Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1944, Cairo, Egypt Iamb 1944 the Val v Ine Bat their Way across the Wii Tok other need tit mighty of eat of the Cap tured Ai after through the the new offensive is the North Ern of a on cing russians Lay the River valleys extending Down into Hun Gary advancing from in to the North czech Bor Petrovs troops have already liberated the Southeastern tip of that russian troops Hove also cracked the so called German East before East prussian and broke through to a depth of nine Miles near Neustadt have been issued by fierce fighting is raging in Bel Grade following ithe entry of Prus sians and Titos partisans into the yugoslav capital Tito reports that three nazi divisions still hold out in two sections of the in an encirclement out russian Battle from the Arctic an Fefe vast extending Ocean ten soviet armies were striking at key Points this on the Northern Anchor of the line West of russian amphibious forces tured Arctic port and important naval tand having the nazis escape route by pushed them Back towards the norwegian Border in a raging on the Baltic Riga was carried by assault on saturday after months of capture of this Obs three red unleashed an on the trapped German pocket of some troops pen Ned in Northwest Lithuania Prepa to a Large scale invasion of the red army extended its sweep through the bal kans by slicing farther through the Southeastern Section of Yugoslavia on and cutting the main Highway leading from spearheaded by Titos troops took Between Cap tured Nis and from Van the troops sprinted ahead to within 23 Miles of which straddles the vital Belgrad Salo Nica germans say Rommel dead London the German news Agency has officially confirmed rumours that Ifield marshal Rommel is reporting that he died in an automobile Accident while he was commanding a r German army group on the Western Hitler has or dered a state fun for the although he has not stated How Long Apo the Accident took Allied reports claimed his car july 19 and rumours have persisted since then that his wounds proved Only two weeks ago marshal Montgomery was looking Forward to the Day when he could talk Over the Western desert and nor Mandy campaigns with Bis old enemy and ask him Why he made to Many appalling tactical mis unlike other members of the Ger Man High Homiel was not a member of the prussian but a nazi party Man and protege of 1 invasion air chief assumes Asia Post London air chief marshal sir Trafford Leigh Mallory has been released As command Erin chief of Allied expeditionary air forces in Europe to become Allied air chief in Southeast Asia under Admiral lord Louis air chief marshal sir Arthur William Eisenhower Deputy is assuming direction of All Allied air operations supporting the invasion armies in Western Europe in addition to his duties As Deputy to the supreme acquitted in slaying socially pro Jini nent Frances Andrews was acquitted in Ber trial for the Mur Der of 19yearold Jay handsome far boy found slain near the Andrews was accused of shoot ing her Young protege out of Jea the defense maintained that he committed port of Soochow captured by japs chinese authorities have acknowledged the loss of the port of woo Chow to the old treaty port fell after Jap landings on chivas East coast met brisk but futile chinese resistance in the cites this latest Success gives the japs control of All ports along chivas Southern other chinese outnumbered four to fought to the last Man in a futile attempt to save Weining in Southern Kwangsik province from the Weiping is 135 Miles South of to the North of Weilin the in vaders have reached a Point 25 Miles from the heavy fighting is in Progress at this fourteenth Saaf fliers who Tore into enemy shipping at Hong Kong in cooperation with ave Stern Pacific Carrier operations sunk eight Jap totalling seven other of tons wore damaged and five More prob ably Chi hitchhikers sing guardhouse blues Baltimore three of the four its who rotated1 themselves from India to the states have been Nab bed by thus ending abruptly their Yayol the four soldiers Avent Over Bill in India and forged furlough papers in order to Hitchhike plane rides Back to Shang i All landed in one of the gis returned to Bis borne but went Back to Miami when his upon learning that son was re fused to permit him to stay maps picked up two others in new the whereabouts of the fourth is still c i to Loncki Georges meet Haris Jack by mosey and Georges who fought for the worlds heavyweight title at Boyles thirty acres in met for the first time since the bout in a night club the 50yearold Carpentier is in charge of the Dennis by culled while on a trip from England where he is serving As a Lieut Nan commander in the coast guards physical training this generously camouflaged Jap Samy plane went up in smoke a few be cords Affer this photo was by Fher Para frag bombs which Are Sein just before they this is the work of the army fifth air Force during a to level bombing and strafing attack on old Namica air Borneo note the explosions in the background a two other Jap planes were blown to air Force japs lose 934 planes continued from Page 1 identified As Tsaichu and at the latter target Curtis chief of the 20th bomber reported