London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1942, London, Middlesex Pace 6the stars and stripes monday dec. 28> 1942 the stars Ani stripes daily newspaper of the . Armed forces in the european theater of operations. The stars and stripes is edited and published but and for the personnel of the . Armed forces in the european theater of operations. Printed by the times publishing company ltd., at printing House Square London e.c.4. Telephone Central 2000. Contents passed by the . Army and Navy censors subscription is 26 shillings per Jear. Staff . E. M. Llewellyn associate editor.1st it. Ii. A. Harchar associate editor.2nd it. J. C. Wilkinson editorial Board news editors sgt. Robert Moora c it . Bud Hutton photo and . Ben. K i Nee sports. Pvt. Mark sem go Ioni Bernard i Ninn vol. 3, no 47, december 28, 1942 ail Miral dark an a a judge not lest be be sound advice when first spoken. Still sound today. And applicable to the political career of Admiral Darlan. Admiral Darlan can no longer speak for himself but his last words of a Public nature spoken Over Morocco radio were a the hour has struck when All frenchmen must unite whoever they be frenchmen of All Ages of All beliefs from right and left workers and employers. All must come together in the common struggle. Then once again Victory for France will be a Victory for All to those words we can All subscribe. But Darlan a a collaborationist a or a a shrewd politician a gave the allies More reason to be grateful than a a Many Are willing to Grant. His arrangement with general Eisenhower unquestionably saved Many British and american lives. It May have meant the difference Between Success and failure for the whole african Campaign. And when Darlan did come Over to the Allied Side he came All the Way bringing with him the French military and civilian authorities of North and West Africa. He also tried without Success to secure for the allies the French Fleet at Toulon. We feel therefore that we can safely let history evaluate his character. When All the facts Are known. And the bitterness and suspicions of War have subsided. It is enough for us now to know that Darlan died while working to build a United France. A Brave free France that most Likely would have made his future life a Short and a most unhappy one. Giraud leads general Giraud commander in chief of the French land and air forces in North Africa has succeeded the late Admiral Darlan As High commissioner for French North and West Africa. Elected by the French Imperial Council at Algiers Giraud already has accepted the formidable task and As his first goal seeks to unite All frenchmen in a supreme Effort to free France. To achieve this end his present plans Call for cooperation with general de Gaulle and the United nations on land on the sea and in the air. In general Giraud both the Axis and the allies recognize a Leader of Merit. He is a Man the lighting French can Trust whose record they respect. He is a Man who has Faith in America and in the promises America has made to All frenchmen. In his first message to America Genera Giraud was Brief and to the Point a a i want to Tell the people of America that France has the fullest Confidence that America will provide us As quickly As possible with the most modern arms that we so desperately need. A a americans will be shown that with the French army using these weapons the Day of Victory will be More rapidly achieved. A a France has the fullest Confidence in America. I Pray America to have the ame Confidence in Brave new order How the a men and nazi storm troopers bully their compatriots was described by their paper Dezwarte Soldaat reporting on oct. 22 a March by a troop of a men through Roosen Daal near the belgian Frontier. The marchers discovered a shop window dressed with the red White and Blue colors. A a apparently an anglophile shopkeeper a the paper wrote. A a he also seemed to love the jews because the window showed pins with the jewish Star on them. Because the police Are Slack in such cases the a took matters in hand and confiscated various red White and Blue and pro jewish after marching on for some distance the troop halted again As they discovered a shop for fishing tackle where the floats were arranged in a w shape. Some a men left the ranks to remove the a a offensive a sign for the a a w a could have stood for Winston. A third halt was caused by a Barbera a traditional Star spangled pole. A a you know a the paper wrote a a one of those which carries the colors of the tyrant of tyrants. The stars and stripes of the new the a men scraped the paint off giving the pole an a a honest German the writer finished Braggin Gly a a so the a stands in defence of the people and in the breach against the deceivers of our we presume the a men will continue to March a a from Victory to daring from Jarbo of old Dubuque his poems Are his Monument comes this quickie it could never be said she had High . But she got him to where she could answer a a i do even fires can be funny. Firemen in Boise Idaho were fighting a Bize in the City s Railroad District. They Flung 1,600 feet of Hose across the rails and failed to notice an oncoming train. The fire department now has the same amount of Hose but in Shorter lengths. From Virginia h. Glasgow of new Jersey comes the following message a a the class of 37, Lakewood new Jersey extends season s Best greetings to the boys in the she explains a a the stay at Homes of the class wish to extend greetings to every classmate in the service. Will you help us by extending greetings through your column ? a so we pass on the greetings from the class of 37 to any Jersey Man who might see this. And to it All we add our own Happy new year. Who says the horse has t made a comeback ? in Philadelphia Buck a milk Wagon horse threw a shoe smack in front of the snooty Warwick hotel and caused a traffic Jam in Rittenhouse Square while hundreds watched the milk company Blacksmith Reshoe him. The Wagon Driver who s mighty fond of Buck refused to move the horse another step until the Blacksmith had done his Job. Even the uniformed Warwick Doorman abandoned his dignity Long enough to give the Smithy a helping hand. Cats jumped into the limelight on the Home front this week. First the Navy a the bloodiest Battle of the War issued a hurry Call for 30 cats preferably tomcats to Volunteer immediate service at naval training school reason mice were rifling Christmas boxes sent to sailors. As a follow up on this Ernie Brown of Rochester Washington began advocating cats As blackout guides. He put the idea to the test one night letting a cat Lead him through a lonely wooded area. The cat