London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1942, London, Middlesex                                Ally newspaper of . Armed forces tripes in the european theater of operations vol. 3 no. 45 London  strike foe n Tunisia each Point five Miles from Bizerte kill Many germans British commandos have raided a Xis held territory in Tunisia from e sea and penetrated to within five lies of Bizerte inflicting losses on in germans it was reported yester a in North Africa the Landing was made in heavy As last week the associated press ported and the commanding officer the commando party now Back its base reported that a a most of us id to swim for  they escaped heavy uses Only because they were unopposed. Elsewhere in Tunisia Allied patrols Abbed Southeast of Medvez Al Bab about 5 Miles and made Contact with the Demy which was reported further away an was previously believed. 4 shot up germans a describing the commando raid the Ammando officer said a a we made our a without much difficulty to a Point far Habarka where a secondary Road of Bizerte joins the main Road from Alarka. A a we managed to shoot up quite a umber of germans passing along the pad and would have done better if our a ree Inch mortars had not been lost in ending. After a couple of Days we made our Lay Back through about 15 Miles of Demy held country. The germans held Fry Strong machine gun posts As we fund out when we bumped into them. Heavy machine gun fire a a we came under fire from these but also succeeded in killing a number of mans. The germans however wed no inclination to come out even Len they had shot us  one group got to within five Miles of Zerta but was very tired and the com under withdrew them to the Hills with View of making a raid the following Jit. Hen Day came they found that while High ground they still were not within safety of wild Hills so the commander dered the unit to break into Small Par a and make their Way to the Hills meanwhile germans sent a Strong Force la inst the raiders who were compelled flee returning to Gen. Andersons base Ary and dirty but with relatively Light fuse it compared with those inflicted on foe. Enemy farther away i Allied patrols stabbing Northeast from Ledez Al Bab made Contact yesterday 1th Axis forces 15 Miles from that town we other patrols reported contacting c germans 10 Miles Southwest of Lateur. Spokesman at Allied Headquarters pared that the fact the enemy was 15 continued on Page 4 it tie diversion a North Africa duh he North Africa dec. 22 i a can soldiers who found l wartime scene arid com with life at Home would be glad id j  of London a West t a in its Heaters movies and other a versions. Iii main Lent. Ere arouses Little in a div a so Isle stage show variety a a us a us billed As a a first class a but no be seen it agree. How no  difficult for the boys to Tom a a reign language show and a a ugh Tnie. Nusic alone is not Slick o hold their interest. Moreover Ray sex Naething less than the sexy it of swum prohibited by Vichy Ameri feet Puit now exhibited but they re faction yes is one title be Ven Hev m Snow White and the show f few British pictures the red r us French films it Mern uni i10ss-has taken Over a Large non or Tang r clubroom and re revue of 1 la a Ops and put together i both am i own which is Well liked Unican and British soldiers.0 Lphr Ori Christmas t l e  Ancl str Pes will not Lor on u cd in Christmas Day in boxing Day dec. 26. Planning a la outa in offensive new air service chief declare maj. Gen. Miller praises Raf cooperation with . By Andrew a. Rooney stars and stripes staff writer a a our Mission is getting ready to service an All out air offensive against the Axis and i can assure you that we will be ready to accomplish this Mission within a very Brief  that was the declaration yesterday of maj. Gen. Henry j. F. Miller who is succeeding maj. Gen. Walter h. Frank As commanding general of the eighth air Force service command. Gen. Miller a Veteran of the air corps of the last War spent a month in England surveying the Job during the autumn then went Back to Washington t o Clear up details of his work there where for 15 months he has been organizing and developing the army air Force air service command the Parent organization for All overseas service commands. The assignment of Gen. Miller who is credited with having originated the air Force maintenance and Supply system used today to the Eastern theater is taken As an indication that this theater will be used As More than a Spring Board and Supply depot for operations in North Africa. Asked for further information on the numbers and types of aircraft being sent Here Gen. Miller stated simply that there would be a a sufficient aircraft of the right Type Here to win the  Gen. Miller emphasized the importance of the cooperation Between Raf and . Army service units. A a there is nothing so dead As a 111 associated press photo maj. Gen. Henry j. F. Miller grounded aircraft a the general said a a and the Royal air Force has been More than cooperative in helping to keep our planes in the air. If they have it and i need it i get  Gen. Miller a West Point graduate holds the rating of command Pilot and combat observer. Originally a tactical commander he transferred into the service command As commanding officer of the san Antonio air depot where the army air Force first incorporated production line tactics in aircraft and engine repair.  