Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Cairo, Egypt W Uncertain of in production and Isle rate i the final Victory in i r Unity and cooperation her allies to the greatest fight Riig Force Ever those nations to take risks for c decision to Send to the is Thalia themselves directly threaten to the willingness of those nations to share their re to the needs of As exemplified by reciprocal to the willingness of All to coordinate the of a world exemplified by the combined in Washington and by the selection of general Eisen Hower to direct the West front Campaign of the Canadian first the the United states first and and fifth and seventh and ninth and fifteenth armies and the French together the United nations have won a mighty together we must concentrate our forces on a War half a world it is japans feel the full weight of Allied Power on by sea and from the already Japan has had a generous foretaste of despite Allied concentration on the War in United states forces in the the valiant australians and new and now by elements of the British have fought the japanese Back Over thousands of Miles Oft Ocean until today the Battle area is Japan and in in the face insurmountable problems of forces of the United nations Are moving inexorably Forward in their Campaign to free the hundreds of millions and other Eastern Peoples who have suffered so Long Kimmur boy Ushica Sakagu Suoi Nahale East who cooperated so therefrom nations in Ord Efto drive Thea is from this Pacific Ocean to bring the War against Japan to a Swift and successful conclusion armies and their supplies must now move from West to in the american forces in the Africa Middle East theater will a tremendous and vital task to to Speed the Day of full and final Victory it is fining with the announcement of Victory in we ried Eskate ourselves to the performance of this together with our allies we have Defeated the Axis in together Snail now defeat our slogan will be two Down and one to Giles major Usa commanding yanks bag fat seventh army Goering has been captured As has Field marshal hitlers longtime Secondi com Mand was taken tuesday night by Patch the fat Luftwaffe whose cruelties were As hated As his innumerable me dals were claimed that on april 24 he urged Hitler to turn Over the Reich to him but was condemned to death for the Sug according to the arrested him and condemned him to die that very but that his own Luftwaffe men had rescued Goering said he last saw Hitler april 22 and believes his Boss died the 27th or the it is not revealed where Goering was his former actress emmy and their child also have been taken into nothing else is revealed about former Cornman Derin chief in Italy and Western front commander until except that he has been yank the Popes message Vatican City Pope in a this warned that Europe is now faced with Gigantic problems and he called on god to enlighten Allied leaders in bringing about peace founded on the Equality of All weak and fire sweeps bomb Plant fire swept a unit of a Brewster bomb Plant this causing damage estimated at in Rio Janeiro has Arri Okinawa Rush Chan supported by Aerial yanks on Okinawa wednesday resumed their push southward after a Day of bad they now occupy All but 1 the Southern he of the Truman Day of declares prayer Eric Johnston reelected Washington Eric John Ston has been reelected to a fourth term As president of the Cham Ber of it is the first time and president has held the office for four rangers organizer killed Washington William organizer of the 1st Hanger battalion in Bas been reported killed in action in continued from Page 1 must work to bind up the wounds of a total War to build an abiding a peace moulded in Justice and in we can build such a peace Only by tire painstaking work by under standing and working with our allies in peace As we have in the Job ahead is no less in no less no less difficult than the task which has been i Call upon every Amer ican to stick to his Post until the last Battle is until that Day let no Man abandon his Post or Victory will the formal proclamation the president then announced that he would read his formal proclamation of the he read the Allied through sacrifice and Devotion and with one heart have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surren the of Western world has been of the evil forces which for five years and have imprisoned the bodies and broken the hearts of millions upon millions of Freeborn they have violated their destroyed their children and murdered their loved our armies of liberation have restored Freedom to these suffering Peoples whose spirit and will have never been much remains to be the Victory won in the West must now be won in the the whole world must be cleansed of the evil of which half the world has been the peace Loving nations have demonstrated in