American Major Recalls Capturing Pilsen in a Fast Advance
Maj. George B Picker of Brooklyn recounts leading a 21‑man task force plus armor into Pilsen Czechoslovakia. He describes rapid riverine advance, 5 000 prisoners, and low casualties. Czech resistance aided by guards, with interventions to prevent the Skoda works from destruction. Major Picker notes personal brushes with danger and a celebratory toast with Bourbon after their victory.
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Czechoslovakia
Merch
Getty
Pi Yearold
George B Picker
Brookisn
Perves
Bastogne
Pilsen
Flexey
Hartlé of Bastogne
Barbeen
Yimesew
Sits
Morning News Briefs And Schedule Tidbits
A garbled early morning bulletin lists various broadcast times and program notes. Names such as Bree Morriss and Tom Brenseman appear alongside scattered times, with references to a Timekeeper segment and a Noon Edition.
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Mersing
Tews &Go
Bree Morriss Metotter
Breekiass
True Star
Tom Brenseman
Martin Vis—Iach Bireh
Noon
Goering Claims Hitler Ordered Atrocities At Camps
Goering told Allied press at a Seventh Army briefing that Hitler personally ordered atrocities at Burhenwald Dachau and other camps. He cited Himmler as in charge and said German officials dismissed camp reports as Allied propaganda. Around 130 Nazi officials and 200 top German government figures, plus Japanese personnel, were rounded up by Seventh Army patrols in Austria and Bavaria, including Ambassador Oshima and staff.
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Hergran Goering
Armny
Hitler
Burhenweld
Dachau
Heinrich Himmer
Goering
Hiiier
Hiroshi Oshima
Seventh Army
J Uween
Walther Fusk
Feiensbank
Hans Heinrich Laromers
Reichschancellery
Wilhelm Cknesorge
Oshizia
Mitsuhiko Komitsu
Berlin
Osamu Otani
Yoshitada Michima
Foreign Office
Mideo Xojima
France
Italy
Vienna
Airmen Rescued By Silent Monks Tale From RAF
London reports a strange RAF tale of Sgt George Cole near Malines Belgium. His parachute failed to deploy fully causing injuries. Monks at a monastery offered silent aid for three days burying him in a refectory while restoring him without a word. He was later moved to safety and returned to base.
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London
RAF
George Cole
Monks Keep Sealed Silence Fifty Years at Monastery
Myer asks another question and Cole recalls Rene Fonck, famed French flyer, telling Cole that the monks at the monastery have lived in perpetual silence for fifty years and have not seen the outside world.
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Myer
Cole
Rene Fonck
i _Fonck
Allies Will Continue Escorting Ships in Atlantic
Washington reports Allies will keep escorting shipping in the Atlantic until a large number of German submarines surrender. An admiralty spokesman said Germany holds about 300 submarines, two thirds potentially operational, with some already surfacing to reveal positions. Orders have directed Allied escorts to intercept them, though none have yet entered Allied waters.
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Washington WA
Atlantic
Germas
Amayat
Prisoners Streaming Toward Soviet Russia
Moscow reports long lines of German prisoners moved toward the Soviet Union from every sector of the front on Saturday heading for reception centers where they will be classified by occupation. The total of prisoners taken between Wednesday and Friday was substantial.
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Moscow
Union
German prisoner labor praised for restoration work
Invertia states the use of German prisoners for labor is natural and normal, dismissing abroad criticism. The message emphasizes the role of prisoners in repairing damage and aiding cities, villages, and sites, framing it as orderly and purposeful.
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Invertia
Sities
Vilages
Fae
Will Her Happiness Turn To Heartaches
An old style ad extols milk and calcium for children, arguing deficiencies affect growth and teeth. It promotes Cocomalt as a chocolate flavored supplement rich in calcium iron phosphorus and vitamins, claiming two glasses of milk daily value.
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Pratarity
Amilé
Cocomalt
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