The Republican., 1944-03-02
DIARY OF THE War


,onbcrs pounded Naai air fields in
Iolland. Fortressas from Italy also
,ombed ball-bearin& plant at Stcyr,
\usnia, second time in two days.
Reds captured Dno. los, Nazi strong
loli east Of Pskoy and Rc@achev, on
White Russian front Ground fighting
u Italy was at lowest ohb. Allied
utillery fire continued to break up
Nazi attempts to rr@roup forces. Navy
'amier planes raided more Marshall
Stands It was announced L. S.
)attlcships were clos, enough to Truk
iuing carrier plane raid that a Jap
.ruia2r was ahelled while trying to
Ice through the north pass. New
British rocket guns were used to rcpel
I Nazi ain raid on London.
SATURDAY-U S. bombers from
Italy again thundcrcd deep into Ger
many to smash aircraft production
plants, sixth straight day. following
| l,000-piane assault by RAF night
| fleet on Schweinfmt. Americans hit
Rcgensburg. Stuttgart and others. In
five days $40 German fighter planes
were shot down by Americans alone.
G. S. lost 1865 bombcrs; RAF lost 152
! planes. Germans attacked London,
causing widespread damage and
many casualties. Germans announced
evacuation Of Nitchsk, 50 miles
northwest Of Smolpnsk. Reds overran
10 villages west and south Of Ono.
Ground fighting in Italy was on
! limited scale with Allies improving
! positions, Americans attacked island
Of Guam along with bombardmpnt by
carrier planes on Saipan and Tinian
/ islands in Mariana group. Japs lost
1875 planes in attempt to damage Z.
| S. fleet Enemy lost two ships and
nine damaged. Bombers raidcd Kusaio
in CaroIines and four atolla in Mar
! shall islands.
| SUNDAI-Nazi losses at Anzio
bcachhead were set at 1900. Ger
mans kept harassing beachhead by
H"'-i al" uolllo' y llahh attack
against Allies was repulsed. An
enemy N-ooat attack was frustrated
! hy Allied patrol craft. Japs claimed
battle for Guam was on. Airplanc
pI"i.ls N fourteen German cities con
''llu'a 10 o0fh as result OF heavy f&!da
"l previous le" days Nealhef caused
/ temporary Iuil N ac'IFlt%' @lud and
S"o" kept lfoAl around taSS!no
"ne.]3':@f"' C1lel occupation OF Ger
man ieaGelS was Sal1 TO he boosting
morale, ana American o1lcIaIs We're
pI|o'cel'!& d crop n German 1000
/ S'''i'oai" IN l'4f' Aimed troops gained
~ burma
/ '''->' : --I'u99ia was throwing
an i'i'' mt" 20" o. No"cNl'i& : ''lIand
oul . war, ana l'IV IleISi'lAI win IL
I'oI'f "'J@cA' heo offensive IN hoith
'o.' .''il'uV'' 70 70 wen III ulI'e 70 euV
Oh ShoN' horlhefh gateway TO the
idl'itS' Ne"S aiSo fe2ofIe" &&iaS IN
'io 0'"'lu' flGhIiil& IN 4lalE SIM
h''Iet as NazlS Fegfoopcd ana pre-
p'ie" IoI next expected H'aV| R'ii%c
against AHAIo n'aCh'le''0' AIii'S
drought up more afIIlielE' Nazl at
l"chS at taSSllo were ftppHed. Jap
!uN IoSSeS were aNoV' IiiSt e5tl-
iH},leS WIN - snip" SUNK ana SIN
PfoodoleS' no carriers were IN N5t.
- .. pane" eohIilueo TO bomo Jap
Heia l'l@hdS III tlaJ area A grant con-
Voy fe&ohed England without a Single
'ltack from enemy U-boats. 1t
brought thousands OF troops Tor I'M
pehdlh& INVASION
II ESDAf-Red armies closed in
on PskoV' capturing rall station sl&
miles northeast OF goal and oveI1un-
hlng 4oO other communities, sweeping
! clean 9'Oo0 square mlles IN a week.
| Reds began another offensive vest
ward from Nellkle Lukl. Heavy fight
ing was raging around krlVol kog IN
Dhleper bend French invasion coast
shook under explosives dropped by
Allied bombers. There was no opposi-
ton by Nazl planes. British troops
captured two German Strongpoints on
Ahzlo beachhead. ltal1an fronts were
IN throes OF winter weather and action
was limited. FINLAND appeared NOV