Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Ii vol. I no. 37 saturday August 21, 1943 s?55\ 2 7 a Jar Ici stripes for . Armed forces two francs Campaign called great Success journey s end Italy $ aeolian islet Gen. Eisenhower surrender to Navy ii i i hails command on Sicily Victory Allied Force Headquarters aug. 20�?just As the 7th army was completing its capture of Messina an american naval expedition arrived at the aeolian islands which lie about 35 Miles from the northeastern part of Sicily. The two largest islands of the group Lipari and Stromboli promptly surrendered on the morning of aug. 7, it was revealed today. The whole group which includes seven principal islands is now at the disposal of the allies Stromboli the northernmost Island is the closest to tile italian Mainland lying about 37 Allied guns blazing at italians across Messina Straits american doughboy enter Messina striding Down me blasted Street with rifles ready to Deal with snipers. But the Boche had hastily departed to the comparative safety of the italian Mainland and the 3rd division infantrymen marched this last mile without opposition. A photo by Cort Acme soviets hurl germans Back heavy bombers blast Foggia by pvt. Paul s. To Reen it stars and stripes staff writer it Allied Force head Quad Miles Krs aug. 20�?the pins came out from Cape Vaticano which bulges the maps the flow of Corn out of tile Bottom of tin italian unique ceased the breathless Boot. This brings the american eyewitness stories petered out the Flag farther North than it has monday morning quarterbacks a Ever been before from Africa. I rued Back and Forth. The aeolian islands All of vol the memorable Campaign was came origin have for a Long time of r been used As Lineal settlements by Sicily has taken its place beside the fascists. The prison on Lipan Tunisia As a brilliantly successful is known As the a a italian devils opening blow to the Battle of Europe a Victory scrawled Large for All the world to see and Ipinder. A a Well done a was the message that came from the president of the United states. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In a statement to the Allied forces he spoke the thought of the United nations a All of us Are thrilled Over the sicilian Campaign now successfully concluded in accordance with the timing and planning of the allies. The events of the past 38 Algiers War focuses Panorama nazi defense line cracking along entire front the fury of the russian offensive continued to grow As the weeks of summer waned and the entire Eastern front blazed with soviet might hurling Back the German invaders along a 750-mile line. For five weeks the red armies have driven Forward capturing Orel sweeping through Belgorod and throwing the enemy Back to tile Gates of Kharkov. The intensity of the russian Power has not decreased under the August Sun. Instead the Winter Loving soviets have surprised the world and especially i lie wehrmacht by increasing their drives week after week. Hundreds of thousands of German reinforcements thrown to the Battle line to Stem the russian tide have been overwhelmed and repulsed and the russians continue to Advance in the largest scale engagements of this War. While their grip around Kharkov tightened the russians ended the week by thrusting again at tile germans in a new spot this time at Sta Rio Russ on the Banks of Lake oilmen South of Leningrad. Identifying their offensive a Tivin along the whole Eastern line. Tile russian armies Are growing in Power while the germans fall Back wilting More under the heat of the attacking forces than under Hie summer temperatures. Soviet forces earlier in the week pierced tile German line at spas dem ens Halfway Between Bryansk and Smolensk and now Are flanking tile Central front bastion of continued on Page 8 Goering mourns loss damaging air blows off Lufft Waffle spirit with american second corps in Sicily delayed a a personal order from marshal Hermann Goering to his Luftwaffe found Here on the Island reveals that the famed a aggressive spirit of the German flyers has disappeared. In this order the contents struck one of the heaviest blows of which were revealed by an intelligence officer Goering writes in it feet that he is Quot ashamed of the Luftwaffe for no longer Quot Loving the order was written sometime in july. Hull Eden join Quebec meeting by a sgt. Jack Foisie stars and stripes staff writer Algiers the arabs and the Days show what can be done by smell of the farm lands along the teamwork based on preparation Road in from Maison Blanche we e training timing and above All Gal the first things i noticed Atter re Lantry on land on sea and in the turning to Ortli Africa from Cov cling 38 Days of War in Sicily. Praise from Eisenhower i also noticed the Mph a almost As and from Gen. Dwight d. Eisen quickly As they noticed that i was Bower. Allied commander in chief Quot out of in North Africa came words of Ai r no us Annand a War at ule moment corned far Praise for every Allied Soldier who away Here in the Mainland and had fought tile Good fight under his direction Quot ifs a real Victory and our at dose quarters. J troops have done everything the of the Mediterranean air War yes-1 y a it a More comprehensive look Best troops in tile world would Ter Day and last night when they i that Algiers and the have done and that eludes All Ioimo a la a a a a a a a us a whole of North Africa As a Supply three services. Base and communications Center the rumble of the guns died was very much at War. Away and was replaced by oppose i realized then that while men log artillery snarling at each other rained on italian Industrial City a w key i ii i c Iii cur Auu ters aug. 20 flying fortresses there came the natural resentment wellingtons of the Naaf and that anyone feels who has