Evening star., 1945-04-01

can 1st takes Weilburg, 244 miles
from Berlin. Patton takes Lohr,
40 miles southeast to Frank
furt, cutting Stuttgart Hanover
highway, and now is $50 miles deep
in heart of Reich. Ukrainian Red
Army reaches Lower Raba River, 20
miles from Austrian border. Grand
offensive in Hungary underway.
Reds take Emaus, half mile from
Danzig and bag 21,000 prisoners.
Tokyo reports American beachhead
established on Kerama Islands, close
by Okinawa in Ryukyus. Mitscher
sends 1880 carrier planes to blast
Ryukyus. Argentina declares war
on Axis. Submarine Albacore lost.
Navy cuts new ship program from "a
to IL, latter to be escort carriers.
Wednesday: Allied armies move
so rapidly into Germany reports are
confused. Giessen, 225 miles from
Berlin taken by 1st Army. Third
Army reaches Gemuenden, 218 miles
from Berlin; makes solid front with
1st. Western Ruhr cleaned up by
9th after fanking by 1st and par
tial f1anking by British I'd, now Is
miles deep in Westphalia and menac-
ing MuenSter. Himmler orders
Nuremberg, Nazi shrine, evacuated.
Flying Forts batter Berlin, also to
be evacuated, and Hanover. Reds
capture Polish port of Gdynia.
Nazi resistance in Hungary collaps-
ing as Reds put squeeze on Czecho-
slovakia and Vienna. Carrier raid
follows two Super Fort raids on
KyuShu. Silence surrounds prog
ress of action around Ryukyu Is
lands though Tokyo puts out con-
fiicting reports, perhaps fishing for
information. Japs give ground slow
ly on Luzon and Cebu.
Thursday: British and Americans,
racing north of Ruhr, imperial Han
mover, 142 miles from Berlin. Ham
born, Weisbaden, Tanau and Aschaf-
fenburg captured. Mannheim falls to
7th Army. American 1st advances
to point 152 miles west of Leipzig
and only 255 miles from Russian
lines. Heidelberg in path of ad-
vancing 7th Army. Thousands of
Nazis surrendering. Reds cross Aus
trian border in Burgenland Prov
ince; advance in Slovakia to parallel
drive along Danube. Reds battle
midway into Danzig. Yanks blast
Okinawa as Tokyo insists landing is
made on Kerama Islands close by.
Pacific Fleet claims Today offensive
costs Japs $40 planes and sinking or
damaging of 81 ships including 49,
0O0-ton battleship. Some damage to
American ships admitted. United
States battle losses set at nearly
100000, including 900 killed and
$4,000 missing.
Friday: American 1st and 9th
Armies driving to meet beyond
Ruhr to cut off Nazi's last important
industrial area. More than 10000
Nazis surrender in past 48 hours
Tanks of 1st Army reach Bad VIII
dungen, 100 miles from Berlin.
Heidelberg captured. Essen, Gel
senkirchen, Mulheim and other Ruhr
cities by-passed. British drive to
seal off North German ports.
American Sd moves toward junction
with Reds Patch's 7th tries to seal
of mountainous Southern Germany
to prevent Nazi escape to hide-out.
Reds move toward seige of Vienna,
only AZ miles away. German troops
border on panic. British task force,
including George v and Illustrious,
joins United States ships blasting
Ryukyus. Okinawa undergoes sew
enth straight day Of attack. Small
force of Super Forts attacks Nagoya.
Tokyo reports four American task
forces in Japanese waters. Mac
Arthur seizes two small islands of
Cebu.
Saturday American spearheads
approach to within It's miles of Ber-
lin as 5000 tanks surge ahead.
Ruhr. trap nearly closed on 10000
Nazis. Third Army 10 miles from
Kassel, which is expected to fall to-
day. Gap between 1st and 9th Armies
behind Ruhr only 80 miles wide.
British I'd crosses Dortmund- Ems
Canal. Captured Nazi general says
road to Berlin open with no serious
obstacles. Reds drive deeper into
Austria in direction of italy. Fall
of Danzig frees SO Red divisions
for use against Berlin. More than
1000 planes batter German targets.
Navy announces carrier planes yes
terday and Thursday sank total Of
IS Jap ships, probably sank IS more
and damaged is in Kyushu- Ryukyu
waters. Kyushu bombed today by
$50 Super Forts. Toxic reports
landing on Okinawa Is under way
or about to be attempted. United