The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
These Dates Mark Birth, Decline and
Death For HitIer's Creed of Hate

Aug. 17-U. S. raid on Maxim.
Aug. 23-25-Japs repulsed in East
ern Solomons sea battle.
Oct. 23-British begin big drive
in Africa against Rommel.
Oct. 25-26-Naval battle of Santa
Cruz Islands.
Nov. 7-U. s., British land in west
ern North Africa.
Nov. l1--Nazis occupy 'unoccu-
Nov. 27-French scuttle major part
of their fleet at Toulon.
Dec. 8-Dakar opened by French
for use by Allied forces.
Dec. LIMITED Nations forces
land at Coma, in New Guinea
Dec. 16-Russians begin offensive in
middle Don River area.
Dec. 20-Japs make air raid on Cal
cutta, India.
1943
Jan. -"Unconditional Surrender
agreement made at Casablanca con-
| ference.
Feb. 2-Last Germans give up at
Stalingrad.
May 7--Americans take Bizerte;
British, Tunis.
May 14-Last resistance ends in
North Africa.
May 31-French Alexandria fleet
joins the Allies.
June 11-Pantelleria taken.
July 23-U. S. troops capture Sa-
I lerno.
July 25--Mussolini resigns.
Aug. 28-Sicily cleared.
Aug. 25-Mountbatten named chief
of Sc Asia command
Sept, 2-Allies invade Italy.
Sept. 8-Italy surrenders uncondi-
tionally; Russians retake Stalino,
steel centers.
Sept. 10-Gremans seize Rome.
Sept. 11-Allies take Salerno; Italy
fleet surrenders.
Oct. ALLIES capture Naples.
Oct. 13-Italians declare war on
Germany.
Nov. Marines land at Bougain-
vile, No. Solomons.
Nov. 19-25OO tons on Berlin.
Nov. 23-Makin Island taken.
Nov. 27-Marines take Tarawa.
Dec. 1-6-Egypt and Teheran con-
ferences of Allies.
Dec. 26-Eisenhower named SUI
preme invasion commander.
1914
Jan. 5-Reds drive into Poland.
Jan. 12-Russians wipe out 5 Nazi
divisions near Rumanian border.
Jan. 14-U. S. bombers destroy 3
Nazi plane plants; Russians wipe
out 10000 Nazi troops in Y hours
in Ukraine.
Jan. 15-French open drive in
Italian Apprentices, north of Casino
Reds approach Pinsk, in E. Poland;
So Pac planes destroy $50 Jap air.
craft in single month.
Jan. 22-American Rangers, British
Commands, other troops land near
Rome.
Jan. 25-Eisenhower takes COM
mand of all U. S. forces in European
theater, in addition to top Allied
post.
Jan. 29-Jap torture of U. S. pris-
onerS revealed.
Feb. III. S. task force bombards
Jap Marshalls bases.
Feb. 3-Marines and Army troops
land at Kwajalein.
March 22-Japs invade India.
April 4--First Allied Air raids on
Bucharest, Budapest.
April 10-Reds reach Czechoslovak-
ia, capture Odessa.
April liking Victor Emmanuel
of Italy retires, and is succeeded by
his son, Umberto.
April 16-Germans, Rumanians be-
gin flight from Russian Crimea,
withdrawing too from Balkans,
Poland by degrees.
April 17-Air blows against Nazi
Europe grow heavier.
April 29-Air invasion attains full
strength, from 20O0-plane size to
5000.
May 4-U. S. task force sinks II
Jap ships, destroys 1875 Jap planes
at Truk; Japanese seize most of
Peiping -Hankow rail line.
May 13-Allies launch power drive
in Italy.
May 24-Big Allied drive begins
from Anzio, in Italy.
May 29-Army troops land at Biak,
off Dutch New Guinea.
June 4-Rome falls; Allies begin
using Red air bases.
June 6-Allied invasion hits French
coast.
June 8-Invasion beachhead ex-
banded to 50-mile front.
June 13-Chinese take Lungling;