seen War liberators from tile Middle East launched a triple attack that prostrated the important Industrial City and rail Junction of Foggia in Southeastern Italy. Pre Cis Ion Daylight bombing by a Large of the 1st, 3rd, and 45th divisions across he narrow Straits of Mes Force of flying fortresses a and other units supported by tanks sins. Troops of the United nations counted for great damage to the paratroopers and planes had de Are now closer than Ever before railway Yard Power stations and slivered tile punch in Sicily and a to enemy territory three Miles of Industrial. Area of the City. Mighty Wallop it was their the most uncomfortable stretch of in tile biggest kill since the first Streng h had come from the yanks water in the world today. Allied Days of the sicilian Campaign the who manned the North african gunner pounded the italian main forts and their escort of Light Bass. Whose strength in turn had land. Allied naval Cannon poured Ning fighters shot Down 34 enemy come from the Home front via quoth. Their shells into italian evacuation planes in a dogfight that lasted Bridge of inserts. Allied planes swarmed Over president Roosevelt and prime More than an hour. Forty to 50 its difficult of course to think the skies of Southern Italy give minister Churchill have concluded fighters came up to oppose the Al of the Quot big pictures when the 88 s n8 the enemy no Chance to rest their military discussions and Hay lied formation but. At the end of come hamming in. When a before the next blow Falls contest for butlers drummers planned turned their attention to the sever the fighting almost All had been sniper s Bullet gets the Guy in front a1 Large political problems facing continued on Page 8f i continued on Page 8/ the Allied governments it was indicated in Quebec yesterday. The arrival of Secretary of state Cordell Hull who joined the government Heads and British foreign Secretary an Hony Eden in Quebec was Good evidence that the conference was ready to Iron out affairs concerning the state department. The quartet who hold the political destinies of the Anglo am ii can half of the big of Ira Russ a. And China Are the other Hail front at least a. Segment decide now or later How to a Ted by a cos., Section of this metropolitan area is just As anxious that soldiers in Africa and folks lit Home take War seriously too by to feet. John my Willig stars and stripes staff writer new York. Aug. 20�?the Home the curtain fell on a historic tuesday morning this week. Aug. 17. Wien yanks of the 3rd division. Who had smashed into the outskirts of Messina at 2000 hours tile evening before swept through the streets of the last Axis toehold on the Island against scattered opposition. They were soon joined by the mommies of tile 4th armoured brigade. The score is not completely totalled yet and May not be for some time but the latest official Deal with Italy and Germany on their surrender the Allied to Iti an. On a Doglio a declaration of Rome Sicily g to a picture of events Al As an open City and recognition he Ine Anc civilian problem during butlers and drummers front and Center capt. Thomas Darcy Leader of the famed . Army band will soon hold a contest to determine the Best bugler and drummer in the North african theater. So Limber up those lips. You butlers and get those fingers in shape you drummers. The stars and stripes will carry further details shortly. Feel like it and carrying on much Resus proved the magnitude of As though War didst exist. The Vio Ory in it Park and win e wily they should hold this Dis heavy enemy losses touted picture in the first p Ace is of 405.000 Axis troops in Sicily significant. For one tiling the tile enemy lost 167,000 in killed Amel ican people seem a great Deal wounded and captured up to aug. Moi Quot propaganda cause Iris Noat to 135.000 were on the prisoner of the Frei c h committee of a their absence As they themselves than a year ago not Only has the list including about 6.000 Ger Are to get All the news about the Wold been drummed into their mans and losses in killed and soldiers life and activities overseas senses by newspapers and Radii re wounded readied 32,000, 24,000 of. A a a a especially is this True of those porting enemy propaganda Boad them germans a that the one thing at a time persons and families with a son. Casts but recent Domestic quarrels these figures do not include the stage in Allied strategy has ended daughter or close relative in the among government agencies and Many thousands of italians who i that the president and prime a mfg a forces Here or on the fight bureaus Aud Between bureaus and took the easy Way out and de tonal liberation reliable dries in Quebec report minister would soon give the signal in fronts from tile questions they Nio i invasion of Italy. Other me j be gotten the impress q arters expected Early attacks on Sjon they think soldiers carry civilian newsmen has brought it sorted by changing into civilian sharply to their attention thai clothes or the Many germans who a propaganda can be used Beth ways. Were sent to a watery grave Dur Europe from the West even before mental pictures of civilians Liv no Many people also appear con hug their flight across the Straits Jig Conquest of the italian main j the be 0f Reilly drawing fat fused and Uncertain in their of Messina. And is completed. Observers in a weekly paychecks which they Don t thoughts Over the rapid and some excluding the final week of Quebec seem convinced that a know what to do with complain no times startling changes in news fighting the Axis lost 260 Tanka major blow must a struck at Ger about the Lack of meat Ani butter j events and again seem Hoie less by an Ltd suns destroyed or Cap continued on Page 8 staying Home Lorn we k when they continued on Page of continued on Page 2
