The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-01-05
Chronology
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January
l-Russians move to within q miles Of
81. s. marines expand hold on Cape
p-American troops capture San Cuista.
ls-TwS new Russian offensives are ~ opened:
22-British blast Masdeburs M a'ooO'plane
27-LENrNGRAD CLEARED OF NAILS.
Schiller In speech anticipates defeat.
February
l-Chinese advance in northern Burma.
3-Marines capture Namur and other IL.
lands In the Marshalls.
Gu. s. army takes Kwajalean atoH In
ie-Heaviest bomb load yet dropped hurled
on Berlin by British bombers. r,.
17-U. S. naval task force attacks Iruk,
main Jap base In south Pacific.
1s-Japanese cabinet reorganized. following
attack on Truk.
2s-U. S. naval task force strikes at Mari.
aAA if' of 's western New Britain passes to
American control.
2e-Stalin offers peace terms to Finland.
March
s-Record raid on Berlin made by 1900
1s-Russisn army crosses Bug river.
19-Advancing Russians enter Bessarabia.
S0-Palau islands, 900 miles south OF ia.
pan. attacked by U. s. navy.
April
2-Russian troops enter Romania:
American planes bomb Austria:
1O-ODESSA FALLS TO RUSSIANS.
l3-Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko-
ga aiT thousand n tnd u S. bombers raid Berlin.
S0-Japan's mid.Pacihc base. Truk. Is raid.
ed for 35th time.
May
Jailed forces In Italy turn back German
counterattack near AnZio.
0-Sevastopol. Black sea naval base. falls
to Russians. -
aS-Chinsse launch counter offensive IN west
1s-CAssINo. NAZI sTRoNGPOINT IN IT.
Ally. FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER
2s-Allied bombers strike at German syn
thetic oil plants in Leipsig area.
June
4-AMERIcAN TROOPS ENTER ROME.
s M TaNn OF S9 }M N0EEN BEGINS
e-Allies in Italy capture port % miles
1s-Aliies advance into northern France.
17-chineses take Kamaing, Burma.
23-Week.long German robot bombing re-
ported by British.
25-American tank units enter Cherbourg,
important French port.
a6-Russians capture Vitebsk and Zhlobin.
July
S-Minsk falls to Russians as they sweep
s-Robot bomb casualties and damage in
southern England Sre admitted to be
s-British and Canadians enter Caen,
France, anchor of German lines for
weeks.
97-Sx Nazi bases. the most important be.
ing Lwow. fall to Russians on various
as-Brest-Litovsk captured by Russians.
S0-Allied .break-through" registers large
gains in France.
August
1-Resistance in Tinian island in Marshalls
ends.
a-Turkey breaks diplomatic relations with
l0-Guam Conquered, giving U. S. control Of
all important islands Of Marshalls.
15-A second Allied invasion force lands on
seille and Nice.
ile-U. S. tank units reach suburbs of Paris.
20-Southern France invasion force enters
sl--Romanian capital. Bucharest. is entered
by Russians.
September
films and Russians cease fighting In
S-Russia declares war on Bulgaria.
7-Britain lifts black-out regulations. con.
sidsring ss from air va nile.
into German territory.
12-Romania granted armistice by Allies.
1S-Russians reach border Of Czechoslo.
l4-U. s. Third feet attacks Cebu and Ne
gros islands Of the Philippines.
ls-second QIebec conferences ends ends p. Plans as
marshaling Of forces for Japanese front
ls-Tinnish armistice signed by Russia and
aa-Russians take Tallinn, capital Of Estonia.
S0-Russians gain 6O-mile.wide bridgehead
IN Yugoslavia. 49, g5ziA
October 4
l-calais. French channel port. falls to Al
ssiegfried line preached at Uebach by
u. S. Fifth army.
@U. S. bombers raid Borneo oil fields.
e-Russians cross Hungarian border.
1l-East Prussian border reached by Rus.
l7-U. S. troops enter Aachen. important
German border city.
ao-AMERIcAN FORCES UNDER CEN.
MacARTHUR INVADE ,PHILPPINEs.
Moscow conference between Stain and
Churchill ends. ~
as-u. S. navy meets and defeats huge Jap
feet between Philippines and Formosa.
November
4-A1l German forces driven from Greece.
9-Japs gain In China, advancing on ran
city OF Liuchow. Meanwhile. British
troops drive back Japs in Burma.
ILL.,. s. planes sink eight Jap warships.
J 1s-British bombers sink Tirpitz, famous
German battleship. In Norwegian port.
1e-Great Allied drive launched on 300-mile
front from Holland to Vosges.
2O-French troops reach Rhine river IN
plunge through Belfort gap.
a1-Lieut. Gen. Patton leads Third army b
drive 70 miles beyond Metz.
1e-B.29s bomb Tokyo factories from base IN
Marianas, 1850 miles away.
15-Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark Is made com.
mander in chief Of U. $. army forces IN
ao-U. S. Third army attacks forts at Saar-
bruclxen, Saarlautern. and Merzig.
First and Ninth armies capture border
towns.
S0-U. S. planes sink 10 Jap transports and
three destroyers. drowning 1900 near