Allied forces close in on Falaise and Paris region
Allied units push to trap German Seventh Army near Falaise after chaotic retreat. Casualties near 300,000 in western France as Maquis fighters seize Brittany towns and close the Seine Loire approach toward Paris. American and British forces tighten the pocket while air power wrecks hundreds of German vehicles.
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Cherbourg
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Normandy
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Seine-Loire
Chartres
High Command
Alencon
Chartres-Dreux
George S. Patton
Third
le Mans
Argentan
Dreux
Seine Loire
Seventh Army
Falaise-Argentan
Vassy
Tinchebray
Allied Attacks In Greece Expected
Advices from inside Greece said Gen Rosler issued urgent preparations for an Allied assault in western Greece and Albania. The German commander for Samos and Lesbos ordered troops to concentrate in ports and towns, suggesting possible evacuation while heavy units move out of southern Greece leaving light forces behind.
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Rosler
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Aegean
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Lesbos
Scheidel
Normandy Battles Push Germans Toward 300000 Casualties
Americans under Patton swept through Brittany and the Orne crossing at Putanges and Argentan as heavy combat reduced German forces. The Third Army reportedly inflicted about 100000 casualties in two weeks with 39000 prisoners and 46000 wounded, plus 2000 more prisoners by Canadians. Allied advances centered on Dinard and the St Malo area amid conflicting reports on the fortress status.
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Patton
Normandy
Brittany
Dinard
Malo
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St. Malo
DNB
Berlin
International Information Bureau
Star Promises Complete Coverage Of Local National World Events
The Star pledges full reporting on local affairs, national developments, and world events to keep readers informed with timely, varied coverage across communities.
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French Patriots In Action Near Brittany Coastal Towns
Allied communique reports French patriots have captured about a dozen towns, mainly in Brittany, and encircled 1,500 Germans near Paimpol. They entered Sizun Brasparts Pleyben Chateauneuf Coray Milizac and stormed Quimperle Bannalec Chateaulin Douarenez in cooperation with other Allied forces.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
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Paimpol
Eisenhower
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Brasparts
Pleyben
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Bannalec
Chateaulin
Douarenez
Favors Relaxing Political Ban
Washington August 16 The House passed and sent to the White House a bill relaxing restrictions on political propaganda for service members. After Senate approval the measure allows general civilian reading material to reach servicemen while requiring equal treatment of both sides in partisan discussions across publications radio programs films and courses.
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House
White House
Senate
German army seen as core of future German unity
A traveler reports German officers believe the army must preserve prestige to keep public confidence. They say the fatherland may follow a strong leader in decades, comparing potential rulers to Frederick the Great, Kaiser Wilhelm, or Hitler, to guard military virtues and tradition.
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Germany
Smieer
Frederick the Great
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hitler
German Army Officers Believe War Is Lost
A traveler reported that at least 90 percent of professional German army officers now believe the war is lost, arguing that overthrow or treason would defeat Hitler’s aim of loyalty to the army and the people rather than force.
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Hitler
Miss Edith Dinges Dies in Culpeper Native of Frederick County
Edith Dinges native of Frederick County and long-time Middletown resident died at her Culpeper home last night after a heart attack. She was born December 15, 1881, daughter of the late David B. and Ida C. Dinges. Survived by sister Ida May Hudson of Culpeper, brother Harold Dinges of Arlington, two nieces and two nephews. Funeral July 17 at the Culpeper home, then Mount Carmel Cemetery Middletown with graveside rites at 1:30 p.m.
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Frederick County
Culpeper
Ida May Hudson
David B
Ida C. Dinges
Middletown
Cedar Cliff
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Hudson
Harold Dinges
Arlington
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Reds Make Bid For City
German high command poured irreplacable reserves into counter attacks as the Russian front widened across Lithuania and west of the Vistula. The Red Army claimed 172,360 Germans killed or captured from July 13 to Aug 12 in southern Poland while advancing toward Silesia.
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Vistula
Poland
Moscow
London
Ivan S. Konev
Fourth Ukraine
German Silesia
Red Army
Bialystok-Lyck
East Prussia
Masurian Lakes
Grajewo
Ivan Maslennikov
Estonia
Baltic
Carpathians
Americans Bomb Jap Naval Base in the Pescadores
American Liberators bombed the Japanese naval base at Mako in the Pescadores Islands in a first strike. Tokyo harbor near Formosa was also bombed at night by Liberators from the 14th Air Force under Gen. Claire L. Chennault. No details were provided on the Mako raid.
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Mako
Pescadores Islands
Formosa
China
Tokyo
Maji
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Philippines
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