European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Navy Paris edition Man Speicht Dutsch plunder a ple Wondern no these daily armed in the european theater of Lei on Parle Francais be prefer Ceu Xci a Juh Pray fair Sussy a i prefer these to f v f 1 March German Retreat turns into rout eight battleship crippled As planes Hunt out Jap Fleet bulletin United press reported late last night that patterns troops have entered the big Rhine River City of prewar which was one of the last principal escape goals for nazi troops fleeing the Mannheim is across the the German Retreat in the Saar was turning into a rout yesterday with the collapse of the Western Siegfried although the nazis still held firm in the Eastern half of the line in an attempt to keep an escape Hatch Between Ludwigshafen and the alsatian smoke and re treating harassed by rampaging american filled the Saar where von Rundstedt armies were suffering a major in a or More germans were captured by George patterns third and Alexander Patch seventh yesterday the third ran into the pm to top it the nazis in Berlin predicted a big Allied Rhine Cross ins along the Middle and lower March 21 least 17 japanese including a super Bat to Reship and eight aircraft carriers were crippled monday by More than american car Rier planes which hunted Down the bulk of the enemy Home hiding in japans 240mile Long Inland Nimitz revealed audacious raiders from vice Mitscher worlds largest task penetrating a untouched area which Japan had considered Safe for her a also destroyed 475 enemy planes sunday and monday and damaged Well Over 100 m o r Nimitz the japanese Home based air adm Hitcher Force retaliated by sending wave on wave of planes against the ships in Mitscher continued on Page 8 theres plenty left but try and find it dont let the kid theres plenty of Good Cognac and Champagne left in you know where to find a Paris newspaper said yester Day that the Cognac Reserve is the Best in 100 As to Champagne it is estimated that there Are at least 75million bottles in hiding around the coun one reason for the Large re serve the newspaper is that during the occupation the producers hid the Good stuff and peddled off ersatz Hooch on the Arnold Back at desk March 21 Gen commanding general of the has returned to his desk after resting More than a month in Florida 10 recover from an illness attributed to obey army orders soldiers in March 21 army personnel in the were ordered yesterday to obey the governments Midnight curfew despite any extensions fixed by local in new where mayor h Laguardia had extended the to 1 the War department order came As a with maps Sud Reich pounded again by Allied for the second time in three an estimated Allied planes yesterday hit widespread Continental targets including a tank Plant in Oil refineries in aus Tria and a nazi Gestapo in Rea Trifo m me eighth of planes flew a Douwie Max claimed inca Cher in the morning preparations were nearly come Heavie Antt 700 p51s attacked nine plated the attack against in Northwest Germany and he germans have strength talc at some of Isnoel rat Ruhr urn a in spa for Iet Dro is of the the dub air Admiral says Pacific War is in its third and last phase Laguardia stands ground new March 21 mayor Laguardia refused to Budge today on his 1 am despite president Roosevelt state ment favouring the Midnight Hes running the running the Laguardia i tried to run the army but they  let his last remark was interpreted As referring to the time he sought an array the Ruhr defense already across the Gen Courtney Hodges Bridge head was expanded to 25 Miles be tween Bonn and infantrymen of Edwin parkers 78th advanced nearly three Miles to occupy the Sieg River from the Rhine to a distance of seven Nic de Pleis is one mile Northeast of the Sieg River enters the Rhine about two Miles North of Bonn and runs East to forming an excellent defensive flank As first army forces move out into the Onen ground East of the in the Saar second linkup was made by the seventh and third continued on Page 8 new March 21 rear Dewitt Clinton chief of the Navy Bureau of Aero said today that car Rier attacks on heavy land masses represented the third and last phase of the War in the Ramsey told the wings club that the naval air already through the earner Duel phase and the Island attack phase of the would be Luis led against any thing and everything the enemy has to George far East air Force told a press conference in Washington that Japan has lost at least planes since last september and our boys Are getting rather discouraged be cause they cant find anything to shoot Kinney said the Jap air Force lost its shirt in the Philippines and added that wrecked enemy planes lie Between lingayen the americans invaded and the Fields were bases for Jethro pulled in the a Proximo Wely 100 b24s and the same number of p51s hit an Ai drome near mul Neim Between Essen and ninth of fighter bombers flew 1383 sorties with seven eight Hundred and Twenty nine rail Road cars were destroyed and 819 others damaged sixty eight Loco motives were ninth mediums flew 250 planes against Road supplies and personnel in of in the the Vicinity bad weather held planes to 500 were tac men dropped through the continued on Page 8 first tac no planes his toss was Well placed appearing in the Stork club and other night spots and ordering All army personnel to following the army rear Monroe commanding the third naval District new York today directed that naval personnel also observe the mid night the War department move came soon after president Roosevelt at a press conference said he favored continuation of the Midnight Cowhen asked the presi Dent if he intended to do anything to bring new York Back in continued on Page 8 one grenade elevates yank to mayor of Kaiserslautern by Pat Mitchell Suri and stripes staff writer third army March 20 Burgh Over nimble platoon Leader from roared Down Ltd do taste round through the City at am without neet n to give the which had a pre War population of Over a Quick Hoover set up his 1 Peter in the town Square and awaited there we a House Down there loaded up with Kraut officers said John of hooves chief o staff the townspeople must have known As soon As 3oover whipped Down there and heaved Oneis Renade through to e window a German colonel and his staff c continued on Page 5