London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1942, London, Middlesex                                A tripes daily newspaper of . Armed forces in the european theater of operations vol. 3 no. 47 London England monday dec. 28, 1942russians smash deeper into Ukraine a parian shot Gen. Giraud takes Over French pick new Leader As admirals killer is executed Gen. Henri Giraud has been unanimously chosen by the Imperial French Council As High commissioner in French Africa with full military and civil Powers succeeding adm. Jean Darlan who was assassinated Christmas eve it was announced yesterday in Algiers. Darlan was shot to death at 3.30 pm thursday by a 22-year-old Man identified Only As a Frenchman who entered an Algiers University a year ago and whose Mother is now living in Italy. At Dawn saturday the Assassin was executed by a firing squad. I the assassination occurred outside Darlano a Ollice in the Palace of the former be Sof Algeria. Commandant hour cad the Only aide with Darlan at the time was wounded in trying to capture the Assassin. The latter leaped Over Darlano so body in his flight but was quickly caught by the admirals chauffeur adjutant Andre Vuichard. Solves a big problem assassination of Darlan May have settled in one stroke the most difficult diplomatic problem which confronted the allies since the beginning of the War. Death of the sex collaborationist wrote a bloody new chapter in unfortunate France s participation in the present War Vaich reached one sensational Climax after another. Elimination of Darlan came at a moment when Allied leaders in London and Algiers were reliably reported exerting All efforts to obtain Unity of French forces in opposition to the Axis. It was reported a Short time before that the fighting French were sending a commission to North Africa to investigate the situation with a View to uniting with other French patriots though preferably not under the leadership of Darlan. British and american leaders had been in some conflict Over cooperation with the Admiral. Presumably with the death of Darlan British american and fighting French leaders All would attempt to find a Man upon whom every faction of free France can agree and in Giraud it was believed a this had been accomplished. Assassin made two visits Early thursday morning the Assassin visited the White Stone Palace surrounded by extensive gardens and High Walls with massive Iron Gates but left when he was unable to see Darlan. Returning in the afternoon he was in a waiting room adjoining Darlano a office with the door open when Darlan arrived. He fired five shots from a .25 Caliper revolver. One Bullet hit the Admiral in the Mouth and another in the lungs fatally wounding him. Darlan fell to the floor across the doorway at the first burst. The Assassin i continued tiring at him and then emptied a his revolver at hour cad when the aide i caped at his Throat. One Bullet ripped. ?0u8h Hourcade a thigh. Hearing the in a an s chauffeur ran into the i Ding and hit the Assassin on the jaw the his fist. Bid not try to Flea j surrender. My revolver is empty in the Assassin making no attempt t him Elf or escape in Ace guards armed with swords be n and tried to kill the Man but Tejes topped by officials who arrived on kill Mccile a Ler hearing the shots. The i or was then turned Over to the police Uliari died before reaching a Hospital As unable to speak though he tried by e last sacraments were administered chaplain and the body remained continued on Page 2 a Leep Lay officers and snore s new Way to quit army atonal few inc Scott a 27 it a it Home i a hums 44, is Back at his army a r Sno ing himself out of the night of army life w to a Solano was heard even in the room a ext. A a quot a a. His was sent Barracks awake. He cd a Piaf Hospital where the patients nazis ignore red Cross bomb train 56,000 men Are seized in 11 Days 812 villages Are captured in Middle Don offensive . Paratroops left and French guards inspect the wreck of red Cross train in Tunisia left Irr ruins after bombing from the Luftwaffe. . Pilots blast planes vessels in Africa raids British take Medvez Hill in 14-hour Christmas Battle a a so they transferred him to next to the officers quarters. By no Rabi nin8, a cars him an Allied hq., North Africa dec. 27 apr United states bombers and fighters renewed their Blitz of German held tunisian areas today sinking at least three ships and destroying two italian planes two German planes and two locomotives and strafing enemy troops and vehicles Over a wide area. P-10 fighters were disclosed for the first time to be in action in the North african theater of War in the resumption of widespread air warfare following the Lull due to bad weather. B-17s carried the main Burden of the assault bombing docks and shipping at Bizerte and Sfax. At Bizerte the raiders were escorted by p-38s and left great fires burning in the docks. Two fortresses were lost. P-40s escorted the bombers which raided Sfax and Sank one Small and two Large ships damaged a medium sized vessel and hit the docks. 