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Navy Takes Over (Lawrence) – 2
Oil Town Retaken (Anderson) – 3-4
War News Summarized – 3
Tokyo Now Tells of 10 U.S. Planes – 4
M’Arthur Names Command Staff – 5
Russians 18 Miles from Smolensk Train Guns on City, London Hears – 6
State Quotas for War Bond Sales Will Be Announced on Thursday – 6
Hitler, 53, Spends Routine War Day – 7
Mystery in Tokyo Raid (Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 10-11

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/apr42/f21apr42.htm

Germans relieve Demyansk pocket
Tuesday, April 21, 1942
On the Eastern Front... The encircled German force at Demyansk, which has been maintained by air drops of food and supplies is relieved after two and one half months. This success sets a precedence for the use of air relief for encircled troops.

In Switzerland... General Giraud arrives after escaping German captivity. He does not, however, stay in the neutral country, but returns to Vichy, (unoccupied France).

In Burma... The Japanese and Chinese 6th Army engage in heavy fighting near Taunggyi.