European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Paris edition Man Sprich Deutsch of tripes the european theater of Dally newspaper Armra tangs 1 259 Lei on Parle French itans be sofa j Job Swee in april Elbe Essen cleanup under fire in a German town a signal corps photo a a Iet forces hold nearly a Vienna Allie spirt Forward entire so the second of William Simpsons ninth army shot 55 Miles in 24 hours and reached the Elbe River near 70 Miles from Day As the entire Allied a join i surged Forward from i the North sea to the Simank o the 30th Bivs Masuhei into the heart of stars and stripes front lire ports and met bitter position in the sixth largest City Germany and Home Krupp munitions to the 17th airborne the Fen in up of Berlin assault after seizing line tenths of the City of ought their Way across the Danube banal yesterday and took the Southeastern half of the City Dis Rich which lies Between the canal Ai the Danube soviet communique reported be canal and announced capture of More than 2300 Iren nans in the austrian Well As Large quantities of with Naff woops still holding out two of Viennas 21 he soviet Gfa command was re moving up reinforcements or an assault on Berlin from the Ider River front 40 Miles to the while marshal Preodor Tolu mrs third ukrainian army forced he germans into Viennas Eastern most districts of Brigit eau and to Dion second according to front be completed the Dement of the City by taking the astern suburbs of Oberhausen and of pro Toce of Mali ions keys at Point less than s Miles from also was re arted in dispatches from the i German reports yesterday in sited the nazi Garrison was con Maing to resist at Jau Perpus Points Matuu Central but a soviet f continued on Page 3 very Abie bodied go in to go Stimson april 11 Able bodied Soldier in the who has not seen service overseas is earmarked to go abroad Jusic As fast As Pecan be replaced by a returning Secretary of War Henry Stimson said i a communication made Public yesterday by George Mahon member of the House appropriations prompted by a suggestion by a Hon that the Bottom of the barrel should be scraped before switch ing combat units from the euro Pean theater to the Pacific War Stimson wrote Ike restates news Freedom by Virgil Pinkley Unius press correspondent to facilitate the fastest presentation of supreme Copi Mander Dwight Eisen Hower has reiterated that All forces under his charge apply censorship Only As demanded by requirements of military latest directives Are in keep King with Eisenhower policies of protecting to the maximum a free press and Freedom of speech in War Eisenhower told this writer men of and Britain who Are comrades in our armies Are reared on the ideals of free press and free these Are great principles we Are i lighting to they Are among the Basic rights of Man Public opinion especially i Public opinion must be honestly and fear measly in recent to pm Page five million now overseas according to february there were approximately men in the of whom were of on duty in the almost half roughly have already been ear marked for overseas duty and Are being trained either in tactical units or As individual re placements in replacement training training regiments and one Hundred and eighty thou Sand others were in army Hospi Stimson declared that the re some Are in essential administrative and service he added that every one of these except those have already seen overseas or who Are physically is earmarked for foreign service As soon As he can be replaced by an overseas or a limited ser vice 8th crushing nazi defences in to Valley april 11 to Valley defences East of Bologna today were buckling under the As Sault of eighth army troops who had overrun three Points of the elaborate defense Belt North of the Senio As British and Empire troops sol dated their Bridgehead Andi drove deepen into the marshy country 25 Miles East of i infantry of the fifth army 1 captured Anchor of Ligurian coast defences 17 Miles below Spe still further action was re ported below Bologna army troops took a j British and new zealand paced by seized the towns of full guano and of Tignola during the first stages of their offensive across the to Days communique said they had fanned out from the three key towns to overrun Many Square Miles of the enemy interlocking defense Belt and capture More Spain april 11 Secretary Anthony Eden a today that whether Spain d War on Japan was her own Busin and would not affect Bri attitude toward the Franco t i the Ruhr George third Artay Armor and infantry picked no Speed and1 were reported by pilots 19th tac to be Mearig 14 nil West of ing to correspondent Ernest Leiser 9th Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr was captured by the 35th of the ninth and Dortmund was a to the the British were at the Gates of paratroopers who which had a 193 Popup lation of were a Orliner with whith army compressing the Ruhr poc Tetli the 507th Parachute entered the biggest City tuesday after crossing the Bridge Over the Rhine heme civilians milling through the streets of Essen were Many of them presented bottles to continued an Page Bertin p to american april it american recon a to level Joyride Over Berta yesterday in perfect visibility and reported that try did Zofe draw a Toble Bint of flak Ftp what appeared to be a they looked town into i Jet streets where or vehicle appeared to they hear of d in h
