Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1944, Cairo, Egypt 1944 enlisted shifted from the air from service for men trans be replaced men of the ground forces of who Are qualified Tot it was it was r that the wed will soon furlough to work plants producing heavy a x Tillery and mortar s tiros and Cofton workers Are available the men be returned to so dim selected for fur will be experienced in the v of work involved but assigned Ito Orin air Crew train t ing will not be we also reported that chief of staff George Marshall has inspecting at if Oft Camp whee and Camp As part of the Effort to keep a steady replacements for combat the said Marshall returned from his recent european Lour convinced that the army practice of sending replacements to combat unit every 84 hours was far Superior to replacing the in the Baltic coast South of Pauen Bur on a 2smdle peace rumours and bullets Fly in y 7 i greek capital fighting in Athens has entered its third without any Deci Sive indication on the persistent rumours of a on third of the City is reported under government archbishop Damaskinos of who remained in the City during its occupation and was frequently confined by the has been proposed As Regent to act for King George whose it is is inadvisable before the people have had the Opportunity to decide for or against the monarchy by n the King has indicated his Cool Ness to the proposal and while red army stalemated be fore have shifted their a eight against Kosice Kassa and Bucenec in Southern czechoslovak v reinforced German from the defenders of he fears capital City hurled counterattack ate counteracts we regardless of Cost at marshal nov says second rounding Bodag Farsi storms and added to the soviet Malinovsky units from the Budapest area sent them slugging riot Hiward through some of tace mountains in Europe of and German groups wac fac 1cill before the russians found pc them selves shoved into in this drive North of besieged Budapest and1 West captured the second djk1 rain ians smashed Forward to with in 17 Miles of the big communications Bucenec Berlin radio said that soviet forces were pressing Strong assaults in an Effort to break throw Iii into the Plain leading to Vien farther near the Southern Border of a fierce Battler aged for Kosice rail Hub and Eastern Anchor of Moscow that the germans had launched no less than sixty in the past 48 hours against mar Shal Petrovs 56mile siege according to a pravda Corres the thirty Germany Divi Sions pressed into a soviet Vise brother Uska Points out Hie Manger inn Riv the nativity at while brother by Nam win gent and miss Leondra persian Culf command wrote of tic Urra in they spent Hiefer in Shaff photo by nor Stop air blows hit nazis kiwis hurl the Baltic fron Between Tut rms and Libau Are now Cut off from All land communications with celebrating marshal stall is sixty fifth birthday this looked to stains sixty pointing oui mat during me Pusi sixth year As his and russians six Days we have flown Over i Witk the farthest target at i i maa k fobs is successive Days Italy Sedi foie tresses r and liberators Wace out for Cerf nearly planet Daify to Job Pink strategic tar gets a Southern Czecho and Ira Allied Nir Emma rider in the congratulated the 15th Saap by pointing out that during the past triumphant i 600 Miles from Wayne me ninth the has bagged 7 planes Hollywood Bert d who in private life was actor Wayne was Dis closed to have been one of the leading aces in the famed Navy air group 15 in the Pacific Morris was credited with to have advised this procedure 10 j other members of the greek Cabinet Are said to have advised him against the setting up of a the Elas forces have clamped a ring around bad Headquarters outside the capital and forced the British and greek government troops to Retreat from Averon Pri in a few hours of control they had managed to Eva Cuate some 950 political prisoners held in custody there when the fighting was Elas appears supported toy artillery in its attack on the Raf where supplies Are being dropped by British Elas is thought to have lost of the Force of two weeks communiques this with re ports of the Best Day since the bulk of the German seventh army Armor was smashed in the Falaise pocket last on monday the ninth destroyed t5 pieces of German Damn aged 26 other tanks and half Over 300 trucks and 70 Rait the preceding Dav in fighter bombers shot Down 110gev director general Herbert leh of revealed that the military authorities have with drawn a substantial part of the Mission there after several staff f three he Alfip damaged a heavy Cruiser and mine layer and with the Aid of flyer Sank an escort an ack ack Barge and a Morris and other Mem Bers of group 15 have