Swiss newspaper Basler Nachrichten reported by OWI says a Malan guerilla army, made of veterans from Africa and the Bulk ang, is active in Italy. The force is said to be large, armed, and operating mainly in native districts with Alpine troops, marines, cavalry, and Bersaglieri among its ranks.
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New York
Africa
Italy
Chiasso
Baster Nachtrlehten
OWI
Und
Three Red Armies Shatter Front For 500 Miles
Soviet forces under Marshal Konev drive through southern Ukraine splitting German lines across a hundreds mile front. Moscow reports 20,000 Germans killed and 2,500 captured, with fourteen German divisions routed in a five day offensive.
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London
Ukraine
Russia
Moscow
Konev
Gherkhsy
Welsh War Plant Strikers Warned
London broadcasts that Welsh steel and plate plants threaten crippled output in days unless coal mine deliveries resume. About 100000 workers have quit the coal pits, paralyzing Britain’s war production efforts.
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London
Wales
Britain
Nazis report 2 million murdered in Soviet territories
Moscow broadcast said the extraordinary states commission on Nazi crimes reported two million men women and children killed since the invasion began. Prisoners of war were among those slain and women and children poisoned in murder vans and tar killed to death.
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Moscow
Extraordinary States Commission On
Court Grants Pucheu Death for Treason
ALGIERS March 41 Pierre Pucheu former Vichy interior minister was convicted of treason and malfeasance in office by a five man special military tribunal and sentenced to death. He was acquitted on illegal arrest and conspiracy to overthrow the Third Republic. Pucheu was absent for the verdict and a reference motion was denied. General Henri Honore Giraud testified defense claims Pucheu tried to dissuade Petain from continued collaboration with the Nazis.
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Algiers
Pierre Pucheu
Puchey
Pughey
Demurer
Henri Honore Giraud
Puchen
Meerstal Petain
Pucheu
Art Center Raided By Picked Men Art Center Raided By Picked Men
Allied corridors report heavy raids on Florence and Rome area with bombers targeting railway centers supplying German fronts. Mention of damage in Florence, casualties in Rome districts, and Allied attacks by Marauders Mitchells Beaufighters on Italian ports and rail lines. Presence of 45th Infantry Division and Royal Artillery cited for valor in Sicily and Italy operations.
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Algiers
Florence
Tuly
Rome
London
Maren U
Naples
Korola
Dalmatian
Eighth Army
Italy
Fifth Army
Romer
Florence-Rome
Artany
U. S
45Th Infantry
New Mexico
Oklahoma
45Th
Second Field Regiement
Royal Artillery
Beaufighters
Marseille
Adriatic
Mitchells
Santo Stefano
Charging Into Deadly American Fire and a Drunken Japanese Hara-Kiri
An eye witness account from Momote Airfield on Mindoro Island describes a brutal night assault on a Japanese revetment. American cavalrymen led by Captain Frank G. Mayrind push through jungle darkness after a drinking bout, as Nippon forces fall by grenade and sword. The battle ends with exhausted U.S. soldiers descending the revetment amid mass casualties and Japanese self-inflicted deaths.
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U.S
Ace
Burma
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Madang
Astrolabe Bay
Tokyo Radio
Eastjern
Marshalls
Pajeisie
Ponape
Kuseie
Caroline Islands
Hukawhg
Arakan
Akyap
Hong Kong
Kiev
Giermans
News Pho
Beachhead
Qlen Clements
Momote
Lox Nigros
Eighity
Nippon
Imen
Frank G. Mayrind
Stilwater, Oklo
Mayfield
Posilina
Caiberk and Sullivan
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