Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Begiers Mai r pm a vol. I no. 06 thursday july is 1943 u. 5. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algiers area one franc Axis taking nerve War in reverse propaganda shifts from no Allied Landing theme i lilt German propaganda in showed is leis. Ing signs yesterday that the is not Over Joy Ltd at its Chance to a in i the it if Rev a mashing plow in Sicily on tuesday Trun Ocean news Agency devoted most of its time to a re l to Iii a Hilt tin Axis would >1 it to move yesterday however the Semi Offit nil German news Agency mad few broadcasts concerning in sicilian Campaign. And what lilt was said he i Mil Vav i and radio Berlin was a Dei my reversal of their Wellborn them concerning the in -11<�?� ss1111111 v it Allied landings Iii Eui be n in it Perm the Axis is warning Cut people in All Guroix to ii. A it la red the War of nerves which Hitler started with a stunning Triumph in the 1936-39 Etc Iii been turned on tie dictator Edh remarkable effect. Co Mem my on the situation in Sicily i i a High ail cast to Spain a major on the German general a fit it a i i As things have gone up to now. We canno complain. Thanks to their powerful Battle and merchant Fleet t he Anglo saxons were aide to throw Large numbers of men a a inst the coast. Moreover. It. Must be borne in mind that the Anglo americans Are Able to land Mot e forces not Only where i they have already landed hut at new the trepidation Felt by the Axis was expressed veil by a rec com ment Dor yesterday who said Quot German commanders throughout Europe must be listening anxiously to tile news from Sicily and wonder Tail Cunner gets foe before crash i Allied Force Headquarters july 14 How the Tail gunner i a stricken b-2t> marauder kept lung at an enemy plane and shot ii Down before his own Craft crashed and exploded was told to a d in by 8-sgt Joseph h James jr., j of Greenville s. C. The action occurred Oil july 12 Din be a i lid ver one of the satellite Aird Romes at Zerbini. Quot i saw a b-26 in distress with its right enc me on. Re my us bomb Bay said St. James. It a headed toward the ground with i May Chi 202 on its Tail i watched it All the Way Down and saw the Tail guns firing furiously to the last tin b-26 crashed with a ten Iii explosion and the Mac. Chi went Down in about the same i place. That Tail gunner surely accounted tor one enemy aircraft Behn hot Dud Augusta taken As allies Advance on schedule Sicily pounded from air attacking flyers hold domination Over Battle line continued on Page 2 nazi assault slackening reds regain main Belgorod Points London july 14 heavy fighting continued on the Belgorod Init but there was a noticeable i Lack of activity in the regions i Moun t Orel and yesterday the soviet communique said to-1 Day in tie most vulnerable area North of Belgorod the russians recaptured All visit ions lost in this j vital Iii the last few Days of the get Man offensive. Alt limit dispatch from the brigand Ai a report the superiority in combat it i tile he Ivy russian vol a hit a a tank Ever tile l Iger tanks Wail n in estimated to form near in lie third of the gel a ii armoured lore yesterday m a a a a a a a Aud the Dextrin ugh 1 old i a an to tank. Of win to 20 we in id gel i i Quot. Of German resulted in i Jeune. i h e continuous hurled Aga inst tie i i. No i a a it a a a japs stiffen resistance round clock air attacks hit munds Washington. July 14 Allied troops faced St it telling japanese resistance As they continued to Advance against the isolated Jai base at Multida on new Georgia Island in the Solomons. Allied Pacific Headquarters revealed today. Do he Aerial assault on this last remaining Jap stronghold in the Solomons a meanwhile subjected to round the clock bombings the communique said. Many tons of explosives were sent Down on Jap anti aircraft positions and Camp areas paving Way tor Hie Jungle fighting marines and army troops advancing ground forces reported capturing mime equipment including heavy artillery and machine guns. Jap naval losses in the Kula Gulf surface clash last week were continued in a Navy communique which placed Jap losses at one Cruiser and three Des towers sunk. And in a other destroyers believed sunk. The Navy fort Lier disclosed that a second group of four enemy destroyers was brought into action later and some damage inflicted upon them the american naval a continued on Page 4 Allied Force Hea do mite is. July 14 opel tim m no Vance of Allied Pound iou is Fig liter bom Ber s. Fig Tilers and bundles of the Saaf and Rak yesterday maintained their superiority in the skies Over Sicily alone the coast toward Catania bombers attacked Rny mgt and ions while lighters kept up their Vigil by patrolling lion i the invasion thru limit the Dav 42 enemy pm