France Plans From Belfort Gap To Fight Japs In Pacific
France signals willingness to contribute forces to the Pacific war. US lend lease talks with De Gaulle conduct in Paris, while France seeks retention of colonies like Indo China. Allied forces push toward Besancon, breaking through near Le Valdahon and along the Loue river as Saone valley advances continue.
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Allied Planes Bombarded German Targets Before Patton
Allied heavy bombers from American and British forces struck southwest Germany and Le Havre as General Patton's Third Army massed in the Moselle region. More than 1000 four-engined planes attacked Le Havre surging with up to 53500 tons of bombs. Mosquitos also dropped tonnage on the Rhineland near Karlsruhe and attacked lines north of Antwerp and Ghent.
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Robot Sites Take 43990 Bomb Tons During Campaign
London reports Allied air operations show bombers delivering significant tonnage of explosives into German defenses during the campaign against the naval terror weapon. U S planes conducted 16 496 sorties as part of the push across the channel.
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Rail Lines Block Balkans Halt German Evacuation
Allied Mediterranean command said rail routes from Greece to Serbia and on to Hungary have been destroyed, severing German retreat paths. The barrier from coast to Romania prevents planned retreats into Germany as Yugoslav Partisans and Allied air power disrupt the Balkans. Rockets and heavy fighter aircraft damaged convoys and trains, with at least 25 enemy vehicles disabled and 14 rockets leaving a broad smoke envelope.
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French Federation Backs Fourth Republic With De Gaulle
A federation of French resistance groups proposed a new French republic modeled on the United States, with Gen Charles De Gaulle as first president. The MLN coalition aims to form the Fourth Republic as the war ends, enabling the return of prisoners from Germany and uniting Paris Underground press leaders.
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Marble tables looted at Broadway Bowling alley burglary
Burglars entered through a transom early Friday at Broadway Bowling alley on Broadway and stole an unknown amount of money from two marble tables. No suspects are named and no injuries reported. Local police investigate the break in location and time.
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Nazi Resistance Stops Italy Drive
Allied and German forces clash along the Adriatic and inland toward Rimini as German counterattacks stall the Allied advance. U S troops reach near Pistoia, while a 92nd Infantry patrol pushes north of Liguria coast as heavy shelling pounds positions north of Pisa. Generals report Germans firmly hold Cortona ridge and inland routes to northern France remain contested.
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British Eighth Army presses Rimini push with heavy losses
From the Adriatic front the Eighth Army pressed toward Rimini despite heavy German counterattacks. Since August 28 the advance has resulted in 2700 prisoners taken as heavy rains slowed moves in the central and western sectors. In the Adriatic area allied bombardments struck gun positions near Rimini as British destroyers and gunboats shelled targets.
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Navy Tells of Rocket Deuce in new jet takeoff
Washington reports secrecy on a rocket device named jato that powers aircraft by a jet seat. It claims the system reduces space needed for takeoff by about 40 percent and propels a bomb-like unit attached to the fuselage. cylinders carry propellant and are ignited by electrically controlled spark plugs after the pilot enters the air.
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General Eisenhower Presents Paris Shield at Arc de Triomphe
General Eisenhower appeared in Paris to present a city shield at a ceremony on the Arc de Triomphe. The event drew cheering crowds and was broadcast, signaling Allied unity and the city’s symbolic resilience amid war.
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