The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-05-18
DIARY OF THE WAR

FRIDAY-4,OO0 Allied planes dealt
the German anti-invasion transporta-
ton system its most crushing blow Of
the war with 1000 ton bomb attack on
Is railway centers and airfields in
France and Belgium Nazis launched
4 strong attack on Reds northwest Of
niraspol on pniester river. Germans
in Italy shelled Allied positions on
beachhead and around Casino. Tota!
American casualties in war on all
fronts rose to 20l,454. 1t was esti-
mated 10000 laps were killed in
Burma and India in last 81 months.
lap naval base on Truk was set afire
by bombs from e. s. planes. Entire
IIonan railway line in China fell to
the Japs.
SATURDAY Allied armies in
italy smashed into enemy's defenses
OH 25-mile front. gaining initial OBJ
jectivcs. it was preceded by great
artillery bombardment Allied radio
warned Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary
and Romania to act quickly to get out
Of the war or face the consequences.
Over 5000 Allied planes kept the pre-
invasion offensive rolling, hitting oil
resources and synthetic oil plants; $50
enemy planes and 81 T. S. planes
We're lost Reds were hopping up
around Sevastopol killing more than
10000 Axis troops in final battle. a
Jap destroyer and Is merchant yes
sells were sunk by t. S. subs Four
Jap bases in mid-Pacific were raided
SUNDAI-Allies gained two miles
in Italian drive through Gustav line
and took five villages and seven stra-
tegic hills. Heavy bombers hit air
craft plant and rail yards in Reich
on drives Goth day. Bridges and
yards along Bremen pass route were
hit. A new Allied offensive was
launched against North Burma Japs.
Tito's partisans opened drive down the
valleys of Yugoslavia toward Greece.
Russians We're ON the move around
Estonia and Latvia. Japs were within
two miles of Loyang
MONDAY - Flamcthrowers and
tanks with Allied infantry chung to
strongholds in Italian defense line.
French, American and British forces
smashed into Castelforte, Is miles
south Of Casino, Bombers blasted rail
ccnters and airfields in northern Italy.
Red front was quiet but air forces
were pounding rail functions. Chinese
troops severed the Hankow-P eiping
railroad but gave ground in struggle
to hold Loyang. Allies stated Jap in
yasion of India had failed completely.
StiIwell and his Chinese army cap
tured Burma stronghold II miles
above kamaing. Nauru island was
bombed by u. S. planes. Americans
bombed Dutch New Guinea.
TUESDAY - Allies in four days
carved out W square miles from
German defense line below Casino
and Gustav line was reported clumb-
ing. French troops advanced seven
miles, capturing Ausonia. L. S. bomb
ers hit northern French coast. Red
flyers hit a German convoy Of Al
ships knocking out many of them.
Twenty thousand Chinese launched an
offensive on Salween river in Burma.
U. S. planes bombed Jap bases in
North and Central Pacific, hitting
naval base on Kurile islands. Forty
two tons were dropped on Ponape.
Rocket gun planes destroyed 40 Jap
barges near Rabaul Yuyoslavs were
declared ready to join Allies in great
drive
WEDNESDAY, - French troops
poured through Gustav line southwest
Of Casino and threatened to outflank
German stronghold and open way for