14-hour Christmas Battle on Christmas Day according to delayed dispatches British guardsmen in a 14diour Battle drove the enemy from the vital lower Heights commanding the Road from Medvez Al Bab to Tebo urba but the enemy continued to hold the highest Ridge in that area. Wading through the mud resulting from 30 hours of nearly continuous rainfall continued on Page 2 excitement helps to kill pain of wound injured yanks say with Allied forces North Africa dec. 27 apr How d feel to be wounded during Battle action ? not As bad As one might expo i judging from what american soldiers in a base Hospital Here say.  helps cancel out the pain. A a it was just like someone had poked me hard with his Finger a said a Corporal in a reconnaissance platoon whose shoulder was pierced by a machine gun Bullet fired from a German plane. A a did you Ever have anybody Brush against your hand with a lighted cigarette ? that s the Way it is when a Bullet clips your Finger off a said a i Corporal in an anti aircraft unit. A a it was like a Bee sting not quite As bad As one of these dive bombing african mosquitoes a said a tank sergeant whose Back bore a shrapnel wound. A a its like when a Doc a jabs you with a Needle to give you a typhoid shot a said a private shot through the Arm. A a you blokes had it easy a snorted a Ruddy faced British private. A a just playing with slivers you were. Wait la you have experienced bomb concussion. Who off it lets you have it like someone picked up a Stone Wall and chucked it at you from head to foot. When you Don t know what hit you that a  great Allied counter blows expected by Jap Premier new York dec. 27 apr oddly and realistically Tojo in his capacity As War minister warned the japanese people that the United nations were preparing to deliver counter blows of a a great  he added that the signs were a a of the real War starting from  . To extend f Ood rationing canned fruits vegetables to be Cut feb. 1, Wickard says Washington dec. 27 apr Claude Wickard Secretary of agriculture announced today that he had directed the office of Price administration to ration All canned dried and Frozen fruits and vegetables As soon As ration machinery could be established. A a the increased requirements of canned foods fruits and dried fruits for military purposes make it essential that our stocks be conserved a or. Wickard said in a statement. A a while our total supplies of canned fruits and dried fruits Are the largest in history they Are among the foods most urgently needed by the fighting men of this nation and the other United  rationing was expected to Start about feb. 1. A a this year nearly one third of our production of canned and dried fruits continued on Page 2 s at a american As she is spoke in English the american Soldier who greets a girl with a a Hiyah babe a in t being fresh that s just like hearing a a Lovely Day in t it ? a from an Erig Lishman. Such is the Assurance Given to girls employed in the Nasafi the British institution similar to the american pm in a pamphlet now being distributed in order that they May better understand these crazy americans and their apparently silly talk. The pamphlet describes . Customs language and currency reproduces All . Insignia and gives other data that May be useful to the British canteen worker. A full Page is devoted to a a when miss Nasafi meets the  4 fresh a americans a a the first time that an american Soldier approaches the counter and says a How a a baby a you will probably think he is being impudent. By the time several dozen men have said it you May have come to the conclusion that All americans arc a  yet to them it will be merely the Normal conversational opening just As you might say a Lovely Day Isnit  remember that most americans think that English people Are a  if you snub them you will merely confirm this impression. A a under that Breezy manner most of them Are a Little shy and they will show their appreciation of your kindness if you take them for what they Are pleasant Young american boys. 4 done to be shocked a a a try not to appear shocked a the pamphlet says a a at some of their expressions. Many of these May sound remarkably like swearing to you but in fact they Are words in everyday use in America. It will not occur to the lad from Ohio that you Are not accustomed to hearing them used in front of  american food terms Are explained. A a when they