London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1945, London, Middlesex Extra i new York i the st1 daily newspaper of armed forces 5 London edition Paris in the european theater of operations ims extra Patton drives across 2 Rivers on 22 my front w w w i big 3 agree on final n allies9 undimmed might damns dammed might of foe Ziko arms chiefs attend Black sea Parley to coordinate plan c Una dams troops in the Roer River the 9th infantry division of the 1st army captured it on and is pressing on Osier dams in the Region in an attempt to prevent the nazis from blasting them to flood Allied map inset relates the dam area to the roads to russians 132 Miles from throw a Jere Bridgehead Over Oder Konies red Arney troops in Western Silesia carried the height of the russian Winter offensive yesterday As marshal Zhukov up German defense positions facing the Berlin front in preparation foil the next phase of the soviet end the Var drive on die third Reich the soviet communique night announced the capture of Tonnee Miles East of Frankfurt and approximately 32 Miles of Tom the out skirts of this was Cje closest print to the German mentioned in soviet despite continued German admissions Fiat Zhukov had established several Bridgehead across the Oder flyer in the Frankfurt Kustrin less than 35 Miles East of there was no confirmation from the soviet army newspaper said that fighting is going on in the fortified Morefield of one correspondent in Moscow reported that red army troops in the Frankfurt area were on the asphalted Highway which leads like an Arrow to the heart of German commentators said Chat another russian Bridgehead had been established South of Kustrin and that the Kustrin Berlin Railroad was under heavy artillery this was the seventh Cross ing of the Oder acknowledged by the nazis i Mac Artilur visits freed Ripans their return to 7 Douglas fulfilling the pledge Hui made when he left th4 Philippines three years returned today to driving with 2n armoured escort into the Northern part of the Southern Section still resounded with bitter Housetop House i Eliot quits on Zhukov front facing the German his first Stop Wasai 7prme Osbed him r of Bis thin he had trouble recon ser Hubert acted Wuh song for a vote of conference in the not even unpacked South of Zhukov position directly in front of big Battles were raging As Konies 1st ukrainian army pivoted from its Oder Bridgehead and drove North to encircle Breslau from the the germans reported yesterday that another deep soviet penetration had been made in the Steinau these were believed to be the troops referred to by the germans in a report that Konies troops had advanced to a line running Between 10 Miles North of Lieg to this drive apparently was aimed toward where Konies forces would straddle the main Bres Auberlin two railroads leading to Dresden and a motor Road to the main objective of Konies drive was not he could either sweep West to sever the vital German communication lines at Dresden and Leipzig or push North along the Silesi Aberlin Auto Bahn in a left Hook aimed at German radio said Konies thrust was aimed to the West with Schneid Nitz and Wunsch Elburg As Schneid Nitz continued on pase 4 meal the will he now hell miss the meat new 7 and slapped his Ace with a the to Send freed Home soon War and state department Tea first move St resumes backed be aia Iovu to Pound Daniel Mother of seven Saia one Tood in line for three hours to buy the prime minister Churchill and marshal Sta Mare meeting somewhere in the Black sea area and have i regarding the common military operations m the last phase of the War against with the military staffs of fee three governments now working out detailed plans it was announced last night simultaneously in Washington and Moscow the treuting stated at one of the most dramatic periods of the european the red army crushing toward Berlin from the East and the Siegfried defences cracking before the onslaught in the West the Ammon Enesto the communique the announcement indicated with the military strategy already the three meeting together for the second were now Busy with the problems of Topping the list in the once the occupation and control of Germany were were proposals for setting up at the earliest moment an International body to keep the communique the communique did not state where the meeting was taking but various rumours have Bene current in recent emanating principally from German and Neutral that the big three were meeting in rumanian port on the Black sea on a russian warship in those and in Stalingrad considered top importance considered of the greatest importance in this meeting of the big three and their highest ranking subordinates was the revelation that for the first time in the staff arrangements were being made by the military leaders of present at the talks were the chiefs of foreign secretaries and other for the that would mean George foreign Secretary Edward Stettinius William chief of staff to Harry the presidents personal and War Man Power director James tonight announcement indicated that no further statement will be issued until after the conclusion of the continued on Page 4 officer dress again 011 Sale ban on clothing sales to officers will be lifted 12 when ration cards will be recognized at the card along with attack brings 150ml line onto Reich in the face of heavy machine gun fire from Siegfried line troops of four 3rd army divisions swarmed across the Swift running Sauer and our Rivers into Germany Early yesterday making seven Crossings at Points along a 22mile Crescent shaped front East of the Luxemburg Border towns of echternach and taking part in the which put Allied troops up to or across the Reich stretch from Roer the Saar 5th and no the a 17th airborne and the 6th in the new assault into mounted South of the sector where other units of George patrons army Are thrusting into the Siegfried de lenses in the Prum the troops went across the turbulent streams in rubber assault boats some of which were sunk by into the racing Waters tumbled the soldiers to Fey to the mond in Holland Down to were to push striking without artillery preparation into three places across the Sauer just North of echternach to cover the other massed guns opened unto the the 8qth made two crossing of Neuar jts Junction with the both of which form the i Luxemburg the 17th and i a Mored set up a Slon were closing in from the Southwest on the town of on the Shore of the Schwam Mnauel formed by the dam at will distributed by w Manders to uts within aah units will receive two us staff is now an eagles scream gee nest where by Ull Ai thick minefields and heavy fire from pillboxes were slowing Down the 1st units of the 9th division entered k suburb of fortified town at the Junction of the Olef and urfa in Allied troops sealed off the Western end of one of the two German escape Bridges across the mood Ingup operations were in Progress s the no isolated enemy pocket West of the Rhine and Between that River and the Rhin Rhone canal preyed 1vc if Jujj Square Niue i successful apparently were intent on holding the by Fri Fern part of the the amen and tank who had to further feb Means Bird song and it was hire that Hitler set up the school in which tie leaders of his thousand year state were to be i Apennine tactical control of Jap held after a 90minute night strongest attack two c Southeast described the at pensive designed capital r not with a doa Nodd huge Granke an ing and their great Hess even Hitler himself came to watch and the Studen s slept in steam heated ate in spotless dining and studied in sunny they drank nonalcoholic drinks because hider abstained in a comfortable they marched a the courtyard and Stiffarm sed the Swastika which floated from a pole on a great doughs of the cocked 47th feet on the made tossed ration cans out of they didst both own they didst bother looking they swore More when they saw the bottles All they looked at a Magazine called Der Adler the Eagle and swore this time when they saw Pic Tures of an american captured m his head bandaged and a 2nd on his american tanks on the slope of a Hill near the school fired at the germans on the other Side of the in the office of the head a Lieuten ant said dont get too damned pm for Taos we aint going to stay Here forever some High brass will come to undid outrank us and we have to and capture us another
