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Americans Gaining (Durdin) – 2-3
War News Summarized – 3
Germans Nearer Oil City; Russians Firm Elsewhere (Parker) – 4
Air Blow at Italy from Malta Seen (Lawrence) – 5
Americans Smash 3 of 4 Cruisers in Raid on Italian Base in Greece – 6
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 7-8
4 posted on
08/14/2012 5:20:26 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/aug42/f14aug42.htm
German 6th Army marching east
Friday, August 14, 1942 www.onwar.com
German troops crossing the Don River [color photo at link]
On the Eastern Front... The German 6th Army has almost cleared the Don River elbow of Soviet defenders, but many of the Soviet troops have escaped to the east, because the Germans lack mobile forces to pursue them.
5 posted on
08/14/2012 5:22:51 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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