Evening star., 1945-04-29

ment of Berlin. Other Red units
dash half way across Austria to
stand IS miles from Berchtesgaden.
Patton gains 18 miles toward Berch-
tesgaden. now 105 miles away and
toward Salzburg and Linz, SO miles
off. CHG reports 1,015,000 Nazis
surrender so far in April bringing
total since D day to 2,345,000. Patch
gains 10 miles to reach within so
miles of Munich. French tighten
grip on Black Forest pocket near
Lake Constance Allies bomb Bad
Oldesloe to block German retreat
to Denmark. London ends blackout.
British take Ferrara as Allies in
crease Po Valley hold. Yanks take
junction point on Mindanao, half
way to Davao. Yanks edge along
Okinawas southern coast behind
f1ame-throWers. Settlement of Po-
lish issue at San Francisco declared
up to Stain as Britain and United
States refuse to recognize Moscow
sponsored government.
Wednesday,: Reds pursue Nazis
through Berlins subways. Nazis,
dashing around in express trains
pop up at unexpected places as bit
ter battle reaches above and below
streets. Patch's 7th and French lst
in giant maneuvers to encircle
Munich. British storm Bremen and
Patton takes Regen, 80 miles from
Austria. Reds expand Elbe River
front near junction with Americans.
Hitler's Berchtesgaden chalet COM
pletely wrecked by 6-ton bombs.
Skoda munitions plant also blasted.
Yanks threaten Jap eastern flank
on OkinaWa. Japs report 3,140000
victims Of Super Fort raids on five
main cities with 10000 homes de-
stroyed Toxic bombed again. Presi-
dent Truman opens San Francisco
Conference with speech by radio.
Thursday: British I'd Army takes
Bremen. American Sd rolls down
Danube Valley II miles from Austria
and 100 miles from Reds. French
destroy German 10Th Army and
close in on Munich Moravia and
Bohemia in danger of isolation.
German resistance wanes in Berlin.
Reds take Stettin and capture
Rathenow, less than Is miles from
American lines. Rebelling Italian
patriots capture all main cities in
Northern Italy as American 5th
speeds across Lombard plains to-
ward Verona, Is miles away and
gateway city to Brenner Pass. Sho-
koku, one of Jap main islands,
blasted by B-29s. Yanks battle for
Baguio, summer capital of Philip
pines; gain slightly on Okinawa,
American total casualties up 1895
in week bringing total for war to
929,373. Soviet demands three votes
at San Francisco parley. Stains
reply on Poland reported given
Molotov.
Friday: United States troops join
with Reds at Torgau on Elbe, cut
ting enemy in two. Inner defenses
of Berlin cracking under powerful
Russian blows. Patton invades Aus
tria, cutting Czechoslovakia off and
leaving the Germans in three large
pockets in Europe. German present
strength estimated at $50 under
manned divisions. American 5th
smashes to within IS miles of Milan.
Nazis fleeing for mountains. Musso-
lini reported prisoner. Yanks
penetrate first line of defense in
Southern Okinawa. Second inva-
sion of Negros reported. Kyushu
airfield blasted by B-29s. Jet rock
cts piloted by suicide-bound Japs
attack American ships off Okinawa.
Soviet opposition blocks conference
craftsmanship for Stettinius. but
later agreement makes him chair
man of Steering Committee and
conference Craftsmanship rotate
among Big Four. Soviet wins three
seats at parley, loses on Poland.
Saturday: Offer of unconditional
surrender reported made by Hmm
ler to United States and Great Brit
ain. Churchill and White House de-
clare any surrender offer must be
made to all of Big Three. Germans
revolt in Munich. Anti-Nazi troops
attempt to seize Bavarian govern
ment. Three Allied armies converge
on Munich, Patton driving down
Danube, the 7th reaching Austrian
border at Fuessen and the French
1st moving in from west after beat
ing down all resistance in Black
Forest. Two Russian armies, hold
ing Tempelhof airfield and blocking
all exits from Berlin, squeeze Nazls
into trap in Central Berlin. War in
Europe now broken up into northern
and southern fronts with Denmark,
Norway and some German cities in
northwest still to be conquered on
the northern front. Southern front
may be divided into two, with Czech
oslovakia isolated in one and Ba-
varian redoubt in other. American
troops reach Swiss border in Alps,
sealing off all Germans in Northern
Italy. Yanks close in on two South
ern Okinawa airfields. MacArthur's
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