[Homer_J_Simpson]

2 of Our Ships Hit (Horne) – 2-3
MacArthur Men Bomb Mindanao; Island Motor Convoy is Blasted – 3
Admiral Halsey Moves Along in Pacific (photo) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Fights Rage in City (Daniel, Currivan) – 5-6
Records Reveal D-Day Nazi Chaos (Long) – 6
1,300 U.S. Bombers Smash at Cologne (Gruson) – 6
New Soviet Blows Hit East Prussia – 7
Iran Turns Down Soviet Bid for Oil (Lawrence) – 8
Edison ‘Breaks Law’ (Krock) – 9
Japan’s Evasive Navy (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 10-12

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/oct44/18oct44.htm#

Soviets reach Czechoslovakia
Wednesday, October 18, 1944 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... In Moscow it is announced that the 4th Ukrainian Front (Petrov) has entered Czechoslovakia. German forces from Greece and southern Yugoslavia are rapidly falling back to avoid being cut off by advancing Soviet forces.

In Germany... All able-bodies males between the ages of 16 and 60 are now liable for conscription into the Volkssturm (the home defense force).

In Greece... The Greek government in exile returns. British forces occupy Santorini and Scarpanto. The port of Patras becomes operational.

From Washington... General McClain takes command of the US 1st Army on the western front. He replaces General Corlett.

In the Philippines... The American escort carriers of TG77.4 concentrate air strikes on Leyte while the now 12 fleet carriers, in three groups from TF38, strike Luzon.

In the Nicobar Islands... Elements of the British Eastern Fleet continue diversionary operations with further bombardment of the islands, causing more damage.

[henkster]

As posted earlier, here are the official USN damage reports for USS Canbera and USS Houston. I may have need to post a few more in the next few days.

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/wardamagereportno53.htm

http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/WarDamageReports/WarDamageReportCA70/WarDamageReportCA70.html

[PapaNew]

Records Reveal D-Day Nazi Chaos (Long) – 6

One of the amazing things about D-Day was the absence of intelligence leakage to the Germans about the true point of invasion. Keeping something that big a secret is amazing.