The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-28

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January
Russians move to within 81 miles Of
Polish border
2-U. S marines expand hold on Cape
Gloucester. New Britain.
9-American troops capture San Guisa,
Italy
1.-TWO new Russian otfensives are opened
22-British blast Masdeburg in l,0oo'plane
raid.
27-LENINGRAD CLEARED OF NAILS.
30-Hitler in speech anticipates defeat
February
1-Chinese advance in northern Burma.
3-Marines capture Namur and other is.
lands in the Marshals.
gu. S. army takes KWajalein atoll in
Marshalls.
16-Heaviest bomb load vet dropped hurled
on Berlin by British bombers
T-U. S. naval task force attacks Truk
main Jap base in south Pacific.
19-Japanese cabinet reorganized. following
attack on Truk.
23-U. S. naval task force strikes at Mari
anas islands
PAIL of western New Britain passes to
American control.
29-Stan offers peace terms to Finland.
March
s-Record raid on Berlin made by 2OoO
15-Russian army crosses Bug river.
19-Advancing Russians enter Bessarabia.
26-Russians reach Romanan border.
30-Palau islands. 600 miles south Of ia.
pan. attacked by U S navy.
April
2-Russian troops enter Romania.
- American planes bomb Austria;
13-Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko.
hima in India
ga thousand U. S. bombcrs raid Berlin.
30-Japan's mid Pacific base, Truk, is raid
ed for 35th time.
May
7-Alied forces in Italy turn back German
counterattack near AnZio,
9-SeVastopol, Black sea naval base, falls
to Russians.
15-Chinese launch counter offensive in west.
ern Yunnan province.
18-CASSINO. NAZI STRONGHOLD IN 1T.
AN M, FALLS AL : TO AMERICANS AFTER
28-Alled bombers strike at German syn.
thetic oil plants in Leipsig area.
June
4-AMER1CAN TROOPS ENTER ROME.
6-INVAStON OF CONTINENT BEGINS
WITH LANDINGS IN NORMANDY.
8-Alle9s in Italy capture port 50 miles
north OF Rome.
l3-AllIes advance into northern France,
reaching point Is miles inland,
17-Chinese take Kamaing. Burma.
23-Weck.lons German robot bombing re.
ported by British.
25-American tank units enter Cherbourg,
important French port.
26-Russians capture Vitebsk and Zhlobin.
July
3-Minsk falls to Russians as they sweep
into Polish territory.
6-Robot bomb casualties and damage in
southern England are admitted to be
serious
s-British and Canadians enter caen,
France. anchor of German lines for
weeks.
27-Six Nazi bases. the most important be.
ing LWoW. fall to Russians on various
28-Brest-Litovsk captured by Russians
30--Alled "break-through" registers large
gains in France.
1-Resistance in Tinian island in Marshalls
2-Turkey breaks diplomatic relations with
Germany.
10-Guam conquered, giving Y. S: control Of
all important islands Of Marshas.
IA second Allied invasion force lands on
southern French coast between Mar.
seille and Nice.
20-Southern France invasion force enters
Toulon,
3l-Romanian capital. Bucharest. is entered
by Russians.
September
films and Russians cease fighting in
truce
5-Russia declares war on Bulgaria.
britain lifts black-out regulations. con-
sidering menace from air conquered.
1-American First army pushes FIVE miles
INTO German territory
12-Romania granted armistice by Allies.
13-RuSsians reach border of CZechoslo.
Vakia.
l4-U S Third feet attacks Cebu and Ne.
eros islands of the Philippines.
l6-Second Quebec conference ends Plans
for quick finish of European war and Of
marshaling of forces for japanese front
are made.
l9-Fnnish armistice signed by Russia and
22-Russians take Tallinn, capital of Estonia.
30-Russians gain 60.mile-Wide bridgehead
in Iugoslavia
October
3-sieafried line preached at Uebach by
U. S. Fifth army.
4-U. s. bombers raid Borreo oil fields.
6-Russians cross Hungarian border.
11-East Prussian border reached by Rus.
slams.
l7-U S troops enter Aachen, important
German border city
9O-AMERICAN FORCES Under CEN
MACARTHUR INVADE PHILIPPINES.
LANDING ON LEYTE ISLAND.
Moscow conference between Stain and
Churchill ENDS.
26-U. S. navy meets and defeats huge Jap
feet between Philippines and Formosa.
November
All German forces driven from Greece.
flaps gain in China. advancing on rail
city of Liuchow. Meanwhile, British
troops drive back Japs in Burma
ll-u. S. planes sink eight Zap warships.
6rss 9on1eFs snE Irp5 famous aoG
1e-Great Allied orive launched on 3O6.mile
front from Holland TO Vosges.
2o-French troops reach Rhine river in
plunge through Belfort gap.
2l-tieut. Gen. Patton leads Third army in
drive % miles beyond Metz.
24-B.29s bomb Tokyo factories from base in
Marianas, 1850 miles away.
27--Lieut. Gen, Mark. Clark is made com.
rnander in chief of U, S army forces in
ItalN.
29--U, 5. Third army attacks forts at saar.
bTuCken. Saarlsutelu, and MerZg
Firsi and Ninth armies Capture border
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3o--U $ planes .luE 10 dap transports and
thre" ~'-''"Nc@e drowning 1000 near