Allies Push Through German Lines Near Cassino
Allied forces in the fourth and largest assault on the Gustav Line press ahead north of Cassino, facing stiff German resistance. French and American troops push through steep hills with wire and mines as paratroopers clash with 8th Army forces. Juin’s French units seize Cerasola and two hills, then Castelforte, advancing toward Castelforte on the upper Garigliano.
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5TH
Cassino
8Th Army
Garigliano
Alphonse Juin
Cerasola
San Sebastiano
Castelforte
Russians Stem German Attacks Around Dniester Bridgehead
London dispatch reports hard fighting yesterday on the lower Dniester bridgehead northwest of Tiraspol. Two German counterattacks were repulsed with heavy losses while Soviet aircraft sunk twelve enemy ships in the Baltic and Black Seas. Over 1,000 Nazi infantry were wiped out in repeated abortive attempts to break the Red Army position as German shock troops and tanks faced strong Soviet fire.
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London
Lower
Dniester
Tiraspol
Moscow
Baltic
Black Seas
Red Army
Allied Women Host Informal ARC Social in Uniform
An informal Allied women in uniform social was hosted by Miss Ruby McDonnell at the ARC Officers and Nurses Club near Rue Jules Ferry and Avenue de Paris. More than 100 women from British French and American organizations attended as coffee pastries and ice cream were served in a lounge decorated in red white and blue to symbolize the Allied flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
ARC Officers and Nurses Club
Cormec
Jules Ferry
Avenne de Paris
Ruby McDonnell
Fourteen Enemy Planes Downed In Night Attack
London reports fourteen German aircraft were destroyed at night with a fifteenth shot down as RAF night fighters pressed the Luftwaffe over the continent. Bomber Command Mosquitos attacked Cologne while targets in France and the Low Countries were bombed. No RAF losses were reported.
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London
RAF
Continent
England
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
AAF
9Th Air Force
Bremen
Stettin
9Th Aaf
8Th Aaf
France
Parade Honors Joan of Arc in Tunis on France Day
Crowds filled Tunis streets for France's national holiday honoring Joan of Arc with a long parade of French and Allied troops and armored units. Resident General Mastre reviewed the procession as British, American, and French colonial platoons moved past. A solemn high mass occurred at St. Louis Cathedral with the archbishop of Tunis, and tricolor decorations graced buildings citywide.
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Tunis
France
Joan of Arc
Mast
Cathedral of St. Louis
Cab Rank tactic fuels heavy Allied air strikes over Cassino
Allied aircraft using the Cab Rank tactic kept a constant patrol over the Cassino area as Kittyhawks, Mustangs, RAF and Dominion crews launched 32 separate attacks in response to Army requests. The Luftwaffe fought back with over Cassino, seeing 30 enemy planes in the air and eight shot down in two dogfights. MAAF logged 8,050 sorties over three days with only six aircraft missing. RAF Wellingtons hit bridges at Latchisnana and Casarsa, while Liberators attacked the Porto Magara refinery near Venice.
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Allied Force
Lassino Ana
RAF
Dominions
MAAF
Luftwaffe
Cassino
Arco
RAF Wellingtons
Latchisanma
Casarsa Cartway
Italy
Liberators
Porto Magara Gil
Venice
Mestre
15Th Aaf
Engineers Complete Bases in Greenland
Hundreds of American engineers have returned to the United States from Greenland after two years of arduous work building Army bases. The North Atlantic Division of the U S Engineers Corps announced bases in Greenland make the world’s largest island a vital link to Europe and a source of air weather forecasting for wartime needs.
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New York
United States
Greenland
North Atlantic
U. S. Engineers Corps
Europe
Lurene
New Order Defers Key Men Over 30 In Draft Plan
Washington May 15 Selective Service Director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey announced a blanket deferment for all men over 30 in essential industry and a deferment for the time being of necessary men between 26 and 29. He said the six month aim is provisional and could extend if casualties and strategic developments require.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
First Wac Heading Home on Rotation
Marian A. Brown of Baldwinsville New York becomes the first WAC to return home on rotation after 13 months overseas with the Central Postal Directory Service in Algiers. She plans Camp Upton as her reception center and aims to decorate a private bedroom, saying she will volunteer for duty anywhere to help end the war quickly.
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Marian A. Brown
Baldwin
N. Y
Wac
Central Postal Directory Service
Algiers
Cpl. Brown
Statue of Liberty
New York City
Col. Brown
Pck
French Fighters Pierce German Defense in Italy
Allied communique reports French mountain troops breach Gustav Line from Monte Majo to seize Ausonia San Ambrogio and Vallemaro. 8th Army widens Rapido bridgehead to 2,000 yards. US troops sever Cassino-Ausonia-Formia road. over 2,000 prisoners taken since Gustav Line push. German 71st Infantry Division wiped out at Stalingrad and rebuilt, now overrun. Tank-supported French advance northeast toward San Giorgio near Liri and Cassino as Poilus push German forces.
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Monte Majo
Ausonia
San Ambrogio
Vallemaro
8Th Army
Rapido
U. S
Cassino - Ausonia - Formia
Gustav Line
Stalingrad
Italy
Majo
Garigliano
San Giorgio
Liri River
Cassino
San Giogio
Bombs hit Wadke Island and Rabaul in Pacific offensive
Allied Southwest Pacific headquarters report 100 ton bombing of Wadke Island near Hollandia and Geelvink Bay with 800 tons dropped in three days. MacArthur notes two Jap planes destroyed, fires, and rockets on Dauntless dive bombers aiding raids on Rabaul and New Guinea. Solomons-based bombers hit ships offshore and continued strikes in New Britain, Gilberts, and Marshalls.
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Allied Southwest Pacific
Wadke Island
Hollandia
Geelvink Bay
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Central Pacific
Barbers
Gilberts
Marshalls
MacArthur
Dauntless
Rabaul Raul
Barance
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Milton Lehman
Stars and Stripes
Cologne
1STH Army Air Force
Margaret Monro
Spokane
Wash
Sally Hillman
Union
Miss
Marjorie Grisson
Alton
Ill
Agnes Williamson
Los Angeles
PWB
Cab Rank
New Order
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