The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-09-21
DIARY OF THE WAR

piercing two thick belts Of for6f.
cations around Aachcn. Other troops
threatened cities Of Nancy and Metz,
Another Group closed on German de
lenses guarding Belfort Gap. Rus
slams captured Praga. suburb of
Warsaw. Germans were trying des-
perately in Italy TO hold Gothic line.
Yanks in Pacific made 300-milc
leap toward Philippines, capturing
Morotai island. This followed the
naval air plastering of southern and
central Philippines which sank l73
enemy ships and destroyed 50l war
planes.
SATuRDAY-Infantry Of the L. s.
crashed through German line near
Aachen. Some columns were Ten miles
inside Germany toward Cologne and
Coblcnz. Nancy was captured and also
town 81 miles southeast. \ force on
Palau islands fought furiouSly against
Jap resistance, another group landed
on one of the Ilalmahcra group.
Chinese forces effected iuncturp with
Gen. StilwelPs army inside Burma
Jap troops in Iunnan were close to
Lungling, astride Burma road. .Japs
were IS miles from Kweilin. Reds
threw forty divisions into fresh often
sive toward Riga. In Italy the Gothic
inc was broken by Allies. Finnish
troops were attacking Germans.
SUNDAY-Yanks reached Il SUPER
highway 2G miles from Cologne. Six
Allied armies were pounding forward
IN a 500-mile front. Aachen was about
to fall. Germans were launching
numerous counter attacks. Russians
were into Sofia, Bulgarian capital.
30 miles from YugoSlav frontier. and
we're battering Warsaw Allied chiefs
in Canada pledged quick defeat of
Japs. The port of Davao, in Philip
pines was evacuated by laps in prep
aration Of coming invasion Of Ampri-
cans. Robot bombs struck London
again.
MONDAY-Airborne troops des-
cended in southern Holland behind
Germans fighting British in their
drive toward northern end of Sieg-
fried line Allied war planes paved
the way by blasting enemy positions
Nazi resistance had Stiffened but
heir cOunterattacks were beaten off.
20 900 German troops cut off in south
I'm France surrendered. Germans
we're trying to prevent a breakthm
at Rimini on Italian Adriatic coast
Russian battlefront was quiet. Ameri-
ans swarmed ashore ON Angular, in
Palau islands, near Pcleiiu. Yanks
captured airdrome ON Prleliu. L. S.
anforce had to destroy and abandon
its air bases near Nweln as Japs
convergcd on that area. About 2O0,O0
Germans were in danger of being
trapped by new Red offensive in Lat
via. British fleet viii help in war
against Japan, it was announced
TUESDAl-British troops made
junction with airbOrnc forces i'm Hol-
land. Germans took reserves from
Russian front to bolster troops around
Aachen. Air transports continued to
drop reinforcements in Holland.
Americans continued enveloping
drive on Metz. Reds hurled half a
million men into new offensive in
LatVia and Estonia. Rumania'S pro-
NaZi ruler, Antonescu, was turned
over to Russians. German parachute
troops fought armies in Italy to
another standstill Finnish troops
were reported marching against re-
treating German army NaZi COM
mander still refused to give up town
OF Brest in western France. l. ).
Marines split island Of Peleliu in half
and took principal town. Marshall re-
vealed U. S. had 60 divisions in COM
bat, with over / million deployed in
battle
WEDNESDAY-British in Holland
captured Eindhoven and advanced 81
miles, three miles from new junction
with Allied airborne troops holding
big pocket in Arnhem-Nijmegen area
on lower Rhine. Violent battles were
raging east of Aachen in Germany,
and north and east of Nancy in
France. Nazis abandoned port Of
Brest. Russians were on new offensive
in Baltic, gaining % miles in four
days. Valga, rail junction, was cap
tured Street fighting broke out IN
Copenhagen, Denmark. and Germans
seized all government buildings IN
other cities Fortresses smashed rail
road yards at Hamm and SoeSt m
Germany Raj hit Bremerhaven.
American troops in Italy captured
three heights of Gothic line. JapS
were putting up grim but futile de-
Tense ON Peleliu island and on An
gaur the Japs were pushed into
small pockets. Finland accepted Rus
sian peace terms.
THURSDAY-Allies were fighting
counterattacks. No gains reported,
East of Aachen two NaZi attacks
were repulsed after 36 enemy tanks
were destroyed. A huge pocket OF
anborne troops were surrounded by