European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Manila entered by Macarthur troops i 1 for front 193 Dolly newspaper of Arnod the european theater of operations pass it on help get this s s to the Joe in the foxhole 1945 1st cuts main West Wall soviet artillery pounds Oder line reds seize 38 Miles from Berlin with a fou Day thaw and persistent German counter attacks slowing Down the Advance of his tank marshal Gregory Zhukov up heavy artillery to support his infantrymen locked in fierce Battles for Buestrin and Frank Keystone cities of the older River in fighting for a fortified Posi Tion on the East Bank of the Oder Southeast of Zhukov first White russian army wiped out a German killing More than and taking at Light armoured columns stormed the outer defences of the City against heavy pre offensive barrage Allied armies slash at a Barrier to Victory firmly fixed in High ground in the Goritz Hill East of the Oder Between Buestrin and pounded the West Bank All Day German radio said the barrage was the Type the reds always used before opening a powerful other German reports said that Zhukov had twice attempted to Cross the Oder Northeast of Kues trin yesterday but added that Ger Man reinforcements had repelled the attack and inflicted heavy 15 Miles Northwest of Buestrin and 38 Miles Northeast of was by Zhu Kovs a Moscow communique this is the closest approach to Berlin officially reported by the sunny weather yesterday saw the rushed from the West Ern come out to attack red army columns moving into the Berlin dispatches said the red air Force took the initiative from enemy airmen and Dis Persed them with heavy 11 Miles from Stettin marshal Zhukov also is swinging powerful blows against the German lines protecting Stettin and other ports along the Baltic Between Stettin and with red tank columns within 11 Miles of the German High command is faced with the alternative of pulling out troops from the Danzig and Northeast Germany areas or risking another encirclement like that in East the communist party newspaper in declared that troops of marshal Konstantin to Kossovsky second White russian away had reached Danzig Bay near less than 15 mile continued on Page s Manila entered 26 Days after Luzon Landing Macarthur announced last night that american troops had entered Manila under cover of darkness after carrying out a wide encircling movement against the a sent from Luzon by said that elements of he Veteran first cavalry had gone into the City in the dark in order to secure the safety of Sev eral thousand internees held by the japanese the communique added that the first cavalry units now stand guard Over the internees while the remainder of the division is com ing up from the the 37th was pushing into the suburbs of the Philippines capital and troops of the Lith air borne division were driving up rap idly toward the City from the japanese sniping and demolitions were encountered by the troops who went into the the Mallag Ghan Palace and the Grace Park Ai drome were occupied by the entry into Manila came just 26 Days after the first american land ing on Macarthur had moved his head quarters into Central Luzon so be would be closer when the time came to make the final thrust into the City that once was his head on Macarthur Rode in a jeep with advanced a an Abc correspondent with the Advance units said filipinos had reported that the japanese were installing tank trap and steel Road blocks and mining buildings in Manila on the Eastern flank of the Luzon yanks of the first corps pushed through the Cara Ballo mountains to Shell continued Page 3 hit near head for visible russian lines 4 Roen of the eighth air Force May of the first americans to enter several flying fortresses crop a pled in yesterdays record raid on tace capital dropped out of forma Tion and headed toward the Oder land behind the russian reliable sources radio Crews of the Fla damaged bombers informed men of the heading Home that they try to make a Landing or bail out behind the russian near some 40 Miles probably be seeing you in Ber they sights air pilots escorting flying fortresses to Berlin yes flex to the Oder River and seeing flashes from artillery duels across the indicating the russians were battling for a Robert of Mustang group operations said we flew about 30 Miles East of Berlin and could see the Oder about ten Miles off to the there were artillery flashes on both the River from heavy there waa smoke and hazy it looked like the russians had pushed to the River there was a lot of activity of some sort which we make out on the River we then were straight East of Berlin and almost at pilots who accompanied Long said that from the gun flashes it appeared the russians were laying Down perhaps ten shots for every one fired by the German stars and stripes map by Baird this is the Siegfried line which forms the Western Wall of Germany for More than 500 Miles from Holland to the Swiss one of the mightiest fortified zones of modern the Siegfried line has been breached at Aachen by the first that army has now Lorna new 12mile Gap in its outer defences where the line is double tracked South of the Aachen and has the inner defense southward in franc american forces Are reducing the Colmar second Belt of defences is broken bulletin the first army has penetrated the last main barriers of the Siegfried eight Miles East of and is now fighting in the secondary defences of the German fortified zone in that Sec the associated press reported from the front late last a Reuter dispatch said forces of court Ney Hodges army had passed through these cond and main Belt of the Siegfried first ripping a 12mile Gap in the Western Belt of the double looped Sieg Fried line South of the Roer advanced to within three quarters of a mile of the second fortified zone yes paced by the four mile push of the ninth 47th South of the fractured West other american troops cleared Kre last German held town in and third army for Ces advanced deeper into third army arrayed along the our River in faced added difficulties As melting snows swelled streams that poured Down the Sharp slopes of the our the Hills surrounding the Valley were nearly bared of Snow As thaw sed in the liberation of col mar was completed by Franco american forces who were crushing the Keyhole shaped Colmar pocket on the Rhines West the neck of the through which the nazis hoped to unlock the Gateway to Strasbourg and the Southern was barely 12 Miles the 47th regts Fourmile drive was made inthe zone of lightly defended terrain lying Between parallel rows of Concrete the doughs pushed nearly through this sparsely fortified area toward the nazi communications Center of they took three Miles Southeast of after continued on Page 8 fighters bomb Keyram Nispan fighter bombers of the first tag of yesterday scored five bulls eyes on a rail Bridge Over the Rhine at one of the key spans for nazi transport to and from the Colmar Daniel of Al led two formations into the bomb there was so much flak we had to dive in Almos he i saw bombs crash on the Center of the Bridge and both poor weather hobbled the Eignus and ninth ass All skirmishing on italian front raiding covered by a heavy artillery attacked eights army positions along the Senio but were repulsed by a to try and bad weather action on the fifth army i front to patrolling of
