Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Forget it there Are 6.590 local us. Draft boards. They Gat plenty of customers edition Cui i Munthe daily newspaper of . Armed a a a the european theater of operation a wa8houtt c. Or. Thomas is working to a Des Moines la., laundry at the age of 80. He s believed the oldest Kondry worker in the . Vol 1�?no. 61 sunday May 13, 1945 one franc doughs launch drive to snap Okinawa line Guam May 12 ans a four divisions of the tenth . Army Early yesterday launched the strongest attack of the 41-Day old Okinawa Campaign despite numerous Jap counter attacks by land and air through the preceding night. The assaulting divisions the first and sixth Marine and the 77th and 96th army were comparatively fresh. The sixth Marine div. Advanced to within a half mile of the West coast port of Naha Okinawa a capital. In the Center of the four mile Fine along which 50.000 to 100.000 americans and japs were locked in Battle the first Marine div. And the 77th div. Gained Heights dominating the fortress City of Shuri key to enemy defences. Gains in the Center we re scored by tank led troops in hand to hand Battles on rough High ground. Jap planes damaged three Small us. Ships off Okinawa. More 40 raiders were shot Down. Adoli Hitler slept Here new Mindanao Landing Manila May 12 ans a american troops made a third Landing on Mindanao Island thursday surprising one of the principal japanese forces remaining in the Southern Philippines. Gen. Macarthur said the 40th div. Went ashore unopposed at a Cavalar Bay on North Mindanao and pushed four Miles Inland. The Landing formed the Northern jaw of a pincers on the Jap Buk Dnon Garrison already menaced by the 31st div. On Tarakan. Off Borneo australian and dutch troops pushed to within 1 1/2 Miles of the Southern end of the Island. In the cell of the prison at Landsberg Germany whore Adolf Hitler was held in 1923-24, a Soldier of the seventh . Army and a liberated prisoner look at the Register which includes Hitler s gives up last u. K. Land London May 12 up a the last 50,000 acres of land used by the . Army for training troops in the British Isles Are being returned to the control of the British War office that Agency announced today. At one time americans controlled More than 3,000.000 acres in Wales Northern Ireland and 15 counties in England. Next month the . Army will pay tribute to the British people when a Monument will be dedicated at Slapton Sands Devonshire where amphibious landings were practice forcing the evacuation of some villages. Record Restee group expected arrival of a record contingent of Restees tonight will bring the number of combat men furlough ing on the Riviera to More than 7,000, it was disclosed last night following Germany s surrender the number of res tee arrivals has increased daily and now is 40 per Cut above the figure a month Diplomat held by seventh army Japan a ambassador to Germany and three japanese generals were among Axis notables taken into custody by the seventh . Army sheaf announced yesterday and the Columbia broadcasting system carried an unconfirmed report that Heinrich Himmler Hitler Ian Gestapo chief was in British hands. Mioshi Oshima japanese ambassador to the Reich headed the newly revealed list of Axis leaders taken by Gen. Alexander m. Patches troops. Other japanese taken were it Gen. Mitsuhiko military attache in Berlin maj. Gen. Osamu Qatani member of a tri Partite pact commission and maj. Gen. Yoshida Mishima of the japanese foreign office. About 130 less important japanese also in seventh army custody were members of japanese diplomatic staffs in Germany France and Italy. Lbs reported Himmler was taken in Denmark by British occupation units after being held in the flens Burg area by order of adm. Karl Doenitz who succeeded Hitler. In Oslo a police doctor pronounced Vidkun Quisling nazi puppet Leader in Norway mentally deranged but not so abnormal that he should not be tried for High treason. Com Bat troops of both Africa Eto miss shift a off sheaf May 12�?Gen. Eisenhower said today that no combat Soldier who fought in both North Africa and Europe should be sent to the Pacific and ordered prompt discharge of All line troops eligible for release from the army. Calling for Quot human understanding Quot in the application of the Points system and the discharge of combat troops from the Eto the supreme commander said Quot blueprint designs Quot must not be followed rigidly in the redeployment of troops under his command. In a letter to All his commanders Down to division level then. Eisenhower warned French demand a a a role in Pacific Paris May 12 apr adm. Pierre bar Jot of the French general staff asserted today that repeated requests by the French