Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Ora vol. I no. 120 a Friday october 15,1943 of franc daily naw paper far u. S. Armad forces nazi lines Ruif Lwe As 5th storms nazi alies Melitopol Crimea Kay Oliie atoned by soviet drive London. Oct. 14-the German Quot Winter line Quot crumbled in a dozen places yesterday and soviet troops according to dispatches from Moscow were roaring Forward today toward their greatest Victorias of the War. Kiev Gomel Melitopol and Zaporozhye today Are under imminent peril of falling to the crushing russian offensive. While the red army has been knocking at the doors of Kiev and Gomel for several Days the official communique last night announced that fresh drives had oar lied soviet infantrymen into the Center of Melitopol an extremely vital railway City controlling the major escape route from the Crimea one of the longest most intricate defense lines the germans have built the russians were slowly blasting their Way into Possession of the City in fierce Street to Street fighting. On the great Bend of the Dnieper River Moscow said soviet troops have advanced to within five Miles of Zaporozhye important Power and Industry amp a City after a our Days of fighting through Quot strongly Forti fled a  the soviets had. Thrust near Zaporozhye last month after capturing Stalina but had not pressed Home their attack. If the germans lose Melitopol and Zaporoske they will have to virtually write off the Crimea the narrow Peninsula 59 Miles South of Melitopol which juts out into the Black sea. The nazi Divi scors in the Crimea would be left in. An untenable position Cut off from All supplies reinforcement and escape and faced by a Superior number of heavily armed soviet troops. As the Battles for the lower Dnieper and the River a Bend approached the climactic stage. Kiev on the Middle Dnieper was nearly surrounded mid in flames. Soviet forces were so close to the City that they could distinguish the buildings and note the relative inactivity of the civilian population. The mile that separated the russians from their historic ukrainian capital however promised to be the scene of severe resistance by the German defenders. Pinched in on the North and South by the tidal wave of red army divisions sweeping toward the City the nazis were looting and burning Kiev before  evacuation. Street fighting was still taking place in the White russian base of Gomel where1 the wehrmacht is desperately trying to prevent a breakthrough of its defense one and. In intimate russian offensive toward the polish Border. Tense Battles Are being fought amidst flames and smoke of 1. He biggest buildings in Gomel. 011c Moscow paper fold. Republican group a to to Orwa Nizo Chicago oct. 14�?the Dis smote of the unofficial Republican postwar per icy Amoco at on was announced today by Deneen Watson association chairman. At the same time or. Watson said that he planned to form a new organisation to support Erie Johnston president of the u. 8. Chamber of Commerce for the Republican presidential Nomina Tion in 1944. Or. Johnston however fatty stated that he was not a candidate for any political office. Political memos appeared str Lieving that the Alao Eastlon when formed would support Wendell l while for the presidential nomination. Of Volturno allies establish Bridgehead after German attack ,i Ikel i Force Headquarters get. 14�?with the air of favourable weather and Strong Aerial support troops of the 6th army the night before last threw Back a German thrust across the vol Turro and stormed enemy positions on the North Side of the River. According to latest reports. Allied forces had succeeded in establishing several Bridgehead and lighting at Ratanlal biggest Spanish division leaves Russia London oct. 14�?the Sian. I Fly Blue division has been permanently withdrawn from the Rumian front where they have been Fygi Atung since july 1941, authoritative Lisbon sources reported Toda or. The report recalls a statement made in the Home of commons by foreign Secretary Anthony Eden on september 19. All available Planas hurled at stunned japs /Ren South Pacific Headquarters. Oct. 14 a the biggest Allied air raid Force Ever assembled in the Southwest Pacific has delivered a smashing Surprise blow to the main japanese1 base a at Rab amp us in new Britain had been told that As Long As the Blue division remained in Russia it was a serious obstacle to the development of cordial Anglo Spanish relation. Albania new Naaf target �36 s Wert engaged in heavy against the fiercely resisting Oer mans. Although the attack was carried out All along the Volturno line the Brunt of the offensive came in the Vicinity of Capua the strategic town whose Northern Boundary is formed by the River act which controls the main Northern Road in that  men of it Gen. Mark w. Clark s army advancing against a Strong rain of Rifle machine gun and mortar fire reached positions East and West of Capua on the Northern Bank of the a Caltumo evidently expecting the Long awaited move after the rain had held off for several Days and the ground was dry enough to allow London oct. 14�?italian units movement off the Roal. The Oer -��i7\�r.r�ttan�r in Yugoslavia today were Rao Kuy mans decked to Bumch an attack am ill Force h bad quart being consolidated with the Yugo of their own. That this was Only ers oct slav National army of liberation meant to be a delaying move is in new bases in Italy Saaf much billowing the italian. Declaration floated by the fact that there were Ells a sorted Gay lightnings flew of War the free yugoslav radio re no enemy tank units involved. Cor a Spross the Adriatic a Meemay to ported the Venezia division in restly assuming the location of heir first attack on enemy Montenegro the Garibaldi division the main Allied action a Small ppm wow in Aivonia in Slovenia and an italian Battal group of germans fought their Way ion near Spur in Dalmatia have across