Eighth Army Poles and Italians Lunge Two Miles Front
Polish and Italian troops advanced two miles on a six mile front in the Adriatic sector to seize hills overlooking the Cesano valley and occupy Scapezzano Monterado and Corinaldo key rail and highway towns. Front remained quiet elsewhere with heavy fighting south of the Arno and near Florence. Nazi demolition attempts in Florence prompted a British drive toward the Arno as German forces withdrew north of the river leaving pockets south of Cesano.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cesano
Scapezzano
Monterado
Corinaldo
Arno River
Florence
Rennaissance
Arno
DNB
Adrid
Ripe
Senigallia
la Croce
Francaville
Point 162
Riga
Warsaw
East Prussia
Wehrmacht
Riga-Warsaw
Ivan S. Konev
Vistula
Poland
Lagow
Kiece
Rakow
Kielce
Krakow
Radom
Konev
Sandomierz
San
Konstantin A. Rokossovskvy
Stanislawow
Sterdyn
Siedice
Georgi Zakharov
Narew
Sokoly
Bialystok
le Mans
Paris
Alencon
Versailles
Falaise
Supreme Headquarters
English Channel
Seythe
Caen
Seine
le Havre
Channel
Orleans
Loire
NBC
France
Chateaudun
Brazzaville
Chartres
Nantes
Angers
Brittany
Loire River
Citadel
St. Malo
Brest
Cherbourg
Quimper
Lorient
Enc
FDR May Reveal Outline Of Beat Japan Plan
President Roosevelt may disclose the broad outlines of the beat Japan strategy he drafted with Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz. Reports say he will address the nation soon, likely in a radio speech, after his Hawaii tour and wartime assessments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Hawaii
Pacific
Germany
Honolulu
Nimitz
China
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Con
Mr. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Gen
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Navy
Convergence Seen in Pacific War Leadership
Washington Aug 11 The article outlines expected closer cooperation between Gen Douglas MacArthur and Adm Chester Nimitz as Western Pacific offensives converge on the Philippines with potential New Guinea Saipan and Guam actions and hints at a possible Hawaii conference strategy and future China coast operation.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Japan
Nimitz
Pacific Area
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Western New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Solomons-New Guinea
Rabaul
Mac
Arthur
China
U. S
Pacific
Europe
Honolulu
Colonel cites Hatch Act for English paper ban in U S Army
Col Thomas Kerschner, U S voting officer in Europe, says the ban on sale of British publications inside Army reservations ahead of the November election follows Hatch Act rules. He notes soldiers may not see Army sponsorship yet can buy papers outside posts and receive British papers by mail.
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London
Thomas Kerschner
U. S
Kerschner
Superforts Hit Jap Mainland and Sumatra Oil Centers
United Press reports that B 29 Superfortresses launched a record long range raid from secret bases in China and Southeast Asia, striking Nagasaki and Palembang. Three aircraft reported lost, but officials said good results with fires at both targets.
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United Press
Palembang
London Radio
New York
Equator
America
Nagasaki
Japan
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
War Department
China
Southeast Asia
Kyushu
Air Battle Of Philippines On Schedule Next
General headquarters announces the air phase of the Philippine reconquest has begun as Guam ground fighting ends in victory. MacArthur, returning from a Pacific war conference with Roosevelt, confirms the first Philippine bombing since May 1942. Guam’s resistance ended Aug 9 with heavy Japanese casualties.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Guam
Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Mariana
Japan
Nagasaki
Utility Reports On Disposal Of Its Properties
Cities Service Power and Light reports progress in disposing of utility properties to meet an SEC order. H. L. O'Brien says the largest system Public Service Company of Colorado has been eliminated and a Missouri Arkansas system including Empire District Electric Ozark Utilities and related firms is being disposed of. Several subsidiaries such as Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power Sheridan County Electric and Rawlings Electric have been disposed or eliminated from the system.
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Philadelphia
Cities Service Power & Light Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
H. L. O'Brien
O'Brien
Power & Light
Public Service Company of
Colorado
Empire District Electric Company
Ozark Utilities Company
Lawrence County Water, Light & Cold Storage Company
Benton County Utilities Corporation
Tucson
Ariz
Russians Follow a Last War Strategy in Tula Battle
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes a Soviet move west of the upper Narew that echoes 1914 East Prussia tactics. He recalls two Russian columns aiming from north near Insterburg and south near Allenstein, paralleling the Tannenberg clash with Hindenburg.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Paris
Angers
Nantes
East Prussia
Masurian Lake
Insterburg Gap
Konigsberg
Allenstein
Tannenberg
von Hindenburg
Marine Colonel Urges Discipline at UA Naval Class
Marine Col. William J. Fox addressed the UA naval indoctrination class at the university auditorium. He recalled Henderson Field on Guadalcanal and stressed discipline, leadership, and teamwork as essential to military success. Fox cited experiences under Japanese attacks and praised Carlson and Admiral Halsey, noting how discipline kept crews coordinated and effective in battle.
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Naval Indoctrination School
University of Arizona
William J. Fox
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Navy
Albert C. Schiff
Davis-Monthan
Col. Fox
W. E. Cheadle
Fox
Admiral Halsey
South Pacific
Carlson
Tarawa
Col. Carlson
Major shift in aircraft production targets for war effort
The government redirects production from Germany to Japan, easing 120000 aircraft jobs by year end. B 29 and B 32 shifts rise as Liberator, C 46, and Thunderbolt output decline. Higgin Aircraft closes amid reduced demand.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Japan
Germany
War Department
Fortress Europe
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
New Orleans
Curtiss-Wright
Office of War Information
San Diego
Three U S Marines Executed by Japanese
The Navy announced that three American prisoners of war were executed by Japanese on July 31, 1943. Seaman Frank Meringolo Marine Sgt. Joe B Chastain and Marine Corp Victor Paliotto were reported by the International Red Cross via Switzerland and the State Department as condemned and killed.
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Washington
Navy
International Red Cross
State Department
Switzerland
I Frank Meringolo
Joe B. Chastain
Marine Corp
Victor Paliotto
Churchill Arrives in Italy for Allied Command Visit
Allied headquarters report that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has arrived in Italy. The dispatch notes his arrival in Rome on August 11 as part of ongoing Allied coordination.
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Winston Churchill
Italy
Rome
Allied Headquarters
Allies Threaten Encirclement On Orne River Front
Masses of German troops with tanks faced encirclement threats as Allied forces pressed the Orne River front. Field Marshal von Kluge’s situation grew more precarious as the battle intensified near the river in France on August 11.
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Orne River Front
France
Bulge
River Orne
Guenther von Kluge
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Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
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