The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-11-12
DIARY OF The WAR

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power forged ahead and blasted re-
treating columns. Many thousands Of
prisoners were cut off Italians adj
mitted 5000 captured. In Stalingrad
waves of Germans faltered and the
Red army held firm. Red lines south
east of Nalchik in Caucasus also held
despite attacks by fresh German regi-
ments Violent fighting famed on
! Guadalcanal as Yanks opened drive
east of airfield to crush Jap attack
before it got started. New blows were
struck at Japs by U. S. naval and air
! forces.
SATURDAY-Stalin told the Rus
sian people that a second front was
coming. A new Jap stab on Guadal-
canal was repuIsed by counter-attacks.
| Reds were standing fast on three key
fronts, beating off heavy attacks in
Stalingrad Vichy surrendered all of
Madagascar to British. British tank
! formations in Egypt pushed far
ahead. Germans were abandoning
! Italians in desert flight. Axis pris
oners numbered 10000. Axis ground
forces were bombed and more enemy
vessels sunk in Mediterranean. Gen
eral Montgomery had Won Thoma,
! Rommels aide, prisoner.
| SUNDAY - Pursuit of Rommels
remnants continued with 100000 OF
| l40, 900 of his army either captured or
trapped British tore into Rommels
flanks to get the armored divisions.
His retreating forces were systematic
ally bombed by American and British
and the sea lanes hammered. A huge
! armada off Gibraltar was worrying
Axis leaders. Reds and Germans were
preparing for mountain war in eau
! casus region, as latter wanted to
cross to oil fields. Navy reported at
least 5,188 Japs had been killed on
| Solomons by actual count. Raj
bombed Genoa and U. S. bombers
raided German sub-base at Brest.
MONDAY-U. S. Troops made a
surprise move in occupation OF key
points on North African coast in
Morocco and Algiers, it was revealed.
Algiers already had signed truce.
U. S. had 100000 troops in the area
and had thanked Oran and Casa
Blanca. and had seized airfields and
were using them. French people were
ordered to fight but a number were
Joining Allies or were lukewarm IN
attitude. Rommel's force in Libya was
cut meanwhile to 10000 men and
British were in hot pursuit. Nlchy
broke off diplomatic relations with U.
S. Hitler said he would strike a
counter-blow against U. S. in due
time. Meanwhile U. S. widened gains
on Guadalcanal and in New Guinea
u. S. troops menaced Buna-Gona Jap
beachhead on northeast coast. Aus
tralian troops were busy at Oivi, 40
miles south of Buna, and it looked
like entire eastern end of island
would soon be in Allied hands. U. S.
troops were flown from Australia in
big transport planes.
TUESDAY-There was still French
resistance at Casablanca and Oran but
U. S. forces were closing in on cities
from both sides. Three more air fields
were taken. Axis dive bombers were
giving some trouble on coast. General
Giraud, of France appealed to French
to support American troops. British
were seeking to clean up the Axis in
Libya. u. S. bombers raided Nazi sub
base. Marines on Guadalcanal made
more advances on east flank of air
field. Sea units continued to blast Jap
bases and the Jap fleet units when
ever found. German troops were re-
pulsed on all sectors by the Russians.
Roosevelt told ruler of Tunis he
would like permission for U. S. troops
to move through the country eastward
to trap remnants of Axis desert army.
WEDNESDAY-U. E. expedition
AIRY armies wiped out resistance along
+ 500 miles of Africa's western Medi-
terranean coast with conquest of
Oran. Axis reported the Bey of Tunis
| had granted the request for passage
of American troops to Libya. The re-
! sistancc at Casabalanca was fast
crumbling. Pctain repeated his order
! for resistance and took charge of de-
Tense. Admiral Darlan was a prisoner
of General Eisenhower at Algicrs.
Meanwhile British threatened to wipe
out the last of Rommels forces near
! Halfaya pass as the route there con-
! tinucd. Germans were discussing pos
Sibility of an early Italian collapse.
Germany was said to be entering her
| fourth winter of war with health and
comfort at new lows and worry at
new high. Another powerful Allied
armada was reported at Gibraltar by
Vichy. The Marine grip on Guadal-
canal appeared firmcr.
THURSDAY = Darlan ordered
French to cease firing in North
Africa. Petain protested the German
occupation of all France but tells
French to resist American attacks.
Main French fleet was believed at
Toulon and there was uncertainty
which side would obtain it. Churchill
promised Allies would hit Nazis across
channel at proper time. A battle be-