European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse March 1950 the stars and stripes pages Cioppi Igen ceremonies Honor Captain killed in War in formal ceremonies at Goppinger the sub Post Kaseane is renamed Cooke Barracks in Honor of capt Charles who lost his life during the landings at in Cooke was a member of the Btry 32d a and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and soldiers the colors pass in the review held during a Retreat it col Walter 32d a in stands before the dedication inscribed on the at his left is capt John Goppinger Sab Post troops of the 32d a in and of the sub Post Are assembled for the dedication ceremony and unveiling of the photos three Amis combined in Vilseck games March 13 special lion ended As elements of the 6th regimental combat team stormed Pfaffenberg Ridge at routing the mythical a on Day marked the High Point of training this month of the 1st 6th army Cav the 74ch a and co 370fch inf at the Vilseck training throughout the Day the artillery and infantry team had fallen Back before the then it mustered strength for an fallout More than 100 105mm howitzer directed by it col Robert 74th a softened up the and tank 6th Cav co 370gi inf aboard the into a few Hundred Yards from the infantrymen dismounted and followed which were pouring 90mm shells and machine gun fire onto the the in Fantry protected tanks from enemy foot soldiers with Small arms fire As the 74th lobbed shells Over tanks and f47 strike cancelled a scheduled air strike by eight f47s was cancelled because of the Low the planes would have aided with 500pound four Inch rackets and machine gun witnessing the fire Power demonstration were All troops of the 1st 6th army Cav 74th a in and co c infantrymen not actively participating in the live Armuni Tion each step in the counterattack phase was explained to troops Over a Public address system hooked up with tote Fairground communication enabling them to hear ground directions to the col George r e h 6th army and members of his staff were present for the Demon a critique was held on the morn in which co a of the 6th attacked 1st in speakers included it col Richard 1st in maj Alva s3 of the and capt regimental intelligence new macs so formed March 13 special bet 19451 of the inst he macs was reorganized As the 1966th macs so with Headquarters in the maj Charles former detachment will co of the new the detachment played an important role i aircraft communications the Berlin air 840 mine sweepers released to Germany March 13 Allied release of 840 former German mine sweepers Back to the germans Cor use As fishing vessels was announced yester Day by the Western German the with a total registered tonnage of were used by Germany during the War to sweep mines and for patrol reds set May Day for preview of Berlin youth March March 13 communists have announced their intention to make their Forth coming May Day demonstration a potent preview of the Whit sunday March of communist youth on the the official socialist Unity communist party sed the Neues said the May 1 demonstration must not Only be an enormous peace display for the National front but also a potent preview for the meeting of our youth in the German under the chairmanship of Adolf Berlin head of the soviet sponsored Trade Union federation representatives of East German political mass organizations and labor unions met in an East Berlin theater last week to plan the May Day Demon while the Heads of the West Ber Lin administration already tremble at the thought of the Germany meeting of the youth the Fdge Calls upon the men and women of All Berlin to attend the May 1 Demon stration in the Lustgarten soviet deter we want no one to be left in doubt As to our demand for the Unity of All top Deposit March 13 special m sgt Milton co 73d army Ord 6th army topped All depositors for Soldier deposits on payday with Lituss Camps German officer says by John Mcdermott March 13 for Mer German staff just Back from five years in russian prison said that prisoners live under unbelievably harsh conditions with the threat of execution hang ing constantly Over their his Story of inhuman treatment differed greatly from that told by former soldiers interviewed this week in Vienna on their Way Home from Captivity in the the italians said they were treated i want to make known my experiences to assist in Awakening the conscience of the world to russian the German said in a lengthy report to american author he added that he would willingly testify before any International for the Sake of relatives in East he requested that his identity be withheld until such time As he might appear in the German was captured in Lithuania in May first held in Camp group near and later near Borovi Tchi and Novgorod in Central european Many deported of 840 staff officers imprisoned in the Novgorod 40 320 were freed up to january while most of the others were sent to soviet jails for alleged criminal the former officer Many prisoners were deported on so called he they were taken away by russian guards and never heard of beatings were common and fre the Exco Lonel he said that during if Ger mans failed to answer questions the Way the russians wanted them they were clubbed or slugged by soviet sometimes prisoners were kept in solitary confinement in dark cells for six weeks at a the German in november a soviet colonel of lists travel documents March 13 the air travel Security Section of the Rhine main air Force police has listed particular documents required for military aircraft passage on either duty or leave status As follows for travel to of duty or All Ord Eric must be accompanied by a russian when travel is other than a Berlin clearance number is for travel to of duty of All orders must be accompanied by a Gray for travel to of duty or All orders must be accompanied by a French for travel to of duty or one copy of orders must Bear an italian visa the stamp can be obtained at the italian consulate in Frank without these proper document delays and difficulties Are to be of poke announced that the German and his prison mates would be sent Home Russia always lives up to her the German said this Drew laughs from the prisoners who interpreted the announcement As a the russian officer threatened to shoot them they laughed the geman they kept 24 noncom earn safety diplomas in Rhine main class March 13 Twenty four noncommissioned officers have been graduated from the military safety school at Rhine main air after completing the 80hour instructor the graduates received instructor certificates As Well 93 certificates show ing successful completion of the col Deputy 61st to presented certificates and spoke on the importance of saving through reducing All airmen on the Bast Are scheduled to attend the course two and a half graduates of the current instructor course will be selected to teach the school when the men from their organization those who successfully completed the course Are t sgt Charles g t sgt Ralph m sgt Buddie s sgt James sgt Otto sgt Ferrol s sgt Ira s sgt Raymond Jar set William and s sgt George also m sgt Lyle s sgt Orley m sgt Joseph s sgt Richard s sgt William sgt Daniel s sgt John sgt Robert s sgt Reuben s sgt Howard Grannel and sgt Billy Stewart reservists called defense Backbone March 13 the Reserve officer is the Backbone of the National defense Brig Gen Roy Neucom chief of special told the second weekly luncheon of the Nurnberg Reserve officers Rickard praised the reservists patriotism and said that More than 80 per cent of the officers in world War ii were he urged listeners to continue their studies to be ready in the event of another at one he 400 prisoners were jammed into two Small interrogations were con ducted at All hours of the Day and the russians always let it be known that we prisoners would be better off would be better off the a officer Many of my friends we summoned before a court that was an automatic death describing Camp he said our Barracks were a Only one Blanket and the clothes we were we slept on the we got about eight slices of bread per Day and three bowls of watery we almost forgot what fats and tobacco offences listed he said crimes included sentenced to death or Long jail because they had provided German troops with food taken from russian soil during the billeting sentenced be cause they requisitioned russian dwellings for their army foresters Given terms for having Cut russian some chaplains were court Martiale because their religious teachings had strengthened German at least one Navy Captain jailed for having used russians As mechanics in a motor a maj von reevers Drew a jail sentence because he used russian women to Peel potatoes for his a maj Seedorf was arrested As a wartime depot he permitted German military trains to pass which russian Pris us vaudeville ban on germans hit March 13 Canadian and australian variety artists have sent a Telegram to prime minister Clement Attlee protesting the ban on Geaman stage artists in this was announced at a meeting of German and British artists performing in an International ice revue in the Telegram was signed by the British olympic figure skater Lud wig Lee Stewart for the 60 it said British artists in Germany amazed to fact ban on Ger Man artists in England had been and asked Attlee to intervene in order not to destroy the Friendship and Good will that been created by i artists in
