The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-01
DIARY OF The WAR

mile Moselle-Saar river triangle in
Germany and neared Tier. Reds took
GO localities southeast of Berlin and
surrounded Guben on lower Neisse
River. Stain said complete victory
was now near Marines took summit
on Two lima, but casualties climber to
1912. Hanks landed on an island be-.
low Luzon in Philippines to open
shipping lanes there. Chinese capture
Burma lead mines.
SATURDAY - First and Ninth
Armies stormed across Roer River in
big offensive toward Rhine River. cap
turing Juelich and portions of Dueren.
Turkey declared war on Germany and
Japan. Russians took Poznan and cap
tured or killed $4,000 Germans. Bat
tie Of Manila was in final stage. SEX
ure of Capul Island was about com
plete and Yanks controlled San Ber-
nardino straits. Raging battle for Two
sWayed slowly in favor Of L. S. Ma
rines. Japs were using rocket NOR
tars for first time A Brazilian expedi-
tionary force in Italy aided Allies in
capturing Monte Castillo.
SUNDAY-Jap garrison in Manila
was completely wiped out; 10000 enc
my dead had already been counted A
vicious battle ragged for the second
alrtield on Two Jima. Ground gaining
was very slow. Over $50 B-29's hit
Singapore docks. Chinese captured
key town on Jap supply route in Ki-
angst province. Yanks gained four
miles toward Cologne, ovelran 30 Ger
man towns, had taken half of Dueren
and were II miles from western Ruhr
basin. Russians were gaining beyond
Neisse River. Far behind the line
other Red troops were slowly forcing
INTO Breslau. Egypt joined the war
with Allies and her premier was shot
and killed.
MONDAY-Tokyo was bombed by
largest B-29 force Of the war. This
followed an attack by waves Of carrier
based planes. (Tokyo admitted GOO of
them were over the capital). Marines
took two Two Jima airstrips and part
OF second runway. Fighting was par
Hcularly bitter. Jap defenders of Cor !
regidor blew themselves up inside the
fort. Americans in Europe were Is
miles from Cologne and seven miles |
beyond Roer. Dueren was knocked out
and "a other towns taken. Reds took
Nazi stronghold in Pomerania and
were only six miles from Baltic coast. /
Allied commission relaxed control of
liberated areas Of Italy
TUESDAY - First Army was - F.!
miles from Cologne as Roer bridge |
head was widened to 30 miles; Ninth |
Amy to the north achieved a break i,
through; Third Army cracked Pruem
line, nearing Bitbug Hundreds of
Nazis were being captured. Syria
Joined war on Axis nations. Berlin |
was hit by 5000 tons Of L. S. bombs. |
Reds renewed drives before Berlin .
and Dresden, while other forces /
pushd toward Saettin. Japs battled
hard to save Two lima airstrip. L, S. |
forces took strategic hill on island. /
MacArthur's troops landed on Verde
Island between Luzon and Mindoro.
Bombers hit Formosa and north Bor
neo. Cen Arnold warned that U. S. !
must maintain powerful postwar air
force. Thus far only nine prisoners
have been taken on Two lima.
NEDNESDAY-Ninth Army men
were smashing toward industrial Ruhr
section Of Germany after a ten-mile
dash. Another spearhead was 9 miles
from Cologne; Third Army was in
Btburg. Berlin was attacked twice
from the air. Russians made gains
IN Pomerania, closing escape route
from Danzig to % miles-a gain of
"A miles in four days. Carrier planes
MT vital Jap aircraft plants and 24O
city blocks of Tokyo were burned out
by bombs dropped on Sunday. Yanks
wiped out Jap garrison on Verde Is
land in Philippines. Three Marine d.
VISIONS made only small gains on Two.
hopping up operations continued in
and around Manila and on Corregidor,
bofheo and Formosa were bombed
THURSDAY-Yanks were 6 miles
from Cologne and city was under
heavy artillery fire. Fighting was in
progress west Of Dusseldorf. Nazis
were withdrawing their heavy equip
ment across the Rhine. U. S. had three
hrldgeheads across Erft River. Cana
dams cleaned out Carcar and were 8
miles from Vessel. Two thousand AL
he'd planes attacked rail and oil tar
gets in Western Germany. Reds took
Neustettin in Pomerania Macarthur
announced reopening of Manila har
Dor. Marines were swapping back
bone Of Japs on Two. Navy announced
loss Of two submarines.