Detroit evening times., 1945-03-01

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Dec. 31-Venezuela breaks off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Italy, Japan.
1912
Jan. 2-Twenty-fve countries at war make
declaration by United Nations" not to
sign separate armistce or peace.
Jan 19-Three vessels sunk by enemy sub
marines off the North Carolina coast.
Jan 26-First American troops land in
Northern Ireland
Jan 27-Britsh battleship Barham sunk in
Mediterranean.
Jan 29-Axis troops retake BengaZi.-
Jan. 31-U. S. ships shell Japs in Marshall,
Gilbert islands.
Feb 1O-Finnish troops destroy entire Rus
sian division,
Feb. 15-Singapore falls.
Feb. 23-Enemy submarine shells California
coast near Santa Barbara.
Feb. 27 to March 1-Ales suffer heavy
in sea battle in Java Sea--
March 17-Gen Macarthur arrives in Au-
stralia.
April 1S-U, S planes bomb Tokyo
May 4-British troops invade Madagascar;
U S. naval forces sink eight Jap ships in
battle off Solomon Islands.
MAY 6-Corregidor falls to Japanese.
June Slap planes raid Dutch Harbor.
June 7-Japanese land on Kiska Island.
June 20-Jap sub shells Vancouver Island
June 21-Jap sub shells Fort Stevens Ore;
Axis troops capture Tobruk, $4,000
prisoners.
June 25-Egypt invaded by German, Italian
troops.
July 1-Sevastapol falls to the Nazis. u. S.
naval base is opened at Londonderry,
Northern Ireland.
July 11-British strike back in Egypt, push
ing five miles.
july 27-SOViet abandOnS ROStoV.
Aug. 19-United Nations forces raid Dieppe
on French coast.
Aug. 22-Brazil declares war against Ger
many and Italy, the first South American
country to take such action
Sept Limited States troops take over
bases in Ecuador and Galapagos Islands.
Oct. 17-American troops arrive in Liberia.
Oct. 25-British open attack that drove
Rommel into Tunisia; Japs begin large
scale offensive on Guadalcanal.
Nov. American troops land in north
west Africa.
Nov. HITLER invades unoccuped France.
Fighting ceases in French North Africa.
Nov. 27-French scuttle fleet at Toulon.
Dec. 5-Allies pushed back in north Tunisia.
Dec 8-Dakar port French fleet given to
Allies.
Dec 10-Allies seize Coma in New Guinea.
Dec 23-Reds smash into Ukraine.
Dec 24-Admiral Darlan assassinated at
Algiers.
Jan. 20-Chilean government breaks off Dip
lomatic relations with Axis.
Jan. 22-Reds "break through" to entrap
huge Naz army before Stalingrad
Jan. 27-President Roosevelt visits Brazil
for conference on future war plans.
Jan. 2S-President Roosevelt meets Prime
Minister Churchill in Casablanca, dictate
unconditional surrender" terms. L. S.
fiers bomb German naval installations.
Feb Lit Gen. Eisenhower named chief
of Allied forces in French Africa. Reds
reach Azov trap 100000 Nazis.
Feb. 9-Announce capture Of Guadalcanal
by United States
Feb. 18-Nazis gain 50 miles in North
Africa pushing Yanks back
Feb 20-U s. ships shell Japs in Aleutians
Feb. 22-Yanks resume offensive in Tunisa.
Feb. 27-Nazis open drive in Donets area.
March 12-Russians take Vyazma.
March 15-Nazis claim recapture of Khar-
kov.
March 17-U s. planes bomb Kiska six
times in one day
March 1S-Yanks recapture Gafsa in 30
mile sweep.
March 1S-Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower re-
places Ma ai-GeH. Alepd RI FFedehdall as
commander Of American troops on the
Tunisian front
March 19-American forces occupy Fl Guet-
tar, Tunisia.
April 4-The Northwest African Strategic
Air Force under Mai Gen. Doolttle strikes
Europe proper for the first time raiding
Naples.