Laurel outlook., 1944-12-27
Chronology
1871


1-Russians move to within 81 miles o
81. S. marines expand hold on Cap,
Gloucester. New Britain.
9-American troops capture San Guista
1s-TwS new Russian offensives are opened
22-British blast Magdeburg in 1'OOO-plans
27LLENINGRAD CLEARED OF NAILS.
S0-Hitler in speech anticipates defeat.
February
1-Chinese advance in northern Burma.
3-Marines capture Namur and other is
lands in the Marshalls.
gu. S; army takes Kwajalein aton In
1s-Heaviest bomb load yet dropped hurled
on Berlin by British bombers.
17-U. S.. naval task force attacks Truk,
main Jap base in south Pacific.
1e-Japanese cabinet reorganized. following
attack on Truk.
24-An of western New Britain passes to
2e-Staiin offers peace terms to Finland.
March
s-Record raid on Berlin made by 1000
15-Russian army crosses Bug river.
19-Advancing Russians enter Bessarabia.
26-Russians reach Romanian border.
30-Palau islands. 1000 miles south of ia
PAN. attacked by u. S. navy.
April
2-Russian troops enter Romania.
% Am neerrisea planes b bomb Austr ria
13-Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko-
hima, in India.
"a thousand U. S; bombers raid Berlin.
S0@Japan's mid-Pacihc base. Truk. is raid
ed for 35th time.
May
7-Allied forces in italy turn back German
counterattack near Anzio.
9NSevastopol. Black sea naval base. falls
to Russians.
15-Chinese launch counter offensive in west
ern Yunnan province.
1s-CAsSINO. NAZI STRoNGPoINT IN IT.
AdY, FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER
thetic oil plants in Leipsig area.
June
AAMERICAN TROOPS ENTER ROME.
eJ MTTA Nn OF S9 IN BEGINS
e-Allies in Italy capture port SO miles
north of Rome.
13-Allies. advance into, northern France.
reaching point is miles inland.
17-Chinese take Kamaing, Burma.
23-Week-long German robot bombing re-
25-American tank units enter Cherbourg,
important French port.
July
S-Minsk falls to Russians as they sweep
into Polish. territory:
6LRobot bomb casualties and damage in
southern England are admitted to be
aBritish and Canadians enter Caen,
France, anchor of German lines for
weeks.
fisk Nazi bases, the most important be-
ing Lwow. fall to Russians on various
fronts.
3O-Allied 'break-through" registers large
gains in France.
August
1-Resistance in Tinian island in Marshalls
aETurkey breaks diplomatic relations with
Germany.
all important Islands Of Marshalls.
ia second Allied invasion force lands on
southern French coast between Mar
1e-U. S. tank units reach suburbs of Paris.
fo-Southern France invasion force enters
s1-Romanian capital. Bucharest. is entered
by Russians.
September
films and Russians cease fighting in
1Russia declares war on Bulgaria.
f-Britain lifts black-out regulations. con- /,
sidering menace from air conquered.
u-American First army pushes five miles
into German territory.
iaERomania granted armistice by Allies.
1SERussians reach border Of Czechoslo-
III. S. Third feet attacks Cebu and Ne
gros islands of the Philippines.
16-Second Quebec conference ends. Plans
for quick finish of European war and Of
marshaling of forces for Japanese front
are made.
armistice signed by Russia and
U-Russians take Tallinn, capital of Estonia.
1-Russians gain 6O-mile-wide bridgehead
in Yugoslavia.
1-Calais. French channel port. falls to Al.
Lsiegfried line preached at Uebach by
u. S. Fifth army.
~. S. bomber raid Borneo oil fields.
6-Russians cross Hungarian border.
Prussian border reached by Rus
S. troops enter Aachen. important
German border city.
20-AMERICAN FORCES ID GEN.
MACARTHUR INVADE PHILIPPINES, !
LANDING ON LEYTE ISLAND.
Moscow conference between Stain and
Churchill ends.
fieef between Philippines and FOTmOsa.
November
AN German forces driven from Greece.
flaps gain in China, advancing on rail
city of Liuchow. Meanwhile, British
troops drive back Japs in Burma:
L1-U. S. planes sink eight Jap warships.
I4-British bombers sink Tirpitz, famous
German battleship. in Norwegian port.
Allied drive launched on 300-mile
front from Holland to Vosges.
,o-French troops reach Rhine river in
plunge through Belfort gap.
,1-tieut. Gen. Patton leads Third army In
drive % miles beyond Metz.
AAB-29s bomb Tokyo factories from base in
Marianas, 1850 miles away.
Gen. Mark Clark is made COM
mander in chief of U. S. army forces In
Italy.
81. S. Third army attacks forts at Saar-
brucken. Saarlautern, and MerZig.
First and Ninth armies capture border
towns.
o-U. S. planes sink 10 Jap transports and
three destroyers. drowning 1000 near
Ieyte