Thousands Of Yanks Pouring Across Rhine
Allied forces push across the Rhine as Patton’s 3rd Army overruns two thirds of the Coblenz plain and seizes Miesenheim. Canadian and American units advance toward Wesel and Bonn, with Remagen’s Ludendorf bridgehead secured and Bonn near capture amid heavy fighting and air attacks.
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Rhine
Palatinate
George S. Patton
Coblenz
Miesenheim
Remagen
Lower Rhine
Xanten
Wagner
Siegfried
West Rhine
Wesel
1St Division
Bonn
1St Army
Hal Boyle
Germany
Ludendorf
Erpeler Lei Besaltic
Count Zeppelin
Supreme Headquarters
3Rd
Eifel
Middle Rhine
Remegen
Mulheim
Rhine crossing drives German positions to west bank
Allied forces report a major Rhine crossing at a secured bridgehead near Xanten and Wesel as First and Third Armies press toward Bonn and Koblenz. Bradley’s 22nd Army Group exploits marked by rapid defeats of Rundstedt forces, with reinforcements flowing to the east bank amid light German counterattacks.
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Rhine
Xanten
Siegfried
Wesel
West Rhine
Alpen
Bonn
University City
Cologne
Coblenz
Bad Godesberg
Hitler
Neville Chambérlain
Munich
Omar N. Bradley
von Rundstedt
Roer
Courtney H. Hodges
George S. Patton
Supreme Headquarters
First Army
Russians Close In On Stettin
Russian forces press toward Stettin from the east and southeast as bombardments and maneuvers continue. Izvestia cites reports of German casualties reaching 300,000 in January and February under the current battlefield strategy, while the Red Army overcomes mined roads and obstacles to push forward.
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Berlin
Izvestia
Stettin
Red Army
Devastation in Cologne Surpasses Stalingrad War Damage
Prewar Cologne housed nearly a million, now devastated center ring around Kaiser Wilhelm Platz virtually wiped out. City battles report 70,000 killed or wounded, with 22,000 Deutz works destroyed and major Ruhr plants damaged. Repairs failed as raids intensified, leaving Cologne largely dead with minimal industry and enduring fires.
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Kaiser Wilhelm Ring
Manhattan
Cologne
Humboldt Deutz Motor Works
Airoe
Ruhr
RAF
Colosne
Gestapo
Deutz
War damage glimpsed in German cities shown in rubble
Observers noting Cologne and Krefeld yards harbor fewer wrecked cars than in France cite Germany's repair effort as evidence of war impact. The rubble in Hamburg is estimated to require five years to clear, while Cologne will need three to four years before rebuilding can begin.
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Cologne
Krefeld
France
Germany
Hamburg
Yanks Land On Big Mindanao in Pacific War Update
In Mindanao and Leyte sectors American forces press across the Philippines as MacArthur reports guerrilla activity on Mindanao and advances near Baguio and the capital. Maj Gen Verne D. Mudge is wounded near Manila. Zamboanga and Mindanao bases face heavy air bombardment by Tokyo and American planes.
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Mindanao
Leyte
Philippines
Barao
Palawan
Samar Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Baguio
Commonwealth
Yank
Verne D. Mudge
First Cavalry
Manila
Tokyo
Zamboanga
MacArthur
Aringay
Camp Four
11Th Airborne Division
168Th
Eighth Army
Lemery
Balyaan Bay
Shimbu Line
U. S
Formosa
Fifteen Nurses Face Draft in Washington County
In Washington County many nurses would be ineligible for a proposed draft due to age marriage and essential jobs. Maryland groups nurses into five classes under the War Manpower Commission. Of 3,762 classified, about 2,700 are exempt as essential. Class 1 available for service, class 2 relocatable, class 3 essential temporarily, class 4 largest group essential long term, class 5 graduates not available.
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Washington County
Maryland
War Manpower Commission
Heavy storage fire at Greencastle causes injuries and damage
A storage building fire in Greencastle drew crews from Waynesboro, Mercersburg, Chambersburg and Marion after a 6 p.m. blaze. Philip Stuck, 30, was hospitalized in fair condition, while William Hoffman also faced serious injuries. Police say spontaneous combustion may have sparked the fire, with investigators on site.
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Hollinger
Philip Stuck
Greencastle
Washington County Hospital
William Hoffman
Waynesboro Hospital
Ambrose
Oscar Ambrose
Waynesboro
Mercersburg
Chambersburg
Marion
Service Exemption Due To Disability Or Family Duty
A brief notice notes exemption from service or civilian duties for individuals due to physical disability family responsibilities or other stated reasons. The fragment outlines eligibility factors and potential paths to securing exemption under applicable rules.
Rhine crossing amid rain and traffic jams
Infantrymen in jeeps slog through a rain soaked approach to the Rhine. Military police shout amid gridlocked cross streets as exhausted doughboys grin at danger. Soldiers joke about being among the first across, aware a last German push could loom, while muttered adages of hurry up and wait echo.
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Rhine
Crossing at Rhine Haunted by Death and Destruction
German civilians watch a parade of American forces near the Hancock Rhine crossing as bombardment grows harsher. Civilians express fatigue over bloodshed while ambulances ferry the wounded away, signaling the fierce East bank fighting and mounting casualties.
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Hancock
Rhine
Clear Way For Police Salary Increase
An emergency bill to raise Hagerstown police salaries cleared the State Legislature on February 13 and was signed by Governor O'Conor. State limits had capped the Police Chief at 200 dollars and patrolmen at 150 dollars, making many ineligible for municipal raises on January 1. The measure becomes effective February 1 and, if enacted, retroactive pay would apply to that date.
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Hagerstown
O’conor
Farmers MeetingTonight At Hancock Elementary
Washington county farmers gather at Hancock elementary school for a discussion on the current farm situation and the 1945 Agricultural Adjustment Agency program. This is the fifth of six meetings and mirrors the Clearspring High School session held last night with agency representatives explaining plans to Hancock district attendees.
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Washington County
Hancock Elementary
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Hancock District
Clearspring High School
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