Nazis Launch Drive Against Our 7th Army
The Allied forces report heavy German offensives across Alsace and Vosges regions with advances near Hagenau and Reipertswiller. British Second Army pushes west of the Roer, capturing Vetterath and Heinsberg while approaching Rhine cities. American Third Army deepens Ardennes withdrawal, nearing the German Luxembourg frontier. Lt Gen George S Patton leads efforts.
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Hagenau
Moder
Bischholz- Mulhausen
Palatinate
Vosges
Reipertswiller
Bitche
Alsace
Strasbourg
Colmar-Mulhouse
Roer
Vetterath
Heinsberg
Schlieden
Weerd
Wurm
Tuetterath
Sittard
Rhine
Duesseldorf
Munchen Gladbach
Ardennes Salient
Third Army
Allied Forces Strike Germans Near Ardennes In Snowbound Front
In a heavy winter campaign Allied troops report pushing through multiple towns while destroying dozens of tanks and armor units. British air forces claim extensive rail and vehicle destruction as Ninth Air Force targets key German rail hubs and supply columns east of the Ardennes.
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Third Army
U. S. First Army
St. Witi
Ardennes
Moderscheid
Audrange
Rhine
Berlin
RAF
Ninth Air Force
Hamm
Bielefeld
Hannover
Germany
Linne
Roerthond
Maas
Meuse
Luxembourg
Belgium
Woman reports purse theft on Suter alley scene
Lillian Kindle told city police last night a tall Negro snatched her purse containing 410 dollars as she walked through Harmon alley intersection. She described the robber as entering darkness with the purse. The loss included a wrist watch and a 50 dollar bill among twenties and tens. The article notes a 1903 car speed record of one mile in 55 seconds.
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Lillian Kindle
Suter Alley
Harmon Alley
East Prussia Is Caught In Reds Pincers
Soviet forces pushed a wedge toward the Baltic as German defenses failed to halt Rokossovsky’s advance. East Prussia neared the Vistula estuary with reports of encirclement and retreat chaos. Konigsberg faced a frontal assault while large German forces were cut off, with the region’s economic wealth likely to fall into Soviet hands.
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East Prussia
Hungary
Vienna
Ukraine
Slovakia
Jablunka
Moravia
Bismark
Europe
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baltic
Ernst von Hammer
Junkers
Friche Haff
Elbing
Moscow
Vistula
Konigsburg
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Masurian Lakes
von Hindenberg
Ortelsburg
Lotzen
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Rokossovsky
Danzis
War Deaths, POW Letters Highlight Hometown Valor
War coverage reflects the grim realities and hopeful moments as local families learn loved ones are alive in German captivity or recover from injuries. It notes hometown soldiers earning medals, and regiments sending reporters with overseas photos and stories of heroism to their communities.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Hagerstown Victory launch plans up next February
President H L Mills and Secretary Paul D Horst of the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce plan an early trip to Baltimore to arrange for the launching of the Hagerstown Victory in February. Chamber members and guests will attend the noon launching with the exact date to be announced.
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H. L. Mills
Paul D. Horst
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Chamber
Regional Meeting Held On Tuesday
A regional meeting of Southern States Cooperative board members was led by T. Roy Brookes at Hotel Hamilton. Roy C. F. Weagly and C. T. Cline spoke on postwar planning and feed and seed supplies as weather and shipping delay seed. About 32 people from Hagerstown Hancock Charles Town and Berkeley Springs cooperatives attended to discuss planning for the coming years.
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T. Roy Brookes
Hotel Hamilton
Mr. Brookes
Maryland State Grange
Roy C. F. Weagly
Beaver Creek
C. T. Cline
Hagerstown
Hancock
Charles Town
Berkeley Springs
La Fuerza Fort in Havana, 1538 Creation
The old fort La Fuerza in Havana is cited as the oldest structure, built in 1538 under DeSoto. Military air units require a six man ground maintenance crew for each aerial camera.
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la Fuerza
Havana
DeSoto
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