Step by Step From the Rhine To Germany's Complete Defeat
Chronicle of Allied advances from March through May marking the Rhine crossing at Remagen to Berlin falls. Key events include Patton and Ninth Army operations, Elbe crossing, Berchtesgaden bombing, Mussolini's execution, Doenitz's surrender, and V-E Day proclamation by Truman.
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Sudetenland
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Berchtesgaden
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Austria
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Reich
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Norway
Seventh
Pacific
Burma
Rangoon
Davao
Philippines
Holand
Bernard Montgomery
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth
Gustav Jodl
Walter B. Smith
Eisenhower
Reims
France
One Victor Absent On Day Of Triumph
Franklin D Roosevelt missed a day of triumph as his neutrality and arms embargo policies shaped early war aid. Key steps include the 1939 Neutrality Law, destroyer deal with Britain, lend lease, Atlantic Charter, Casablanca, Teheran, Yalta talks with Churchill and Stalin, and postwar planning amid a Navy force discharge note.
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Navy to Retire Oldsters Over-42 Discharges Planned
The Navy said it will release volunteers over 42 and limit active personnel to improve efficiency. No exact numbers were given. Discharges to inactive duty will be processed by commanding officers on application, without prior Navy Department reference.
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800 Planes to Move Yanks From Europe
The War Department announced 800 transport planes would be assigned to redeploy troops from the European theater. The spokesman said evacuation of U S troops would take at least a year and that about half of the troops moved to the Pacific would receive furloughs in the United States.
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British censorship review cites 900 million war cable words
A review of British censorship activities this week notes that more than 900 million words have been sent by cable from London to global destinations since the war began. The count reflects extensive dispatches and the influence of wartime communications.
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