The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-21
DIARY OF THE WAR

FRIDAY-Seventh army gained Z
miles along Rhine plain in Eastern
France; almost TO German border and
turned big guns on Karlsruhe; 1st
forced new crossing into Saar basin.
Supelforts from India smashed Jap
positions in Thailand and Burma. Ad-
miral Nimitz prepared to establish
his Pacific fleet headquarters on Guam.
Fleet headquarters will remain at
Pearl Harbor. Jap Philippine casual
ties totaled 1854. American losses
were 10,409. with PIG killed. Amer
lean troops advanced north of Ormoc
where laps were still holding out on
Leyte. Greeks renewed their fight
with British.
SATURDAY-Seventh army drove
into Germany with three generations
against heavy resistance; LIST drove
Germans from two villages on CO.
logne plain and held 9 miles of west
bank Of Roer river; Bird was fighting
for every yard in Saar basin. Bomb
ers renewed attacks after weather
had forced a stop for two days. Rus
SLAMS invaded western Slovakia, "a
miles northwest of Budapest, opening
way to Vienna. Peace appeared to be
in sight in Greece. Canadians in Italy
won new bridgehead across a canal
northeast of Feanza Yanks landed
on Mindoro island in Philippines and
were virtually unopposed. Seizure en-
abled Z. to dominate sea and air
routes which reach to China coast;
troops were $50 miles from Manila.
SUNDAY - Seventh poured more
troops against Germany and tackled
Siegfried line pillboXes; Lauterbourg
was wrested from foe. German armor
was being used freely, and enemy an
tillery fire was intense. There were
100000 French troops on west front.
Three Nazi destroyers were sunk by
Russians in Baltic. The Red drive to-
ward Vienna continued. MacArthur's
men took the town of San Jose on
Mindoro island The new invasion had
forced a crisis on Japan Carrier
planes destroyed BAT Jap planes on
Luzon island airfields and sank y
vessels while Mindoro was being in
vaded
MONDAI-German army unleashed
its first major commemorative since
Normandy fighting and drove across
borders of Belgium and Luxembourg
at three points. Nazis were aiming
at Malmedy, % miles south of Aachen.
Seventh army however continued to
drive Germans back; the Bird partly
preached Siegfried line. Russians
took several towns in their push. New
Zealand troops in Italy took FaenZa
ending long siege. Americans made
six mile advance on Mindoro island
in Philippines. Yamashita line on
Leyte island was also outfanked. Or
der barring Japs from west coast was
revoked.
TUESDAY-Germans drove eight
cen miles into Belgium; 95 NaZi tanks
were knocked out by air force in
strong counterblows. Enemy loosed
new V-weapon, bombarding forward
and rear areas day and night. Para
troops landed behind 9th army Ger
mans were using their air force up to
300 strong but 40 of them were
knocked down. Allies were using 100
planes to raid Nazi bases. There was
strict censorship. The drive was lik-
ened to July, 1918, as an all-out eff
fort. U. S. subs sank 33 more Jap
vessels including cruiser and y COM
bat ships; and TAO Jap warplanes
were destroyed or damaged in Philip
pines during one week. Japs were
being cornered on Leyte. Superfort
resses hit Nagoya and Hankow.
WEDNESDAY-The German often
sive was still rolling forward with LIST
army pushed back at least 20 miles
at one point in Belgium. Heavy bomb
ers were out on emergency call, at
lacking enemy roads. Allies were
massing infantry to prevent major
breakthrough. There was still strict
censorship. Berlin said first army had