Yanks Capture Dachau Prison
Allied troops report capturing Dachau after a fierce assault. Prisoners claim 9,000 internees died in three months from hunger, disease, or execution, with 14,000 more perishing overall. Reports describe chaotic scenes including slain SS officers, improvised firing, and Red Cross involvement as liberation progresses.
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Marshal Stalin
Jacob Djugashvili
Kurt Schuschnigg
Martin Niempeler
Frederick Leopold
Xavier de Bourbon de Parme
Leon Blum
SS Bari
Gzech
Rainbow Infantry
Red Cross
Linden
Liberated Yanks To Guard German POWs
In Baltimore on April 30, Major General Philip Hayes announced that liberated prisoners from Nazi camps were being assigned to administrative and other duties at about 40 POW stockades in the Third Service Command covering Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He said more than 26,000 Germans were detained in these camps, but exact numbers of liberated guards could not be disclosed.
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Baltimore
Tri-State
Third Service Command
Philip Hayes
Maryland-Pennsylvania- Virginia
Hayes
Body of Mussolini Hung in Milan
The body of Benito Mussolini was displayed after a partisan shooting near Como. He died resisting capture while fleeing with other fascist leaders. reports describe his terrifying agitation and final words as guards questioned him. Several top fascists were reported executed with his death marking a turning point for Italy.
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Mussolini
San Domingo
Como
Graziani
Milan
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mario Berlinguer
Berlinguer
Committee of National
Jap Flier Attacks Mercy Ship Comfort Near Okinawa
An armed Japanese fighter dived on the hospital ship Comfort under full moonlight near Okinawa, causing multiple deaths aboard the wounded carrier. The pilot crashed into the stern after several attacks. The ship, lit and marked as a mercy vessel, had been in the area four hours after departing Okinawa and later continued under its own power. Earlier that day another plane dropped bombs near a sister mercy ship, narrowly missing.
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Comfort
Okinawa
Fall of Berlin Held Imminent
Reported advances by Soviet forces near Berlin as Stalingrad veterans breached defenses. Russian and Polish units captured key depots and districts including Anhalter rail depot, Moabit, and Wilmersdorf, with thousands of German soldiers captured. Allied armies linked up north of the city and moved toward Rostock, Brno, and Moravia in a broad offensive.
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Tiergarten
Reichstag
Wilhelmstrasse
Unter den Linden
Russia
Stalingrad
Hitler
Anhalter
Potsdamer Platz
Moabit
Wilmersdorf
Berlinerstrasse
Moscow
Red Army
Berlin
Jear Wesendorf
Gregory K. Zhukov
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Germany
Montgomery
Rokossovsky
Anklam
Friedland
Neubrandenburg
Lynden
Mecklenburg
Swinemuende
Rostock
Rodion VV
Malinovsky
Czechoslovakia
Bruenn
Brno
Ivan
Hironev
Moravia
Moscow Ends Blackout As May Day Prep Peaks
Moscow reports the blackout ending tonight as children under four see lit streets for the first time. May Day preparations surge with a two day holiday starting tomorrow and a Red Square parade planned, the first since wartime began.
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Moscow
Red Square
British Pace In Pacific War Near Rangoon 36 Miles Out
British armored units drove 26 miles in southern Burma to within 36 miles of Rangoon as Allied forces maintained pressure in the Pacific. American infantry captured Baguio and pressed toward Davao, securing the northern half of the Macchito airstrip amid a slow advance on Okinawa. Japanese planes attacked U S shipping near Okinawa while Superforts raided bases in southern Japan for a fifth straight day.
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Associated Press
Burma
Rangoon
Baguio
Philippines
Davao
Machitato
Okinawa
Tokyo
Japan
Three Italian Cities Seized By Allied Forces
Allied forces gained control of Milan Venice and Genoa as the 5th and 8th Armies advanced, with Milan liberated two days after Mussolini’s execution and Venice captured. A Belgrade report said Partisans entered Trieste as German resistance persisted near Lake Garda and the Brenner Pass.
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Rome
Italy
Milan
Venice
Genoa
Benito Mussolini
Belgrade
FCC
Trieste
Truman to Report on End of European Hostilities
Washington April 30 The White House said President Truman would release any end of European hostilities when officially authorized Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels said there was nothing to report at present He noted many rumors would circulate amid Germanys collapse and recapped Himmlers unconditional surrender offer to Anglo American forces which he said should be addressed to Russia as well Moscow confirmed the development
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Washington
White House
Truman
Jonathan Daniels
Daniels
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Hinrich Himmler
Moscow
Early Start On Addition Planned For Washington Street
The Board of Education plans the Washington street addition as the top postwar project, with North street next for a three-roofs addition and gym. Washington street enrolls 50 pupils with 456 in seventh and eighth grades, and 100 others are housed elsewhere. An immediate ninth grade and space for 350 more students are needed. Plans include home economics, shop practices, and a modern cafeteria to upgrade education. Superintendent Willis says the board prioritizes areas with greatest need across the city and county.
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Washington Street
Board of Education
North Street
North End
Broadway
Wayside
B. GC. Willis
Billboard shading gardens urges victory gardening
In Milwaukee on April 30 a new large billboard urges victory gardening as last year’s victory gardens fed two families. The shaded area highlights the campaign to grow food locally during wartime.
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Milwaukee
Victory Gardens
Allied offensive advance disrupts communications in Malya
Report notes 100,000 taken since the start of the Allied push in April. The northern Malya thrust surged swiftly, hindering supply lines and making sustained communications difficult.