All but two of the 34 major buildings destroyed and for the first tune weve completely destroyed a he went on to say that there has been no ins Tance so far of Jap fighters shoot ing Down a lib gets two warships on the Manila area and Aparri were prime car Rier planes shot Down to to planes in the Vicinity of Manila in to pianos were destroyed on the ground at Nielsen and Mariveles single Liberator accounted for the Jap Cruiser and destroyer in a Low level on a six ship Force moving Tow aril inscribing the War correspondent Clyde Farnsworth said the Liberator literally the Cruiser evidently the bombs touched off her the explosion thrust up the Tail of the Silvery Lilu Rator and nearly plunged the Crew into the China sea from their run Only a few Hundred feet about the took All tie strength of command Pilot to pull the bomber of the four times the ran through defense fire from the Force which Orion Nally consisted of buy More War Bonos four destroyers and two it got Back to its base Low on gasoline but two other Pacific atolls have fallen to american amphibious Gulu atoll in the Western 80 Miles South of was occupied on Ulithia 100 Miles East of was seized on 20th and bul the possibility the enemy not knowing of the landings led to withholding the Dur ing this period seven other Prin Cipal islands in the group were mop up Palau islands resistance on the Palau islands has ceased although mopping up continues on Pel Eliu and angular eleven is lands of the group Are now in pos session of the Macarthur Flung Surprise raids at Southern philippine of which Dis Persid a mounted cavalry troop column with Many other airmen blasted at Balik a pen in a the Orrin and the if it had any this week Learned that t it Lay the immediate of Gen Hodges first the City received series of heavy the first instalment coming Over last weekend 1000 heavies its instal lations and the second a 24hour period beginning tuesday when flying fortresses and liberators were in in the weekend six Aerial task forces totalling Over american and Raf bombers and escorting with Crews to Talling Over dropped tons of bombs on Cologne and on recce photos show that in terrific attacks on Duisburg the cites Ware docks and stations gutted and fires were burning 31 hours after the february raids effective in Arnold revealed details of pre invasion at tacks during the week of last in that Allied bombers wrecked the Luftwaffe beyond re covery and Cut German plane production to 800 the accomplishment was the Gen eral the allies losing 400 bombers and 39 fighters while destroying 642 German fighters the Saaf chief told the club that while the Luftwaffe now has More planes than it had for the invasion of Poland in it cant use them for Lack of gasoline and the inability of the Nazif to put up Large numbers of he attributes to carefully planned and boldly carded out attacks on Supply communications and storage the nazis productive capacity for synthetic fuel is now Down to 30 of capacity and her Oil stocks in Norway and Greece Aio it Oft Bong bags 30th for edification of pupils Southwest Richard to ranking american Ace in the Pacific Thea has returned to action and blasted his Jamb and 30th Jap planes from the nov a gunnery instructor for other fighter Jed a group of his in a Mission Over Borneo which gave him his victories since from the returning jeepers Rio do a recent brazilian newspaper poll in which readers were asked what they would when the War a majority of banners and some cite dwellers agreed on one thing firing squad for German guerillas Paris shake has its plans for the military govern ment to be established during the period of fighting in that country and said that after a vice is at the Allied will fix and administer of occur designed to eliminate the Cole provides for Riu pension of German soverign Ity when Allied troops enter an area and decree Stern i candling of partisan the code Calls for the Nalty for apprehended 1 fighters and for French t Ion in the apprehension of War Leapli Merrila and Pacific hero slain in California mountains Nevada body of Francis Henry honorable discharged Veteran of Pacific Battles and Holder of the our ple was found in the Snow Mountain Lewis was shot through the Back and stripped of most of Bis police sur Mise he was murdered when he apparently discovered the hideout of a fugitive from the Law of was Bea Bunting in the Moun Allied f 0 Athens Athens the greek government returned to the capital this week after More than three years in headed by prime minister Papandreou the government ministers were landed in Greece by British warship and immediately began conferring with military the City was freed ibis week by British greek troops which occupied Athens arid the nearby part of Piraeus by airborne and seaborne the Island of Corfu was also captured by British troops As Par Orcesi occupy Athens ath Titan forces in Albania occupied seven Miles Inland from captured Porto it is reported that expendable German garrisons have been left to hold such Aegean islands As Leros and cos As Long As As hinges of Burma Burma a lieutenant asked Boyd sin a negro on furlough from Stilwell replied Sinclair the Only rence Between Burma and Hel is that Hel has a dry Cairn a