the River and captured now been fully organized and Are Points e round Capua fighting at the Side of yugoslav the attack did not interfere forces. It was said several other with Allied plans and after the in italian units will soon be inc torpor Tiai fighting enemy gains were r. A a we ated into the Patriot army. The erased and they were chased Baqir West end Quot of the of tet a and Supply broadcast j italians Are across the a Tver Allied tanks follow depots at the Northern end. Pires commanded by their own officers de the troops to the North Side and were started in hangars Barracks but under the direction of the aided in the taking of the Bridge and several other buildings. No a ssh partisan it Headquarters Heads. The germans proved their enemy planes were met during the Sirj a determination to hold their Pooai raid and All the planes returned a on As Long As they could by to their bases throwing everything Hiey had at the Airfield is one and a half the Allied planes bombed the Airfield at the albanian capital of Tirana destroying or damaging More than half the enemy planes parked on the Field and the Disi it Ersal areas. Photos disclosed hint the bombs of the b-25�?Ts hit workshops at the Patriot troops As the germans sought to reinforce their be leaguer the allies. Meanwhile the enemy a left flank Miles Southeast of Tirana which is located almost in the exact Cen de forms in encircled Zagreb �?o�?o3�?Ta when a to of Albania about 140 mile. Due units of the first croat corps of we a a feast from Bari on the Southeast ending along Oie railway from a 5th Amy unit if Alvr Eart a coast of Italy. The attack Fonow Lulin to Zagreb Are reported to red a Serley of recent bombings on have killed 3q0 Germana and taken ter a vere air feel it is in Greece Orete and the 35s prior is. The main fighting thrown Back is taking place near Duga Rosa ugh Ting. An Industrial town near Barlovac biggest land gains again the yugoslav radio said. A comity. On Page 2 a 3---------- meet lucy9 Veteran Tif Tiro campaigns dodecanese islands. In Italy planes of the tactical air Force played a valuable role in assisting Allied troops during their successful Advance across the vol Tumo River. Saaf invader fighter bombers taking to the air after a week s Layoff due to bad weather attacked enemy communications and troop concentrations in the Capua area. Ground forces credited them with breaking up at least one German counter attack. P-51 Mustang planes spotted Mcnutt lists five peace fasteners Boston oct 14�?labor must continue its Quot no strike Quot pledge manpower director Paul v. Mcnutt told the 63rd annual convention of the american federation of labor Yee to relay. Or.  listed a five Point program to hasten the coming of peace that included Transfer of workers from non essential industries to War jobs addition of More women to production lines an end to absenteeism More production Par worker and exercise of Mart Yankee ingenuity by management in solving production problems in Quot tight labor areas. The. Convention adopted a Resolution pledging support to the a wac ers of Italy with a ill of the Means at the disposal of the Al and 10,-or dollars was Given to the italian american labor Council for use in reestablishing italic Trade unionism. 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In the two hour attack launched at midday yesterday every appropriate plane that could be mustered struck at Rabaul some from airfields on islands North of new Guinea which were seized last june. The number of Allied planes firing the raid has not yet been announced but it was stated that there were More than the 300 aircraft which participated to the recent raid on lae. The japanese on Rabaul were reported completely stunned Fay the attack on the Rabaul airfields 100 enemy aircraft were reported destroyed and 51 severely damaged. Only 40 japanese fighter planes were Able to to the air and 39 of these were shot Down to combat with Allied planes it was stated. In All 1t7 japanese aircraft or approximately 60 percent of the enemy s accumulated air strength at Rabaul my knocked out to the attack. The importance of Rabaul was emphasized in today s communique which e a lated that the japanese air forces to the Southwest Pacific have been divided into two major groups  at weak on new Guinea and the other at Rabaul. Raids on weak the in fat Wing of Tfaye japanese air command were Mode to August and september and were said to have Quot pulverized Quot the enemy a air and sea concentrations there. Tfaye raid on the left Wing at Rabaul was reportedly even More effective. In addition to crippling Tfaye enemy a air strength the Force of Mitchells liberators flying fortresses and Bostons demolished operational buildings and installations on the japanese airfields and blasted nearby motor transport pools. The enemy a anti aircraft defences  silenced by the first Waves of Allied planes. In the Harbor the heavy bombers reported destroying 119 enemy ships consisting of three merchantmen 43 smaller seagoing vessels 70 Harbor Craft and three destroyers. On Shore they destroyed two wharves and a warehouse wrecked the waterfront and started Many fires. The communique stated that a total of 350 tons of bombs were dropped during the raid a Quarter of a million rounds of ammunition were fired. Only sight of the hundreds of Allied planes taking part to the attack were reported lost addressing Allied press correspondents before the raid Gen. Macarthur said that he was concentrating a his available planes to an All out big smash at Rabaul and explained that Fate strategy had been to strike against the japs Quot to detail Quot first against the flank at weak and now against the flank at Rabaul. James Henry a special correspondent for Reuters ask Rte it i the Success of the raid to its excellent timing. Quot the raid caught the japanese off their  he said Quot be continued on Page 2