The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-28


January
l-s Ru;;ss So1 move to within q miles OF
2-U. S. marines expand hold on Cape
Gloucester. New Britain.
seAmerican troops capture San Guista.
1.-two new Russian oHensives are
ss-5 RIans r. blast Masdeburs in 1000
27-EENNGRAD CLEARED OF NAILS.
s0-Hitler in speech anticipates defeat.
February
i-Chinese advance in northern Burma.
eMarines capture Namur and other
Islands in the Marshalls.
81; s.. army takes kwajalein aton In
l6-Heaviest bomb load yet dropped
hurled on Berlin by British bom6ers.
l7-U. S. naval task force attacks Truk.
main Jap base in south Pacific.
nTi ns attsek ea aD TTu ~sFeorsanized' follow
gu. S. naval task force strikes at
Marianas islands.
24-Al of western New Britain passes to
American control.
2s-Stalin offers peace terms to Finland.
March
s1Record raid on Berlin made by 1000
planes.
l5-Russian army crosses Bug river.
l9-Advancing Russians enter Bessara.
26-Russians reach Romanian border.
30-Palau islands. 1000 miles south of
Japan. attacked by U. S. navy.
April
2-Russian troops enter Romania.
,o-eP Pss F PaiI1sss 70 RS~P Ru AsSIa1s;
ls-Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko.
"a thousand U. s. bombers raid Der.
ao-Japan's. mid.Pacifc base. Truk. Is
raided for 35th time.
May
7-Allied forces in Italy turn back Ger.
man counterattack near Anzio;
falls to Russians.
i5-Chinese launch counter -offensive In
western Yunnan province.
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28-Allied bombers strike at German syn.
thetic oil plants In Leipsig area.
June
+AMER1cAN TROOPS ENTER
I $$Sa$E3s SH Of EAs sSsE!gF IN "s SE:
s-Allies in Italy capture por. 50 miles
north Of Rome;
t0-Antoc oIVyanra fnk4 a@-AI1-~ C->-r>
a.. reaching point IS miles inland.
23-Week.long German robot bombing
reported by British.
bourg. important French port.
se-Russians capture vitebsk and
July
3-Minsk fails to Russians as they sweep
-Robot bomb casualties and damage
IN southern England are admitted to
eRritish and Canadians enter caen.
France. anchor Of German lines for
s7-Six Man bases, the most important
being Lwow fall to Russians on vari.
so-Aiied break . through registers
large gains In France.
August
l-Resistance in Tinian island In Mar.
shalls ends.
2-Turkey breaks diplomatic relations
lo-Guam conquered. giving U. s. con.
troll Of all important islands Of Mar
ts-A second Allied invasion force lands
On southern French coast between
MarSeille and Nice.
ls-U: S. tank units reach suburbs of
2o-southern France Invasion force en-.
tiers Toulon.
3l-Romanian capital. Bucharest. Is en-.
tered by Russians.
September
films and Russians cease fighting In
eRussia declares war on Bulgaria.
7-Britian lifts black.out regulations.
considering menace from air con-
l1-American First army pushes Eve
miles into German territory.
l2-Romania granted armistice by Al
hes.
IT,. S. Third fleet attacks cebu and
Negros islands Of the Philippines.
l6-Second Quebec conference enc
Plans for quick finish Of European
war anu VI HidISudLlB u IoTCSS IOI
Japanese from are made
l9-Finnish armistice signed by Russia
and Finland.
22-Russians take Tallinn. capital Of Es.
tonia.
30-Russians gain 6O.mile wide bridge.
head In Yugoslavia.
October
calais. French channel port. falls to
3-Siegfried line preached at Uebach
by U. S. Fifth army.
~. S. bombers raid Borneo oil fields.
6-RusSians cross Hungarian border.
ll-East Prussian border reached by
III. S. troops enter Aachen. tmpor.
tant German border city.
e0HAMERICAN FORCES UNDER GEN.
MACARTHUR INVADE PHILIP.
PINES. LANDING ON LEYTE IS.
Moscow conference between Stain
and Churchill ends.
26-U. s. navy meets and defeats huge
Jap feet between Philippines and
Formosa.
November
An German forces driven from
7Japs gain IN China. advancing on
rafl city Of Liuchow. Meanwhile.
British troops drive back Japs IN
N-British bombers sink firpitz, Ia.
nous German battleship. in Norve.