int were destroyed while seven Allied hip failed to ret in to t it their Bas i ii d ivs toll brought the. I mildly mounting Axis to since the Start of operations last priday night to 147 the allies have lost it it planes during the same period in a so tilling raid on the important coastal air lies of Catania directly ahead of Gen Bernard l Montgomery a northward driving 3th army flying fortresses rained their bombs among a Large number of aircraft caught on the Field and i scored direct hits on at least two hangars photo interpretation dearly indicated that the Bombardier Over Calami were very definitely on with 93 percent of re bombs drooped on the to y it tile photos showed that numerous tuts were also scored on the hard surfer i Landing strip the aircraft on the i ground among which the bombs i jut. Consisted of Sinele Ong Jne i fighters medium bombers and j transports Crew member reported three tires in a workshop arca s x enemy fighters were encountered Over tin target three i of when were shot Down by fort Ress gunner., tile victories we re presort it put set go Roper k Joyc it it of Cincinnati. Olio sgt George m Twomey Springfield. Ill and to d Walter a Klukas. Of Coleman w s the front which knocked Down the the enemy fighters yesterday Corr t Mut d on pay it cigarettes melons in will buy Licata by to not. >1 11 1 on Lehman so ars and stripes staff writer advanced Ai i ii Headquarters. July 14 Licata the extreme Western port captured by a men in Force on inva Ion Dav is a place when e. Re am can Soldier Gorges him Ell on water melons Ca Lite Lopes Ani Small red which i a for the obtains from Nice a of a ral the t Remet tint e t new Type of have notice Stream of a an in a it n i a no Iowa u -1 id the i if Wall attempts to bomb i area thoroughly til n i Lite a i j then Armor j in i Peg r headed by Tig tank. In i snap i re on i he flan i by t1 in s it a u v t up. Toll in. It iif1 a a d a u \ a 111 ii an ointment on lie Lam i. Ii a nerdy from p,., in s a egos a in mild to tar a. M Nde it a of a. A Quot i of ii tre 11 x .,4i nov a men \ Aid i a night Hill t nehi a a get knt ii i id not y a i in ii i r i Lim in by t Here in Ahi b u a Ore of v a a it i Ger Mai in 11 e i id till Utt it Tomato the Pat Zigare a til reefs in id Nuar a v dirt. Half in t or \ i a go i the Hon a it of or a. S Jue it i my r in Arab villages eve. At therr i Ive two of a. X arid american Soldin Law i up m a f or i 11 a r tins is p in of tile r Fiat k run be ily Tod i a i i. If new York Vii of or Ipher who spent tor non in la a a and v pit on the fir j reports from the Island sin e rive invasion s third a sgt p uis who is Short and Oft a Dirk , is Hir it nth top of his head and generally walks along with cameras Strung ilk a grenade. About con1 inned on Page 2 11 i i Chi a i in and a Iii Hois sex Aiti m n v a i. In a i a Iery Are to sink it or brought tsp p a. Yank staff tin a t Xvi limed advanced Ali Leo heal quarters july 1.4 a i a a of Fleet who returned t a v run Sicily had the. To in it it the Towel of lie i t a a i i a i a a a up s i a a i 1 1 k clerk Iii be Bhem. It a to a a free Srp. So tir h aft i i up la i a or up i i my a a i i % Nice la a t it self lit a i 11 Lidar in r. S run Iown Vasku ii in or part of the town tit in h. Bdl i la it bars it a in p. A v it i Iii a a u they link ill Rill i he a i a a a s it rim my v a lain ii m a b put it Al there to i Tea a Ray it Cit. A in v t v of j t 111 i 4 it of i lean i it a Piet t v unkempt the a re log a downright dirt v to la c a 11p vol or to see r few to Odi own it but no Carlie ii Fie i it f i mint a iriv a i lore a riving u t Kau i lie of me i or a Al i b of a a so a Quot to Ley a by to v til a i i v it Opl Tiev hike your hand my the kid fluid ii Ive your a a up i in tie kid of Tine o is a i a a n a my to up m k in i u. S or i i Fie try s in a of Ivy wac n we i in be i at t he f told a. I in for to Rem i 11 Tore m amerith n ii a d in la it in jilt to be and asked me How the War w is going civilian supplies landed in Sicily advanced Ai i ii Headquarters july 14 the Overall picture of the sicilian operation Given hero pk1u\ was thai re adv Ane w is continuing without serious opposition. Yesterday then Wio no engagement except tile most nil nor kind while the general Advance wept on Iii All sectors and the important towns it Augusta Hast Usa arid nato were occupied. The greatest activity yesterday a in the new Allied Harbor where and supplies wore being unloaded ii was also announced a re that supplies of a St for u by the civilian it a ii ii Riv i ifs Wen now timing undulation in that tart of Sicily which has a i Rea in been occupied. Bastille Day Bastile Day carnivals Parade highlight Holiday Bastille Day was celebrated in us capital of the French Empire with Drums dancing and parades