London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1945, London, Middlesex Daily German lesson Nach Hinten Gehen Nash Hinten Guyed go to the rear new York London edition Paris daily newspaper of armed Force 5 in the european theater of operations 1945 daily French lesson ave Vous a Manger Ahva Voos a Mong Jay have you food nazis throw reserves s fierce fighting raged Over a vast Southeast of Berlin yesterday As Tjie germans threw in fresh reserves of a desperate attempt to halt the soviet German on the Day of the red army Winter appeared to be stiffening All along the but nazi reports did not maintain earlier claims that the German counteroffensive jihad driven marshal Konies forces out of province of in which Berlin is the red Anny generally was reported holding the heaviest of the German counter blows and signs pointed to an increase in soviet operations there was no official announcement from Moscow on East front but the germans admitted that Konies storming toward were attacking Lauban and thrusting toward nazi bastion 12 Miles away and Jome 55 from Forth of Gorlitz Koniaev Cut the Sora Gorlitz railway and penetrated several Miles beyond the germans a few hours of claiming that the wehrmacht had recaptured Sommer feed and Sora and were fighting in the germans admitted that Koniaev had repulsed the germans at they also said that soviet troops were eight of where they would Date an out flanking threat to the Ger mans massed before marshal Zhukov forces facing action around garrisons elsewhere on the Eastern action seemed to Center around surrounded nazi Grau Bunzlav and Stargard were being stubbornly defended by crack enemy of these the great East Prus capital of Konigsberg seemed first in line to with russian troops already in Possession of the cites Supply soviet troops were reported breaking into the outskirts of Breslau after Berak in through Only one and one half Miles from Breslau suburbs and four Miles from the the in russian and German tanks were engaged in Battles to decide the fete of Stargard and eventually of important Baltic at the Southern end of the Long the germans were reported throwing Israyy counterattacks against marshal Malinovsky forces driving for Bratislava eventually in this area the russians admitted the first reverses in several bin Case i court of criminal Appeal in after a today turned yesterday the appeals of Karl of and the who were both murder of taxi George the Man with the the defendants unless Secretary Herbert Morrison inter be Tico Gisone with no kick its not difficult to Tell How Frederick Guth feels about his Rescue from a Jap pvt Camp on one of the 513 Allied prisoners freed by rangers and filipino Gate was captured on Corregidor May and freed he is shown at an evacuation his age was not planet photos somewhere along the american front in this army mule is helping to fight the lather of with the 7th leads the Supply Laden pack mule through knee deep 900 fortresses rain incendiaries on rail Center continuing their offensive against nazi 900 fortresses of the 8th air attacking in two giant thundered Over Nuremburg yesterday to Shower the cites huge railway Yards and locomotive repair shops with More High explosive bombs and some 3 00 the huge Yards and repair the later stretching out in a thin line for almost a were Ripe for the photo reconnaissance four Days ago showed the Yards teeming with close to cars jamming the the City is a main switchover for both and East West lines intersect no the bombers had a protective screen of More than 700 Mustangs and Thunder some of which strafed rail lines n the Stuttgart and Nuremberg the 55th Mustang which disabled 81 locomotives shot up another 89 the raiding Force met Only minor air Allied heavies based Irr Italy bombed austrian targets for the eighth consecutive Lay in attacks on the Lobar and Schmecht Southeast of Trieste As Well As Bridges on the Brenner pass were also hit As the uninterrupted heavy raids reached a three month do some of their own reds who helped by the red army a German Camp in joined up with Eru tors and fought Side beside russians on the Eastern russians were glad to have Ernest 29yearold new captured in nor after Landing with the 101st air said Here after hitchhiking soviet although some for All i know others Are a a member of the 321st glider entered Germany with the i Wienberg along Widi Frank Fps taken Pri Tunisia where he was with the Leld and John from Winston captured at were the Vanguard of other Allied prisoners heading for Moscow to await according to Gruenberg prisoners at of tag 64 at in were herded out of the Camp and rushed Westward ahead of marshal Zhukov advancing red army tanks caught up with them the next at that time about 150 americans were in the while waiting for transportation some of the americans joined reconnaissance units and the they fought with the russians for a Day or two and then were asked to return to the rear because of the language obstacle and general difficulties of such unofficial some were still How Gruenberg co on trial for neglect 20 Walter co of the 716th railway Batta on trial before a court martial on charges of having neglected his today heard witnesses accuse him of having advised his to steal army supplies rather than More than 100 members of his organization have already been sentenced for b Acoma Rke Teeri Marlin sat grimaced when he heard four members of his outfit also charge him with having through the stealing and Selling of supplies to French during the first Days of the battalions activity in the Paris witnesses Marlin told More than 70 men under his command to take what they wanted from the trains they were but Only for their own Arthur Andeson testified that one time about nine enlisted men were apprehended at Headquarters in Dreux with Large amounts of stolen but that officers in charge neglected to take russians inspired nazi baby rocket with 9ra 20 the germans have been using baby rockets Only four feet Long but pack ing enough Wallop to blast an average size about As powerful As a 300pound the from a russian weapon invented in apparently Are launched from truck trailers or from carrying cranes leaned at an Angle Over the Edge of a the which can be equipped with various warheads