government to Send French troops to the far East for immediate combat duty have been vetoed by the Allied combined chiefs of staff. Quot we cant understand the reasons a he Ford Plant reopens Cologne May 12�?two and a half ton trucks Are rolling off the Assembly line of the repaired Ford Plant Here marking the first Industrial revival of its kind in Allied occupied Germany. The trucks will be used by military government. Sheaf authorized renewal of operations on May 4, the first truck was completed on be Day and ten a Day Are being turned out now. The Plant is manned by German civilians. The Plant bombed once by the allies was More seriously damaged by German artillery after the nazi Retreat across the Rhine. Enough material was found in the Plant to turn out 100 vehicles immediately. Ninety percent of the material needed for 3,000 vehicles is on hand. Recently Tom president Man that France had two divisions ready to go to the Pacific immediately. Bar Jot said the French completed arming a battalion of commandos More Tymn a year ago and last november formally requested permission to Send it to the Pacific. A it took three months to get an answer a bar Jot declared Riviera command changes it col. O. L Mcmackin former assistant and acting director of Surra yesterday became director of the Riviera res tee program. Col. Thomas f. Gunn former Surra director will take Over a new rest area at Biarritz on the Atlantic coast near the Franco Spanish rises storm area Boston May 12 apr temperatures Rose slowly today As new England began to repair communications damaged yesterday during the areas worst May snowstorm in More than 50 years. The Snow tapered off yesterday after causing property losses estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. Much of Northern Maine was isolated. Blum in Paris Paris May 12 Reuter a Leon Blum former popular front Premier of France and Leader of the socialist party arrived Here today.30 Day pre Pacific leave Bill submitted Washington May 12 ans a men who have served a year or More in Eto would be granted a furlough of from 30 to 45 Days in the us. Before being sent to the Pacific under a Bill introduced by rep. Lawrence h. Smith a wis. Thirty Days would be the minimum furlough and an extra Day would be added for each extra month of european service up to a 45-Day total. Combat Soldier is sent to the Pacific who has fought in both North Africa and Europe. ,. It May be that some soldiers in this category will not have sufficient Points to be eligible for discharge. However these men should be retained in the Eto for the occupation army As they should not be required to fight another the supreme commander that Quot when the Bell rings sum ably on a Day Quot we must be prepared to release the High Point men in each combat division it results in an immediate reduction of divisional strength Bolow the authorized figures. Require thinking we must prepare now a Gem Eisenhower said Quot to that we can release these men promptly he said a it is not a subject to gossip or talk about. It does require thinking ahead determining of How the approved factors can be applied so that the release of those found eligible under the system can be effected with minimum loss of efficiency to the command but with maximum he asked for the personal attention of All commanders in supervision of the Quot pattern of redeployment a and said that he had received a personal letter from Gen. Marshall pointing out a concern which Eisenhower said he shared. In the human problem involved in redeployment. Gen. Eisenhower said he was forming a Small control group to coordinate efforts of All commands and that redeployment policies and procedures would be announced by this group from time to time. A trooper White tallies 85, Heads out Lor bean Blossom t-5 Charley trooper White Grey haired Veteran of the stars and stripes happened to be in the . On rotation when the scheme came out and happened to have More than 85 Points. They twisted his Arm and he finally consented to take his discharge. By Charles w. White stars and stripes staff writer governors Island. N. A May 12�?this is a rather hard Story to write because if any gis read it i have an idea their reaction would be Quot How a that chair borne screwball wangle a discharge while we re still sweating it out Over Here a on the other hand there will be a lot of officers and pm on the stars and stripes for instance one who assigned me to do this bit of rejoicing who will read sigh and say a at last we got rid of trooper White. Now the next thing is to find hitlers of course it will end up in an argument about Points. I m getting out on Points travelling by motor. It says in these orders that the Quot transportation continued on Page 8
