[Homer_J_Simpson]

Japan is Surprised – 2
B-29 Blows against Japan to be Steadily Increased (Horne) – 3
Tokyo Photographed 2 Hours and 40 Minutes on Third B-29 Reconnaissance over City – 3
Skies over Tokyo Bomber’s Delight (by Mac R. Johnson, first-time contributor) – 4
Precision Marked Take-Off of B-29’s (Green) – 4
Preparations at Saipan for Launching American Aerial Giants against Tokyo (photos) – 5-7
War News Summarized – 6
U.S. Leyte Fliers Bag 3 Troopships – 7
Patton Hits Hard (Middleton) (map on pg. 13) – 8-9
Rain, Mud and Foe Slow Push on Ruhr (Denny, Graham) – 9
Patton Decorated for Seizing Metz (by Gene Currivan) – 10
Belgian Radicals Admonish Allies (by David Anderson) – 10
Franco Denounced by Soviet Writer – 10
Polish Premier Quits as Cabinet Refuses to Yield on Soviet Border (by Clifton Daniel) – 11
Red Army Clears Riga Gulf Island – 11-12
The Red Army Punches out More Gains (map) – 12
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 14-16
100 Lost as Swedish Steamer Blows Up; Blast Off Gotland Laid to Mine or Torpedo – 16
Palestine Order is Vatican’s Hope (by Milton Bracker) – 16

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/nov44/25nov44.htm#

Kamikazes target US carriers
Saturday, November 25, 1944 www.onwar.com

US carrier on fire after a kamikaze attack off of LuzonIn the Philippines... On Leyte, the advance of American forces is contained by Japanese defenses. Some US paratroopers advance across difficult terrain west of Burauen. At sea, Task Group 38.2 and TG38.3 conduct further raids on Luzon and surrounding waters. The air strikes, involving planes from 7 carriers, sink the cruisers Kumano and Yasoshima. Kamikaze attacks damage 4 of the carriers.

On the Western Front... Forces of US 1st Army, to the southeast of Aachen, advance beyond Hurtgen.

Over Germay... Bombers of the US 8th Air Force raid the oil plant at Leuna and the Bingen railroad marshalling yards.

In Italy... The British 8th Army crosses the Cosina River.

In Britain... A German V2 rocket hits the crowed Woolworth department store in Deptford (in east London) resulting in 160 killed.

[henkster]

Oh No! There goes Tokyo!