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Malya
Hitler Escape by Sea Suggested From Emden Ports
Report notes possible escape plan for Hitler and top aides by sea from Emden and Wilhelmshaven harbors. Canadians press enemy line on Grebbe River in western Holland as 100,000 Nazi troops resist. Some Canadians reach four miles of Emden naval base across the Ems. amphibious crossing anticipated.
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Hitler
Emden
Wilhelmsharven
Grebbe River
Holland
Ems
Coming Home Expected for Pfc. Cecil Marks in Hagerstown
Pfc. Cecil H. Marks, son of Mrs. Lena Marks of Summit Avenue, is expected to return home from a German prison camp after liberation by Allied forces. His wife resides on Ray Street.
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Hagerstown
Boon
Pfc
Cécil H. Marks
Lena Marks
Summit Avenue
Ray Street
Stoppages In Detroit Are Ended
Detroit war production stoppages affecting more than 25,000 workers ended today. About 5,500 at Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co returned to work after a regional War Labor Board directive ordered reinstatement of 18 discharged for ejecting foremen. General Motors Cadillac unit and Packard Motor Car Co workers also began returning as WLB directives and revised schedules resumed operations.
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Detroit
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co
War Labor Board
United Automobile Workers
O10
Washington
Kelééy-Hayes
Cadillac
General Motors Corp
D Iployes
Packard Motor Car Co
Thriee
WLB
Uaw-Cio
First In First Out Demobilization Proposal By Johnson
Senator Johnson proposes a first in first out demobilization method to determine discharge order. He criticizes the army plan as too complex and unfair, suggesting mass demobilization proceed in the order of induction with minimal paperwork. He may introduce legislation if the War Department does not adopt EIFO. The army plan weighs service time overseas credit for combat and dependents in discharge priority.
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Washington
Johnson
D-Cale
Coloradoan
War Department
Prize Winning Trout Caught In County
Maryland anglers have produced two prize trout this season in Washington county streams. Frank L. Bentz of the State Game and Inland Fish Commission notes a brown trout weighing six pounds two ounces was caught in St James run and another trout weighing three pounds eight ounces was taken from Beaver Creek.
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Maryland
Washington County
Frank L. Bentz
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Bentz
St. James Run
Beaver Creek
Four County Herd Owners Honored by Dairy Association
Four Washington county dairy owners were among fifty five in Maryland awarded Honor Roll Certificates for 1944 by the National Dairy Association. Certificates recognize members of dairy herd improvement associations whose herds average 356 pounds of butterfat or higher. Honorees include Mark Peire Charles Shaw R A McCawley and Eldred Rinehart.
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Washington County
Maryland
National Dairy Association
Mark Peire
Charles Shaw
R. A. McCawley
Eldred Rinehart
Brakeman Hurt In West Virginia Railway Accident
John F. Koelker a 42 year old Cumberland Maryland railway brake man fell beneath a train at Beryl West Virginia last Friday losing both legs and his arm in the accident he is listed in critical condition Koelker joined the railroad six months ago after being discharged from the Army.
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W. M
John F. Koelker
Cumberland
Wester Maryland
Beryl
W. Va
Munich Falls and Allied Drives Near Hamburg
Allied forces surged through southern Germany with Munich falling to advancing American armored divisions. Patton's 3rd Army moved toward Salzburg and Berchtesgaden while Tolbukhin pushed from the east toward Linz. Moosburg prison camp fell as 74,986 prisoners were captured that day, part of an April tally of 1,281,738 and a D-day total of 2,621,433.
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Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Hamburg
Lower
Elbe River
Oslo Radio
Reich
Patton
Linz
Danube
Feodor Tolbukhin
Munich
Alps
Wisenhower
Isar River
Moosburg
Germany
3Rd
Neighborly Tent Home Made For Kemp Brennan Divorce
Hollywood April 30 Patrick J Brennan ordered from home to wife pitched a tent on a neighbor lawn. By evening friends furnished the canvas dwelling with bed, table, wardrobe and cooking equipment for comfort as the neighborhood helped.
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Hollywood
Patrick J. Brennan
Corfort
Liberated Yanks To Be Sent Home As Quickly As Possible
Paris reports Supreme Headquarters announced all American soldiers liberated from German camps will be sent home as fast as possible. Sick and wounded receive priority and evacuees go through medical care and baths before release. Each man may take back pay, file claims, and receive a 21 day furlough before redistribution or discharge. None will return to Europe.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
United States
Germany
America
Europe
County Reaches One Third Of Clothing Goal In Washington County
The Washington County clothing drive totals about 74 000 pounds with leaders saying only about one third of the 200 000 pound target may be reached by May 5. Leister Mobley, campaign chairman, notes most donations are in excellent condition aside from a small percentage and estimates the final haul will be three railroad car loads. Recent items include a box of 75 tropical helmets. Hancock Rotary Club oversees the local drive with 2 500 pounds collected Saturday and Ringgold contributing 400 pounds. The American Cancer Society was founded in 1912.
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Washington County
Oficiala
Leister Mobley
Hancock
Rotary Club
Ringgold
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Dachau Prison
McCormick
Ant Era
Duce
Allesandro Pavolini
Achille Sturaci
Francesco Barracu
Fernando Meéxxasome
Nets
Millys
North Potomac Street
Los Angeles
Modern Foundry and Pattern Company
Vernon
Kyushu
20Th Airforce
21St Bomber Command
Mariana Islands
Goering
Ritter von Grien
Luftwaffe
Italian Freedom Volunteer Corps
Haly
Abbiategrassy
Lake Garda
Brenner Pass
Shaded
North Sea
Hem
Denmark
Brussels
Belg
Cecil H. Marks
The
American Cancer Society
Eyerly
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