the Day s festivities emulated the famous celebrations held in Paris before 1939. In France yesterday there was no Celebration. The parades started Early in tile morning across Flag draped Rue Michelet with Fie oth Cial United sates army band playing tip Allied nation ii Anthem Thev quickly marched past the reviewing stand and disappeared Down tip trolley tracked Street As other Allied units appeared in the reviewing stand stood the representatives of tip United states great Brit Ain France 141-Giuiu, Yugoslavia and Norway. Til i runt of the stand it attention was Gen Charles Fie Gaulle to chair Man it it a the French committee of National libera Ion beside him v is Gen Alphonse Jinn Poi 50 minute tanks rumbled Over tip names of towns in Tunis when they had seen action Zag Honan Biba Mansour arid of Gnu Kimi l it Var tip Driver s peephole to one tank is written old tin crowd lined along the beet clipped and gave the a a As it Cate pillared past the St and. A mounted company of algerian s Idu f inned a guard of Honor i off Gen de Gaul i i eve. Ipie c Arnival. And shows Wen in old throughout the Day at Iii Park de Galland the american re Cro presented the corps Al Atlee do afr que with eight Amtman Erol it Murphy i ident r Iosevi its or Ona represent a1 in n it1 n Africa made tip a resin a to in to in Pirre m Ignant �u1111 11idcr of tip corps Knox no naval losses in Sicily Washington. July it no Anir p it w in flip. Ii in been i a r in the sic 11 to n can Ipa i nit ref ii v of 111 no w Al irk Knox Iti donned the press the lob i of Amel u ill ships h i it pm i Yed in the i i neb Tigs Iii been to or i 11 in it i might i heir in Theip h Ion having been successfully curried out. Wider Ever Hie Navy to operated Knox said seven towns fall As yanks British Battle foward Ai i ted Force Kea Del j Arii is. July of a Llie i troops Lave surged Forward All along their Semi circular front in ii Sicily capturing at least seven towns it was disclosed Hen today if the tune of tip release of the mid of t it noon comm unique Brit Mil forces have Lake the pot t town of Augusta on the East coast of the. Same name while their american mites have driven into Niro in tie Lull country at the Western extreme of the front. In the rent1 of the Allied front american. British and can Indiati forces converge i to overwhelm raging tip third major prize of tile past 24 hours of to filing other town officially reported to have fallen into Alii i hands a Palma Conciso. Pool a and mod in a no port damage As in the Cas of Syracuse the italians had made no serious at Jinp t0 damage port list a nations Beton they abandoned Augusta i to e i poll re of til town gave the allies another Channel throned which they can St moly the advancing armies with Augusta taken the allies threaten Caf Ama Only 20 Miles away second largest sicilian Cdv with its Quarter of a million population. Catania is a a tor port air and transportation Center. Its capture would put the allies half was in the i Oast coast to Messina the major Conner up1 Nom heir in Sicily and the italian May Spand at Fie opposite Era re of the front the Amene ins advanced to Hie Quot a t Inri North to Toke Narn Aie f p Lima. The now threaten agric or it to and Porto empedocle. Twin cities when contain some of he f naval air and t r Anso a it at Ion ins Ali Attonis Long the Nordli co St r p s i a a Ltd f Hrak of the forces of of Gen George s Patton or a Orr rented an average i a i Quot he Felt Phi Ippu in ihj4 be or my a i s fall end a the Atles a h i it fro which to command trite be it or St roads in Ltd Rall. M in a a Frani the fulfilment of i a h command gtd m to have i Arn Rico and British forces ii a a h to arid co Forward 1 a Oge ii a it it Rinc division heavy Felitan a conf inned for americans storm Neth Hei Elits a t a Mil Beland a a Northeast and no be Cost of this Southern coast ii tfx a i he americans have be h or crop of than Force wiffen j by elect ii a of the Hermann got Irv i Ltd e n i it Evi ii in report a d St Ved in Tunisia this i not til fit of f to Elf Man r a a of Fri vision known fun a cd Crie. At Bastl to have h in by in t Piik ngh now f \ i in die in t ii Amene no Dost roved to ft-1 t Ink and rap be. D to inv pall in and German or mos judging from the ate reports he f he a 11 it its Bai in a a id to cd i a lion of five a a re Rhel Ftp h it an in Vav in a n which p i m a Loon eel n n the w d Rife a e l it i in the n Horvei a c or a fir ii a e it. I a. J i Pep j i. A Here in add in hey Quot la f ii t it p or Quot porn a i a 11 i i i ctr it re a 1 i a it a a i i u a. F i a i i t i in id n �11 v rep ii up up Piv Ector. Let it Ade an v m a Ferate if f Quot i it w is ii a m e f a k a a Ca re pot to out a a a Ute nit of Felt a bunco North East of gel american troop h in continued on pug u