bases for supplying 22 divisions in trap Fate of von Bockus units in Don sector in grave doubt As soviets Baise toll of transport planes to 133 Moscow dec. 22 apr Gen. Vatu in a troops in the Middle Don offensive today kept up their Advance Westward and southwestward which in addition to recapturing More inhabited localities blocked the areas used As airfields for supplying von Bockus 22 divisions Between the Don and the Volga in the Stalingrad sector. The Fate of these divisions became a matter of even Graver doubt since during the past hours the russians had destroyed 39 More transport planes bringing the total to 133 since dec. 13. The anxiety shown Over the Fate of the divisions was also reflected in the fury of the German counter attacks Southwest of Stalingrad where a the nazis were trying to open a Way to nazis take turns shooting up . Plane but it gets Back Cairo dec. 22 apr this is the Story of an Aerial dogfight on dec. 9, when american British and australian fighter bombers pasted enemy Landing grounds in the Blitz which preceded Rommel a flight. It was told by capt. George d. Mobbs of Little Rock ark., who landed his ship with 40 gaping holes in it after not one dogfight but a succession of them. In one three Messe Schmitts took turns shooting at him from the Tail and in another plummeting Earth Ward and thinking he was lost he tried to ram two enemy planes. A a the fight started Over Marble Arch As capt. Ryan Richard e. Ryan Worcester mass saw some Messe Schmitts taking off As our Hoys went in to bomb. A a i wrote off two in the fracas but 1 had the narrowest squeak of my life a said capt. Mobbs Back in Cairo after receiving a slight shrapnel wound. A a it was the most uncomfortable few minutes of my life when with my ship shot up and my guns knocked out i started for Home and headed into a formation of five  no sooner was the first enemy formation dealt with than another appeared from above. 1st it. Steven Merena. Ilion . 1st it. William Barnes new York City and capt. Mobbs were flying together. They climbed up at the Messe Schmitts. A a i saw my tracers go into one and he continued on Page 4 armoured cars Speed first Ai plated ambulances work under fire Cut lag in t ending w funds on the tunisian front dec. 22 apr a considerable Cut has been made in the North african front in the dangerous time lag Between the time a Soldier is wounded and the administration of thorough Hospital treatment. Only a matter of hours and minutes elapse instead of Days before the wounded receive treatment at base hospitals. A a the use of Armor plating on Field ambulances has seeded things considerably because you done to have to wait until Small arms fire is ended a explained it. Col. Max f. Mcalister combat team surgeon who operated with advanced units in the initial assault on approaches to Tunis. Sulfa drugs helped col. Mcalister said the Liberal use of sulfanilamide and other similar compounds and the latest development in the treatment of open wounds and Burns has yanks making this Best Xmas f or y youngster jewish soldiers Volunteer to do extra duty Over Holiday three Days away from their first Christmas in the British Isles the american forces in the Eto have swung into the Home stretch of their yuletide program of a a giving to those who have less than  while the Northern Ireland House of commons yesterday was adopting a Resolution wishing a merry Christmas to the yanks in the British Isles some of the yanks themselves came Forward with a Christmas gesture to their comrades every enlisted Man of jewish Faith in one of the largest units in England has volunteered his name for the duty roster in order that men of the Christian Faith originally scheduled for work May observe Christmas and celebrate new years Day. Anglo american parties meanwhile the schedule of american Soldier parties for underprivileged English children marched toward a new High in Anglo american relations with youngsters All Over the Isles having almost As much fun at the parties As the soldiers. And while they re mostly working As usual the yanks Are getting time off for the parties and a portion of them Are getting furloughs. Those who applied for passes on time got them for dec. 17 to 23. Passes Are not effective Between dec. 24 and 28, inclusive according to Headquarters european theater of operations. Regular Short passes of 48 hours also May be extended to 72 hours to fit travel continued on Page 4 eighth air Force Pilot to wed movie actress Carole Landis Carole Landis is going to be married probably on new year s Day to capt. Thomas c. Wallace 25-year-old eighth already saved Many seriously injured and air Force fighter command Pilot from has reduced wound infection to a mini Pasadena Cal. Mum. Of Battle injuries among United states armoured and infantry forces in this War theater head neck Chest and abdominal wounds