The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-08-10
DIARY OF THE WAR

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man prisoners rocketed to 100000
since D-day. Troops approached Wire
enroute to Paris. Reds swept across
Vistula river south Of Warsaw and
60 miles from Krakow. Underground
forces We're fighting Nazis in War
saw. New Zealand troops were 3
miles from Florence. About 5000
planes battered rail, fuel and indus
trail targets of enemy. Nazis contin-
ued to send robot bombs on London
for IA hours. Americans advanced
two miles on Guam against Japs.
SATURDAY-American FORCES ap-
preached St. Nazare and Nantes,
virtually isolating Breton peninsula
from rest of France. Fleeing Nazis
dynamited heart Of Renmes. An ar
mored column was at Fougeres. Reds
captured 100 places and hurled men
and armor across Vistula at four
bridgeheads. Polish patriots said they
had captured center of Warsaw from
Nazis. A panic was developing in
East Prussia. Allies knocked out last
German defenses around Florence in
Italy. Allied bomberS were again
active, Short range planes struck
Manchuria and kazan islands. jap
resistance ceased at Myitkyina in
north Burma and Americans were
using two airports there. The robot
barrage was at its lowest point as
/ DomberS pounded the starting points.
SUNDAl-American tanks enter
ed port Of Brest having pierced thru
Brittany in 4 lightning dash. Another
army swept toward Paris for 27 miles.
st. NaZaire on Brittany coast was in
danger as the whole peninsula was
beng sealed off. Allies were IRVING
to block subs in their docks at ST.
Nazalre. Enemy was also retreatine
, before British around Caen. Allied
invasion losses were placed at HIGHS
including ,l56 killed. German evac-
nation Of entire BiScay area of south
west France was seen as possibility
Russians took a road junction on way
to Czechoslovakia. Armies in Itall
occupied southern suburbs of Flor.
ence. Battle for Guam was nealino
end. American fleets were on both
sides Of island. Units in Burma
! pushed across Irrawaddy river.
MONDAY-Americans sped on.
ward into heart of France as spear
heads took several points. German.
had little chance of stand short OF
/ LIE Mans, less than 100 miles from
Paris. Germans attempting to escape
Brittany by sea We're being sunk
British and Canadian forces contin
ued advance below Caen. Reds tool
| Poland's largest petroleum center anl
advanced further toward East Prus
sla Italian front was little CHANGED
! Nearly 1000 American heavies hi
targets Of enemy. 4 Japanese town
! " -" 4"i SS IollVON were wiped GU
/ by naval guns and carrier fore,
bombs sweeping BONN and kazal
islands, within 600 miles of Tokyo
/ II Warships and merchant vessels
were sunk with cruiser and five othel
craft left in flames; thirty other,
were damaged. A new Jap offensiv,
/ IN southeast China threatened two
towns British crossed Burma border
IN pursuing Japs out of India.
: TCESDAY-Germans hit back il
France with the heaviest counterat
tack since D-Day, bat Allies swept or
/ through new areas Of French terri
tory. One tenth Of Continental France
! mad Ceen Wrested from Nazis. The
, counterboW was at Avranches anc
penetrated three miles, but armorat
units, heavy guns and war planes
crumpled Hitler's Pansers with heavy
losses. Troops headed for LIE Mans
/ British won new positions in THEN
sector. Stain announced capture of
town IN pre-War Poland and. one in
Carpathlan Mountains. Reds gainee
new ground toward German Silesia
and East Prussia. Heavy bombers
from Britain and Italy raided enemy
targets. Palau Island was hit again
by mighty Navy carrier force during
three days. zap and other islands
were also hit. Nimitz reported further
gains on Guam to bring nine-tenths of
the island under control.
Observation-Disclosures drove
to LeMans, 10 miles from Paris
while Canadians preached German
defenses in Normandy, also 40 miles
from Paris. A German counter attack
east of AVranches was broken up
with 1877 Nazi tanks destroyed; $500
Allied planes supported ground oper-
atlons. Reds kept pressure on all
fronts and captured a rail junction
u miles southeast of Riga. Berlin
announced eight officers were hanged
Tor treason to Hitler. There were re-
ports that Himmler had been killed
and Goering wounded in another out
break. Japs captured Hengyang in
China for major victory there Con-
quest Of Guam was about complete.
Chinese captured Tengchung in drive
to reopen old Burma road; and $4,000