returned Louis mayor Dies Louis Rolla Louis worlds fair mayor and a civic and business Leader for half a he was the father inlaw of Fusey publisher of the Praise from Patton visiting the Tafth tactical air Force took time out to Praise the which had protected his during the Long Stab across France i make enemy so fast that they have to use the roads and the ninth bombs and strafe them off the then he cited the ninth calling cards Miles of wrecked vehicles along roads pocked with Bullet although the Luftwaffe was up Over the push against the first was not oppoi1 sit Ion to Allied air attacks another Hanover and Kassel were smashed by 650 heavies Tuin and the 15th Saaf hit Fri Nestruck nor Efteni Ter minus of the Brenner the rap Lii included rail Yards at Stuttgart and Boblin Sal Foburg Ulm and1 Duisburg and Munich were other and Al Ltd planes were Over Berchtesgaden on a recce one spot open on super rank Washington tube Senate the promotion of four generals to the new super rank of general of the army and three of Fleet of the Navy Ai few hours after president Roosevelt signed creat ing the those promoted were generals Eisenhower and Arnold Ami admirals Nimitz and up said it was not indicated when or whether Roose out of Fae itza virtually All Germany resistance1 West of the Nia Iii Bologna Rimini Highway has been1 cleared and new zealand troops of army saturday took the Highway Strong hold of Faenza As the prize of week on the Liev slashed their into thet town from the sout lowest and Eosue across the Lamone River and won Faenza after bitten House House the new zealand cars decisively Defeated the Germait 90th Grenadier division which was rushed into the Lii expressly to hold tuesday Kessel ring threw heavy counter attack to of wrong Force from fanning out into the Lonabardi Plain North of Faenza and forced the allies Back to the Funai railway North of tile Trio eighth railed wednesday and made limited gains Northeast fan zen against Nenvy the fifth army Alfeo crushed 1 1111 i j iad i will name a fourth super an Miral As he is authorized to do Allied Coli Majunique under the insignia of the canadians earlier in the week new rank has not been Deuri expanded Bridgehead across but w stated that another i the River to ten Siljee a does to Bat for medics were wounded in course of their the Abandons wasps with sufficient pilots to fill All flying assign in the the women air Force service program Wasp was terminated this releasing 938 civilian women pilots from further service with the War announced the War Stin Sou added that the position of medics from the standpoint of pay is not unfavourable since there is a larger proportion of technical ratings receiving higher pay in medical unite than in Ordinary combat touching on the War in Stimson asserted that the Allied offensive in Germany is placing terrific Strain on the depriving them of a Winter Brea thing spell and preventing completion of last ditch mobilize on thu War revealed is extended to j Irmiss that the nazis lost service forces Porso Mirl Prev Init men daily during the Vith combo units Washington is studying the possibility of additional recognition for dial corps enlisted personnel serving with United Compa Rable to combat insignia and extra pay for secy of War Henry Stimson said this week Stimson recognition would have to be that it would not impair non combat status of medics under the Geneva convention indicating possibly that it is not feasible to make them eligible for the combat infantryman insignia Star will probably be added to the four now wont Liy full generals and King makes yuletide gift to troops King Faruk has presented ame rican troops in Egypt with a gift of 500 a seasonal this is the straight year in which such a has been British forces also received 500 and a similar amount went to the egyptian army in Celebration of moslem new the fund has been turned Over to that Ussai Fame special service office but plans for its use have not vet been France to help Washington belgian and Fibuch firms have contracted to Virth of to Ami r5 mortars for the army As part of Iho plan 1o obtain Niwatr vials in when Frasile Wido two to ten it half and made another Bridge Lead across the Naviglia North of extending tue foothold to the Brenner pass line Lieen Cut South of Territo by Allied air to a report Clark assumes command Rome Mark has assumed command of the 15th army croup consisting of the Allied fifth and British eighth he recently succeeded Field marshal Harold Italy plans free elections Rome free elections will he held in Italy next Spring for the first time Tho italian Cabinet decided to hold the elections throughout liberated Italy regardless of whether the Sec for is buy More War Bonds