got away Brown grouped in the darkness grabbed a waving Tail and continued his journey for two Steps a behind a Skunk. J. C. W. Planet a through blazing and debris covered streets women carry supplies to the heroic defenders of Stalingrad during the Early october nazi offensive. Today few Stalingrad buildings Are not marked by the destruction of German bombs or Shell fire. Defender of Stalingrad tells tale of horror and heroism by Henry Shapiro United press War correspondent at the Stalingrad front Gen. Vassili Ivanovich Chulkov the 42-year-old peasant born general who held Stalingrad against the germans for four months has told for the first time his own Story of the epic fighting there. A a when i was at the front a he said a a the military Council entrusted me with the defense of Stalingrad. I fully understood the great responsibility and seriousness of this task. The City was a flaming Volcano German bombs had transformed it into one great fire. Our men were tired. There were Many whining pessimists in the army. A a first of All we had to create the proper spirit of firmness. We were told we could not Retreat beyond the Volga and we could see for ourselves that there was no Road Back. A a Hitler threw the Best he had against Stalingrad sparing neither Quantity nor Quality. A a this was a Battle of life and death. We were continuously attacked by great masses of infantry tanks planes and artillery. Our forces were not equal the enemy had superiority at All Points All the time. A a the German command used its private Breger uniforms armed forces Ever since they told him you Salute person i a the uniform not the favorite method All the time. They intended to smash us and because they thought we Hadnot enough guts hoped to push Over into the Volga with one blow. They did no to carry out any methodical offensive. One nazi mistake a a the German command made one obvious mistake. Large columns and groups of German soldiers made wonderful targets for our artillery and infantry and we destroyed them in great numbs. A a i believe that nowhere in this War has there been such bloody hand to hand fighting nowhere were bayonets and hand grenades so widely used As in Stalingrad. A a the main characteristic of the Battle of Stalingrad is close do stance fighting and i done to mean the kind of fighting that we study at military academies where enemies meet engage in Battle and then separate. Here we hold each other in a deadly grip. A a the history of War knows no precedents for such fighting. Naturally we had to work out new methods. A a our ability to Man Euver is extremely limited by the narrow territory and by enemy aviation and artillery. The germans usually attacked in daytime when their planes and tanks were Active and when they could have precise artillery and Trench mortar fire. We counterattacked usually at night. A a at the end of every 24 hours we had to count up the results of the Battle. This however is an extremely difficult task. Mass self sacrifice a a our army grew firmer daily and yet it became obvious that one could Only hold Stalingrad by destroying the germans. A a the heroism of our men took the form of mass self sacrifice. When an enemy group 10 or 15 times larger than our unit attacked our soldiers would Send a signal to our batteries to order fire upon themselves and perish together with the enemy. A a our units after they crossed the right Bank of the Volga seemed to be reborn. Their love for their country would take the form of hate for the germans and our spirit allowed us victoriously to counter attack against the enemy with inferior forces. A a the German infantry was Brave Only when supported by planes tanks and artillery but if their infantry had to fight our infantry unaided then their attacks would fail invariably. A a our infantry is invincible under proper command and with clearly defined tasks. We knew no Retreat in the Battle of Stalingrad. A a it. Gen. Rodimo Zevy a division was the first to arrive in Stalingrad and receive the fierce German blow. Rodi Mtzen told me 4 we will fight to the last Man but we shall not leave the most awful Battle 44 the most awful Battle took place on oct. 14, after Hitler made his speech in which he ordered the occupation of Stalingrad regardless of the Cost. 44 i honestly never saw anything comparable to it. I have believed that such an inferno could open up on Earth. 44 that Day you could not see beyond five Yards fire and smoke screened the View. It was a serious Day for the defenders of Stalingrad. 44 Gen. Holu Devi a division received a tremendous blow. The germans attack this division which had already Many men with two tank division Holu Devi a men were frequently in circa and each Man had literally killed dozen of germans. 44 men died but never retreated. I be live that those who died and those we remained alive were All heroes. No other army a a i am convinced that if the militia machines used against us had been use against any other army including to germans it could not have endured on tenth of what we endured. 44 the War has proved that Alloa weapons from rifles to Cannon Are Vei Good provided they Are properly the Battle of Stalingrad the Russa hand grenade won general respect. It much better than the German grenade. 44 extremely unpopular with the i mans is our Latousha a which the Enki Calls a staling machine a. All living jets Are destroyed wherever its she burst. 44 however All these weapons to have been of no value if they were in the hands of men willing to die Freedom. Two Battle lessons 44 the experience of the Battle of St Grad allows us to draw some conclusions a a each City each building can Beo a fortress if quickly and skilfully and Foi defense and if the Soldier Don t f encirclement and Are not afraid Togetti the houses and stay there. 44 a Battle inside a City is a fight close quarters in which Light weapons rifles and bayonets Light machine guns Are used. 44 this fighting requires the great initiative from every officer and Man should not be afraid to take a posit the immediate neighbourhood of Theen the nearer the enemy the smaller losses and artillery and aviation in ably hit their own troops if the Dis Between trenches and positions is s 44 it is impossible to Man Euver a City in Daylight but at night we carry All troop movements successfully a Small losses no matter How Many Rock the germans Send up. 44 now Winter has come a inter is element and we Are Well adapted to no matter what preparations t in genl have made for vets Khz amp which we�?battered"5 0 then and now those dreadful Days thank god quot gone through alone. 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