Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1943, Oran, Oran Oran daily a vol. 1 no. 96 monday september 1?, 1943 one Frone doily newspaper for u. S. Armed forced Falls As allies push Fleet in huh i a closes on Kiev Dnieper River Calendar Here is the series of disasters which brought Italy to her Knees. 1. Defeat at the hands of Field marshal sir Archibald Wavell in Libya and Egypt in the Winter of 1940-41. 160,000 italian prisoners Mart Topol Folls As 2 Ethiopia and italian somali land lost in Spring 1941. 3. Allies enter Tripoli january 23 1943. 4. Tunisia Falls May 13. 1943. _5. Pantelleria Quot surrenders june 1943. London sept. 12�?the Ger Axis forces driven from Sicily Man Retreat in South Russia was August 17. 1943. Turning into a rout As the vie Tori 7. First bombing of Rome july Ous soviet armies swept Forward 19k a a Ira it fascist party dissolved soon after. 10. Italy surrenders september 3, German Retreat becomes rout shattered japs lnw9d reheat fall of nip base a matter of hours stiff nazi resistance reported nary intact four Battin ships 6 cruisers in Valetta Harbor entire toe under Central germans dominate North a sol. Jack Foisie after huge attack stars and stripes staff writer the main Force of Italy a modern Pacific pm Werf us Battle Fleet is in Allied 12 a the bands intact and ready to be line observers reported today speeding through Village after Village red armies were Only 40 Miles from the Bend of the Dnieper River Southeast of Dnepropetrovsk and less than b0 Miles Northeast of Kiev the capital of the thai of Mari rant leu or a adj Rev pm bounced Friday night by marshal Joseph Stalin after a daring soviet amphibious Lap Jin g to the West of the pity had completely Cut it Oft from reinforcements. Other units drove into Chapin and rushed Westward toward the Dnieper Bend Between Dnepropetrovsk and the vital rail Juio Tion of Zaporozhye 50 Miles to the South where the rail line from the Crimea crosses the arc River. The estimated 20 German divisions in the Crimea Are now the object of a two pronged threat. Russian forces sweeping Westward along the sea of Azov Are making a thrust to Cut the narrow strip of 1943. Allied forces in Italy reported gains in All three sectors yesterday As they came More savagely to grip with the German wehrmacht which now appears to have taken Over nearly All important Points in its former partners Northern and Central areas. These were the in other cmft>utoday1 were Quot in p��1 developments British forces fanning out North and Northeast from the Taranto naval base captured the adjacent naval base of Brindisi while other forces were engaging members of a German paratroop division some Miles Inland in the Naples area especially Harmer France London sept. 12�?boulogne and other targets in Northern France were subjected to round the clock Hammer z Over the week end by Untera states and British medium and ought bombers. Little opposition was met during the 24 hour sortie a a a several air Flemr. Were bombed. The largest spitfire Armada Ever Allied s o u t h Raof Qsar Frau a major japanese turned against Germany four Bat base on new Guinea Island was to ships six cruisers eight destroy just a matter of hours today Fol ors. It least 14 submarines and lowing a smashing break through Many of enemy lines and the precipitous Valetta Harbor at Malta after is Retreat of the japs before amen Caping from angry attacks from can and australian troops. German bombers which Sank the a late communique from Gener 35,000 ton Roma newest of the Al Macarthur a Headquarters de italian battleships scribed the lapse the Saia fight for the con is 3 a and Quot it a of a a get Quot of ten cd considerable equipment strewed a a of Salerno the the abandoned defences feed slowly past the h. M. 8. De american fifth army has Streng aupied losses were reported As Stroyer Hambleton on the Bridge to lined its Bridgehead and the the Jap losses of which stood Admiral a sir Andrew danger fro i Quot counterattacks which Fin 1t n Tufit Iii Sittl a corp is it Sig a a a a Bogart in Sato Mso Wewt has against the Garrison which had handed the English Fleet through considerably lessened military a been besieged or weeks. Out most of the Mediterranean sea Thorl Les said. The japs line of flight led Only Battle and Gen. Dwight d. Eisen some Progress Inland is being to lae next enemy base 2� Miles Hower commander in chief of the made in the face of fierce enemy to the North and itself a hemmed Allied forces in and desperate Garrison being re Gen Eisen howl. After giving a firm Friendly handshake of informal congrats la i endlessly Pinc ered toy admin Andy. Australian ground troops and american and aussie paratroopers. Tons in a formal message said resistance including tanks from the famed German 16th Panter division. Meanwhile american and British reinforcements Are still piling ashore. The British 8th army Oon timed a card gasoline rations take Cut a my congratulations to you and its rapid Advance North along the the forces under your command in entire 30-Inile Width of the calabrian Peninsula and is now More than 75 Miles North of Reggio where they first landed. The entire italian toe is now in Allied Possession. Over All these battlegrounds the North african air Force gave pro the Happy and conclusive ending of your four year Campaign against. Washington Quot a card Gas the italian used m a single operation escort _ mat or y de bombing attacks on Lille and s so their mighty guns so ended by a. Che marshalling Yards at Abbeville have >ee1p ?111 orders of the commanders and flying Lai d connecting the Peninsula with nine nazi planes were downed ions per week but this provided no from their highest masts a mid the Ukraine while the armies and. Com Baierl to Loa. Of four spitfires immediate Relief to Gas Short car Black triangular Pennant Aiu ung toward Zaporozhye Imperf amphibious exercises