the West that their arms Are stronger by far than the might of the dictators or the fury of military cliques which once called us soft and the Power of our people to defend themselves against All ene Mies will be proved in the Pacific War As it has been proved in Europe and to the Peoples who join us in the love of free it is fitting that As a thanks to almighty who has strengthened us and Given us the therefore Harry tru president of the United states of do hereby appoint 13 May to be a Day of i Call upon the people aussies gain on Borneo Isle american troops Are reported to have made a new Landing in the Gulf of on the philippine Island of australians successful expansion of holdings on Tarakan off dutch both North and East of Tarakan cite and their capture of the Tarakan Airfield were claimed this week by Macarthur to have severed japanese holdings in the Southwest taking of the Airfield now enables strikes against the enemy anywhere in the Southwest Paci fic and already Allied fighters bombers Are in on the Little the japs withdrew northward into Moun Tain avoiding a show Down with the Bat Lewise austra Many of whom had served in the Western on the northernmost philippine Island of Mindanao the yanks Felt their strongest opposition since their april 17 the japs pierced yank lines near the Davao City Field in their first show of fight since the 24th division raced 140 Miles in 17 in Central Mindanao the 31st with close air is moving in on the big Jar air base at Del to the on stub born fighting where the 25th division has occupied most of Kenby last big Hill mass South of the Long contested Balete mopping up of the Baguio is about it was erroneously stated in stars and stripes last week american troops had invaded Bor Neo the landings were made by aussie of the United whatever their to unite in offering Joyful thanks to god for the Victory we have won and guide us into the ways of i also Call upon my country men to dedicate this Day of prayer to the memory of those who have Given their lives to make possible our in witness thereof i have there unto put my hand and caused the Seal of the United states of Amer Ica to be killing japanese at the rate of a Ftp exiled relent Lessly Forward on tested Southern Okinawa wednes with flame throwing tanks burning the in five weeks have killed Over japanese and taken More than 700 the first figure id More than Dou ble american Navy and Marine casualties total with Jap dead outnumbering tha americans about Twenty six minor Fleet ranking from ships to Landing have sunk by japanese Aerial during Okinawa operations but these losses have not slowed the Pacific Nimitz said i dont think the results the japanese Are achieving for the losses they Are Nimitz told some enemy aircraft been destroyed since the Start of the Ryukyu Campaign March 18 major Jap attack in one of the wildest Battles of the Pacific the hurled amphibious forces in their first tangled counter assault of the Okinawa suicide planes and Pilot guided flying bombs attacked forces every attack was broken up five Light ships were sunk and others were hundreds of the attacking Jap anese were 154 planes shot Down and 15 explosive Laden Speed boats blown under cover of Early four japanese amphibious totalling about 60io men attempted landings behind yank lines on both three of the assault boats got ashore on the West coast in the rear of the 77th hours later they were still there but trapped and being wiped boats carrying 200 were on the East yanks in Mph tracks annihilated Handt hand Over japs attacked seventh positions on the East flank at behind 20 tanks under Protection of the campaigns artillery american guns smashed the seventh infantrymen stopped the charge in fierce Handt hand Battles and grenade throwing american battleships and cruisers heavily bombarded japanese fortifications in the Southern line of the Island tuesday for the third the 77th scaling precipitous Heights with wooden ladders and ship cargo took a High escarpment near the Center of the line in a 400yard they Are about a mile from the second City in super forts kindle Jap War factories Guam Mariana based super forts already have destroyed 5i Square Miles of japans dwindling Industrial areas and damaged 15 of its key War plants during the past five a compilation of reports this week japans southernmost Home Island was bombed for the 18th with 5o super forts blasting key airfields and Industrial areas in a Campaign to neutralize japans defense against the Okinawa an other Fleet of attacked naval aircraft at kure Honshu the five months total 110 combat missions Over the Jap anese Home photos show that Square Miles of Tokyo 6s Square Miles of War Industry have been totally burned Dan Beard is torpedoed Washington the Liberty ship Dan Beard was torpedoed off the British Isles a few weeks
