Assassin Must Die – 2
London and Washington See Giraud as the Best Choice * – 3
Allies Hold Tunisian Height 6 Miles Northeast of Medjez – 4
Red Army in Gain (Parker) – 4-5
24 Enemy Planes Blasted at Munda – 5-6
Mud Slows British in Burma Advance (by Harry A. Standish, first-time contributor) – 6
Tokyo Reports Flying Fortresses Raid Wake Island, Starting Fires – 6
Foe’s Burma Base is Raided by R.A.F. – 6-7
U.S. Patrol Lives a Buna Area Saga (Durdin) – 7
War News Summarized – 7
War in New Guinea Pauses For a Day – 8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 9-11
A One-Dog ‘Hunger Strike’ (photo) – 11
* There were two stories under this headline but I only saved the one from London-HJS.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/dec42/f26dec42.htm
German Army Group Don retreating
Saturday, December 26, 1942 www.onwar.com
On the Eastern Front... Manstein’s forces are in full retreat south the Don River, the Soviet advance nears Kotelnikovo.
In Free French North Africa... General Giraud is chose as French High Commissioner. Admrial Darlan’s assassin is executed.