on the owners a Jopie East. Which was tie agreed signal of vow a r0u e escape South coast of i a hand were re the office of Price adm Istia surrender the italian ships slowly Waffle to gain local superiority Estis five Thor rare a arse. Yesterday beneath the Tion said Eastern motorists would swung into the Harbor and drop specially in the Salerno area. The Only other Caliway leading sheltering umbrella of hundreds of have to sit tight for a couple of arc fior under the auns of Mal out of the Crimea is a Small line rap Canadian it and Allied fighters we elis until reserves had been built to was a scene unequalled since. That goes Westward to the Mouth it was announced up unequalled since of the Dnieper where troops must ferry Yective Oover although not without severe attempts by the Luft across. Of he soviet units w be Only 15 Miles from Pavlo Grad 40 Milos Northeast of the City named for the dry per River and a heavily fortified Supply Center on the main Railroad from the Central Ukraine. Meanwhile in the North Central Ukraine some 250 to the nor in West soviet forces eyewitness tells hew Taranto fell the German Fleet steamed into a Scapa flow at the end of world. War i. In some respects this Triumph was even More portentous for it not Only completely cleared the Mediterranean of hostile forces but altered the whole global balance of sea Power by freeing Anglo american ships to fight Japan the italian Navy was the Only in military evaluation the greatest Victory was gained at sea with the bagging of almost the entire italian Fleet. Its commander in chief went ashore at Malta saturday afternoon and formally surrendered More than 20 warships that steamed into Valetta Harbor. While the Allied armies commanded by Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower came nearer to domination of Southern Italy it was also Clear Clen Roknes Nusl v 1ip-p Art inn to 1� eyewitness Story of the uen. Kuk Ossot amp by were starting 10 c9ture Taranto the great italian draw a ring of steel around Kiev Bue at in up of the italian from two Points. One column fresh Boot. It la written by Dave Dirac ii. From its victories last week at a Cor Reapon ent for mutts Broad cat that the germans were equally going men a their colonel said fighting Force that mus close to domination of All Central Vwe be got at least 15 Miles to go Solini developed under fascism and Northern Italy having virtual before Daylight. Built at tremendous Cost the ital by squashed All italian armed re the first italian Quot civilians enc Oun in ships were ill some respects us Sist Anoe. A Static is Oto 24 of Asrar writs a Meh am seemed passive somewhat prior to any in the War. Although there was Sull confusion. Sure from toe rail Cantor of Ltd Star re an Art corps were frightened but this played no pleas the majority of the Itaman deet conflict inside Italy however. Slawkin it n Miu. And Neshin 70 Mitiez Northeast of Kiev. About the same distance due East of the key German base Arother Strong Force is in Only correspondent fax by the Landing party to a com ure. The streets were practically was in Allied hands including ail marshal Sadoglio and King pm. Deserted acid very quiet. Seme of of the capital ships there were still Manucl continued to exhort the a the first group of British to land scattered units reported making pm a pet comply with the armistice aboard am my Ricas in Elt a their a a aug de ports or to Neu terms which Neces Strully meant re srm Sussi a Are po., ir2vfremhmcowtl0n a a g to re the Revou or Sass a fans Sun to sgt Tours to set Tass is.?1 is egg ass jabs a ssh so sub 1,000,000 germans Are being forced which new of the Arbor Short taking an Itaman warship and sad be head in pm asst relentlessly Westward by the rus by after out arrival. An american sians stepped up summer Offens Cruiser a Veteran of Pacific War Ive. One correspondent wrote that fare with six Jap flags painted on the Rainy season expected soon her Bridge was the first Allied May slow the soviets but will not warship to enter a Tanto. Astern _ _ Headquarters building. The. Junior italian officers did not seem 111 ?.1 had exp afr cd to Ltd a Ger what could be heard was that to know now far. They should go in 1iiai1 listeners that the escape of a the King and Sadoglio had moved cooperating and they would comply Lar a part d the italian Fleet could Quot from Rome to another part of with no. Requests without consult not Bave been prevented. A doubt ing a Superior of flyer. It seemed a in certain units have or will fall so was a wha boat a a a a a a after Stalingrad he added. On the other hand a German full of marines and sailors dragging the ships line through the of what the atan tic and several Large Mer italian territory along with the government and High military authorities. This appeared to confirm the German announcements that Field marshal Albert Kesselring the cupid Rome and was Quot protecting the Vatican. The Vatican radio disclosed last night that at. Peters one italian Navy Captain loudly chant shins oos Silv include incur the Nai a Unander in chief had of of Pitary analyst capt. Ludwig a Hallow water to the jetty two j2j2sp�isei1mr�an�eutf5bs a Erhie sex were berthed m of Noa r n Quot a a 8 a r Tori us was hard pressed to sex italian guards stood near its base big Falk with two which is now in German bands. Plain the recent nazi Quot strategic and further in a lit ii knot of men a a the Ian Dina Narv the t italian warships now at Malu in Cathedral had been closed As a a retreats Quot. The Best he could do in watched silently while the sailors jux Ai police said the cite has been dude the battleships Itala former precautionary measure for the Levi res its ass axe tit m no 3 Awa Ssiss ��2f�?o a a a ask res say to ss5&s k a a re a a it a. A a a a a a a a the Germana to the West. T keep Loo armied m fog % Iun Uimer on for a 4 soon Timon on Fogo 41 j t