first arrive Over Here the americans will want such snacks As hot dogs Fried sausages in split Rolls and hamburgers savoury Ris soles in split Rolls or Between slices of bread. In a surprisingly Short time however they can be heard asking for the typically English dishes to which the British boys Are  cookies Candy and crackers Are explained in an interesting paragraph a a you will inevitably come across strange words in their language. America is a vast country with Many More dialects than Britain has and the influx of Many nationalities into the .a. Has caused new words to be introduced. When you Are discussing food with them for instance you will notice that they Call a biscuit a a Cooky or a Cracker a a biscuit to them is a scone or Tea cake grilled meat is broiled chocolate and sweets Are a Candy chipped potatoes Are French Fried to them chips Are potato crisps porridge is known As a Oatmeal a a Kipper is a a smoked herring a and vegetable marrow is known As a  what we Call Beer or bitter they Call a ale a Beer to them Means a lager a while if they ask for their change in a Bills a they mean in  household phrases details of . Currency Are Given. The pamphlet Points out that All . Money May be accepted excepting five cent pieces or a a  a a Many of their Ordinary household words Are different. A tap is a faucet or spigot a braces Are a sus continued on Page 2 russian armies driving Forward in the Middle Don Are penetrating farther into the Ukraine killing and capturing thousands of germans liberating hundreds of towns Long held by the nazis and seizing or destroying huge quantities of air planes tanks guns and other materials. The red forces were reported to be 10 to 20 Miles inside the Ukraine whose 25th anniversary As a member of the Union of socialist soviet republics was observed on saturday. 812 towns freed in 11 Days according to a special communique released in Moscow the germans have been driven Back 125 Miles and 812 inhabited places have been recaptured. On saturday 6,300 officers and men were captured by the russians raising the total number of prisoners in the Brief but bitter offensive to 56,000. Three Hundred German aircraft were eyed on one Ai drome and 50 More on but rus communique said. And 25 Moscow said de �72 tanks 1,877 1,177 motorcycles. Camps or Var supplies. In addition >1 Luhks  troops sen Bui 54,000 uses 1,115 Cai and match Sals arms and 117 Gei Man Atic Rui guns were destroyed. Deep into Ukraine the triumphant russian re entry into the Ukraine was made by tanks and infantry which crossed the a Border from Voronezh to Oroshi Novgrad province. A front line dispatch from pravda estimated that armoured forces now covered several dozen Kilometres of ukrainian territory. Ukrainians themselves Are taking part in the reoccupation. Pravda described one ukrainian lieutenant who was twice wounded but continued to stumble Forward until he died in his own Homeland. A bitter East wind whipped across the Don Steppes driving Snow in great drifts and bending russians and germans alike under its blast. Russians with the wind at their backs marched relentlessly Forward while columns of German prisoners with drooping Heads and swollen hands passed the other Way toward the rear. Divisions staff flees Izvestia reported virtually All survivors of one German division surrendered after their general fled with his staff. The division is estimated to have lost 60 per cent of its personnel the first Day of the Battle of the Middle Don. Prisoners were quoted As saying the offensive spread confusion in their lines of communications Between staffs and troops. The German High command appeared to be making a general reorganization of its forces on the wide Middle Don front in an Effort to meet the red army Advance. Nazis fight to delay rearguard forces Are being left in populated Points to conduct delaying action while the main forces withdraw and reserves of cavalry motorized infantry and tanks Are being concentrated from other sectors. The germans attempted to make one stand at Tatsi Skaya where Strong defences were set up around the Lik Haya continued on Page 2 yanks arrive quietly at Dakar begin work Dakar. Dec. 27 apr american soldiers Are in Dakar nerve Center of French West Africa and the City which repulsed the British attack in september 1940. Khaki Clad yanks arrived quietly without fanfare and went to work by the Side of their new French allies without waste of time. They came by plane ship find even by jeep. There was Little cheering possibly because there was no marching or other suitable Opportunity. A a americans have come just to work a government controlled newspapers in Dakar commented. A a and they have not very much time to waste in the City