have accounted for Only approximately 30 per cent., a figure much lower than was expected on the basis of experience in the first world War. Wounded prisoners captured by the . Forces receive the same treatment As the american wounded.10th air Force making daily raids on Burma the blonde film actress now recuperating in London from an appendectomy which Cut Short her tour of american service establishments in the British Isles announced her engagement to the former Eagle Squadron fighter Pilot yesterday. A a we want to be married on new years Day a she said a a but we re not sure just yet whether circumstances will permit it. You see Jan. 1 is my  she will be 24 then Mitzi Mayfair who co starred in the Uso Camp shows inc., with miss Landis Martha Raye and Kay Francis will be bridesmaid at the wedding miss Landis said. Best Man will be maj. New Delhi dec. 22 apr Brig Gen. Clayton Bissell commanding the Richard Ellis of eighth air Force. . Air forces in India China and capt. Wallace who has been in eng Burma disclosed at a press conference land one year and 10 months came Here that the tenth . Air Force had. With the original Eagle Squadron of the been conducting numerous operations Raf. He transferred to the american Over Burma daily but a a we have not said forces sept23 this year. Formerly Asso anything about most of them because cited with the Security National Bank of most Are on a Small scale and not parti Pasadena Cal., capt. Wallace was a Pilot Cul arly  in civilian life. He is a graduate of Pasa he emphasized that Small scale operations were necessary to succeed in subsequent big ones. Dena Junior College. His Mother lives at 2360 Ganesha ave., Altadena Cal. While capt. Wallace would not com Carole Landis ment on plans for the marriage miss Landis said that a a As soon As we re married and 1 Hope it will be n new continued on Page 4 their trapped forces. Air chief rushed to Don Gen. Albert Kesselring commander of Germany a no. 1 air Fleet has been transferred to the Don front according to a Berlin dispatch to the s.t.b., German controlled propaganda Agency in Scandinavia the United press reported. Kesselring is the German air Force chief who commanded the German air Force during the polish Campaign. He went to Italy earlier this year to take charge of German air attacks in the Mediterranean the heavy German counter attacks Southwest of Stalingrad in the Kostelni Kova Region were some of the sharpest the nazis Hud been Able to throw against the red army s Winter offensives. Fresh reserves were being thrown into the Battle Day by Day. Although the germans captured a Village there was no indication that their attacks constituted a real threat to break through to the trapped 22 divisions. Preparing for a stand although they were falling Back in All sectors of the Middle Don the germans were increasing their counter attacks indicating that they were Likely soon to make a determined stand along a fixed line. Up to now the Advance of generals Vatu in and Golikov were so rapid that the germans were unable to stand and fight except at a few places. A pravda dispatch reported a Rise in the temperature across the Don Cossack Steppe and the respite from the sub Zero temperatures of the past few Days made fighting somewhat easier for the red army troops. A dispatch from the southwestern front said that the advancing soviet forces were finding the roads and ditches littered with corpses broken guns wrecked tanks and the remains of vehicles. Many automatic rifles were picked up by the russians after the germans had thrown them Down in their Early retreats. Nazis expected to stay More indications become apparent every Day that the germans had intended to spend the Winter in this Region of the Don. More food depots have been taken As Well As numerous lorries and other mechanical equipment. Two Hundred lorries were captured at one place yesterday. Thirteen warehouses with stores were captured at a settlement retaken by the russians during the last few hours. Izvestia stated that guerrillas had aided the red army in the Middle Don offensive cutting off possible ways of Retreat at Many places As the germans tried to fall Back from the first violent blows. The guerrillas killed 100 germans near a Large Village. No material changes were reported from other fronts in the Early dispatches. Fighting was still heavy on the Central front especially round an unnamed Garrison which was  puppet kills aide slays self chinese report chunking dec. 22 up a a chinese communique issued Here tonight quoted intelligence reports which stated that Gen. Chang Ching Hui prime minister of the Manchukuo puppet government had poisoned his family shot his Jap adviser and five highly placed members of the government and then committed suicide. Gen. Chang Ching Hui took the presidency of the privy Council when Manchuria came under the Rule of the former chinese emperor up i. There was Only one manchurian in the government which was then formed think a chair Gina Back Home new York dec. 22�?mae West is 25 pounds lighter and wears a Black wig in her forthcoming picture columnist Jimmy Fidler discloses