containing Matol or is 50 inches Long and a foot in the barrel is drilled so As to make the rocket spin As the Gas fumes propel iwo Jima Airfield Falls to marines pushing Inland on stubbornly defended iwo yesterday completed their Conquest of the southernmost of its three airfields and ended japanese resistance from the fortress like but extinct Volcano of while additional Waves of leathernecks splashed ashore in a new Landing on the East coast of the Nimitz announced from his Guam he that on Quarter of the Island is in vice adm Richmond Kelly commander of the amphibious described the Island As better defended and better organized for defense than any other Island he knew the taking advantage of Cool weather and smooth continued to land supplies to and heavy More than Marine divisions were in the original Landing now battling the whose numerical strength has been estimated to be reports from Guam said the terrific naval which had already silenced big coastal was still going on and that planes had broken the Back of an attempted Jap Aerial tanks were also reported to have figured in the final Victory on the although Nimitz communique made no mention of american Tokyo radio claimed a big tank Battle was raging and that some 300 tanks were ashore casualties were Light but West of the Field resistance was resulting in heavier the Guam communique quoting new York said that reports from iwo Jima indicated the fighting might develop into the fiercest of the Holland heading the invading said the fight is the toughest weve run across in 168 super forts downed 21 fighters in Tokyo raid Curtis head of the 21st bomber announced last night that super fortresses which hit Tokyo monday in its biggest raid yet shot Down 21 japanese fighter probably destroyed 20 and damaged two super forts were since the air assault on Tokyo from Saipan began last 732 enemy air Craft have been destroyed or damaged by and at least 575 Jap planes have now been shot Down and 150 More probably Mitscher began the Aerial onslaught last the japanese news Ageno reported another raid by India based super forts on targets in Malaya yester the second in a Normandy men get Arrowhead who participated in the Dieppe raid of or the initial assault on the Normandy and airborne troops who landed in nor Mandy or in the Are entitled to Wear the new Bronze service it was announced at Eto he on Quarter of an Inch the Arrow head was authorized by the War depart ment last it is to be worn on the appropriate theater to the right of the Campaign individual soldiers eligible for the award no longer serving with units with which they earned it May submit an affidavit to their present commanding officers citing the circumstances under which the award was tons Clear Antwerp in 2 20 heavy German air attacks and severe More than tons of sup plies and equipment were hauled from Antwerp to Forward depots during Decem Ber and the first two months of operations from the belgian it was announced 3rd takes 7 nazi towns 7tli in Reich Allied advances into Germany along the Northern sector of the Western front appeared to have been temporarily stalled As Sharp German counter attacks erupted along the Canadian 1st army Rhine Maas Battle but in the Southern sectors doughboy continued to Chalk up steady if unspectacular the 3rd army gaining up to h Miles at Points along its 55mile Campaign zone and the 7th Back in the Reich for the first time in two moving Forward on a 15mile stretch Southeast of Saa Brucken and Clearing four Frontier dispatches from the Canadian sector said Little Progress had been reported in the two Days ended although the Battle for the Siegfried bastion of Goch was virtually elements of nine German divisions have been identified in the line against the greatest resistance being encountered about two Miles from a rail and Road where the enemy threw in attacks Day and using both tanks and Seesaw Battles were said to be under Way Northwest and Southwest of seven German towns were swept up by the 3rd four of them falling to doughboy of the 94th division who kept up their drive near close to the Saar and Moselle farther cavalry units stabbed across the Moselle East of Luxemburg and captured the Road Center of troops of the 80th infantry division extended the our Sauer Bridgehead in the Echter Riach area with a 11mile the 7th army reentry into from which they had pulled Back two months ago in the face of German threats to sweep into was accomplished by troops who crossed the Saar River East and West of Sarr Egue mines some going Over in assault boats and others on swaying foot japs still japs tule than 650 japanese interned Here yesterday were removed to a special department of Justice Camp after a raid on two illegal pro Japan societies disclosed handmade japanese flags and other evidence of Dis loyalty to the Home Are these Lucky soldiers Eto stars fall on is there a Glass of could you show How about an stars and stripes Bureau new let me get my mitts on a Good cold Glass of american milk in the Vicinity me to a Telephone overnight pass those were the most frequently heard requests from almost a thousand wounded but grinning veterans of Eto campaigns who steamed into an Harbor in a Gray painted transport for this was the first glimpse of american coastline in two and a half or three in All there were 988 and even the More seriously battered managed to forget their aches and pains in the being Home once As soon As they were off the boat the men were clamouring to Contact their families All Over the portable phones were plugged in at the litter patients besides and where casualties were too weak to make Calls red Cross women took then started the mad Rush for overnight passes by patients Able to get about by their first meal in the states consisted of roast Chicken with All the trimmings and plenty of fresh milk future meal will include ice Cream and that cold Beer they have been dreaming for those unable to leave the the red Cross is arranging visits by night club and musical comedy buxom Ethel Merman was one of the first to circulate through the an official said the contingent was part of to to be received Here monthly for the rest of the last month wounded debarked in contrast to Only handled in All of
