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Desert Tide Shifts (Anderson) – 2
Rommel Hindered by Supply Losses (by E.H. Crockett, first-time contributor) – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Soviet Hails Feat – 3-4
Heydrich Attack Laid to ‘Chutists – 5
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 6-7

The News of the Week in Review
Activity Flares on the Battlegrounds of the West (map) – 8
Twenty News Questions – 9
U-Boat Raids Challenge Techniques of Our Navy (Hurd) – 10
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 11

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/may42/f31may42.htm

Axis action aims at clearing supply lines
Sunday, May 31, 1942 www.onwar.com

In North Africa... The embattled British 150th Brigade is overrun by forces of the Afrika Korps in the course of the battle over the following day. This victory opens the Axis supply lines.

From the United States... In an attempt to reinforce the Pacific Fleet, battleships Colorado and Maryland sail from San Francisco.