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BRITISH PUSH AHEAD SLOWLY IN FURIOUS MARETH FIGHTING; AMERICANS SPAR WITH FOES (3/27/43)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 3/27/43 | C.L. Sulzberger, Frank L. Kluckhohn, Ralph Parker

Posted on 03/27/2013 4:51:23 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
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1 posted on 03/27/2013 4:51:23 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Tunisia, 1942: Situation 22 April and Operations Since 26 February 1943
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943
2 posted on 03/27/2013 4:51:50 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
The first part of this excerpt is continued from March 20.

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Winston S. Churchill, The Hinge of Fate

3 posted on 03/27/2013 4:52:27 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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Billboard Top Ten for the Week of March 27, 1943

#1 - “I’ve Heard That Song Before” – Harry James, with Helen Forrest
#2 – “Brazil” - Xavier Cugat
#3 – “That Old Black Magic” - Benny Goodman, with Skip Miller and the Modernaires
#4 – “It Started All Over Again” - Tommy Dorsey, with Frank Sinatra, Pied Pipers
#5 - “There Are Such Things” - Tommy Dorsey, with Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers
#6 – “You’d be So Nice to Come Home To” - Dinah Shore
#7 - “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” - The Ink Spots
#8 - “Moonlight Becomes You” - Bing Crosby
#9 - “I Had the Craziest Dream” - Harry James, with Helen Forrest
#10 - “As Time Goes By” - Jacque Renard, with unknown vocalist

4 posted on 03/27/2013 4:52:59 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; 2banana; henkster; meandog; ...
Allies Rule in Air (Sulzberger) – 2
American Infantry Battles Axis in Key Passes to Coast (Kluckhohn) – 3
Peripatetic Assembly Plants in Africa Supply Our Front – 3-4
On the North African Front: American and British Forces Move Against Rommel (photos) – 4-5
Red Army Slashes Smolensk Barrier (Parker) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
Suburbs of Rome Raided by R.A.F.; Malta ‘Intruders’ Set Precedent – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 8-9
5 posted on 03/27/2013 4:53:53 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f27mar43.htm

Axis rearguard holds up British advance
Saturday, March 27, 1943 www.onwar.com

German armored column on the move [photo at link].

In Tunisia... A hastily constructed Axis defensive front around El Hamma holds the advancing British until retreating Axis infantry from the Mareth Line escape toward Wadi Akarit. There is a new American attack near Fondouk.

In the Atlantic... The British escort carrier Dasher is lost as a result of an accidental explosion.


6 posted on 03/27/2013 4:55:15 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/frame.htm

March 27th, 1943 (SATURDAY)

UNITED KINGDOM: Clyde estuary: The escort carrier HMS DASHER sinks after an accident in which one of her petrol tanks explodes. There are 379 casualties and 149 survivors. Location 5 miles off Cumbrae Light 55 37N 05 00W. Wreck was located on 12 January 1944, and at the last official survey in April 1984, Dasher was found to be lying in 170m of water with a large debris field. (Alex Gordon)(108)

TUNISIA: Twelfth Air Force fighters attack German installations. (Jack McKillop)
US forces begin an assault against Fondouk Pass. (Michael Ballard)

Soldiers of the New Zealand Corps have broken through the Axis lines after an overnight attack which has outflanked German defences now retreating from the Mareth Line 30 miles further east. The New Zealanders - 27,000 men and 200 tanks - attacked a gap in the hills at Tebaga at 4pm yesterday as the sun set over the desert.

The 8th Armoured Brigade and the New Zealand infantry made up the advance wave, followed by the 1st Armoured Division. Their movements were given some cover not only by the encroaching dusk but also by a sandstorm which obscured the vision of the anti-tank guns ranged to defend Tebaga. By daybreak today the Allies had blasted through the gap, ensuring the ultimate breach of the Mareth Line.

Montgomery will push back the Axis forces, now commanded by General Jurgen von Arnim who has replaced Rommel, from two sides: the inland column established through Tebaga, and a direct coastal assault via Gabes. Arnim plans to deploy tanks of the 15th Panzer Division to hold off the Allies in order to allow his infantry time to retreat from the doomed Mareth Line to new defensive positions.

BURMA: Five Tenth Air Force B-24s mine the Rangoon River during the night of 27/28 March. (Jack McKillop)

KOLOMBANGARA ISLAND: Thirteenth Air Force P-39s and US Navy aircraft attack Vila Airfield. (Jack McKillop)

KURILE ISLANDS: The Japanese force retiring from the Battle of the Komandorski Islands reaches Paramushiru. The heavy cruiser Nachi has been hit five times and the light cruiser Tama was hit twice. Japanese casualties are 15 dead and 27 wounded on HIJMS Nachi and one wounded on HIJMS Tama. (Jack McKillop)

MOLUCCAS ISLANDS: Fifth Air Force B-24s hit the harbour and shipping on Tanimbar Island. (Jack McKillop)

NEW GUINEA: Fifth Air Force B-24s and B-25s attack targets on the north coast. (Jack McKillop)


7 posted on 03/27/2013 4:56:37 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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“U.S. Army Officers Dance With British Princesses”

Hands on the future queen at “sweet sixteen”? She had a great figure back in the day...


8 posted on 03/27/2013 8:42:15 AM PDT by Seizethecarp (Defend aircraft from "runway kill zone" mini-drone helicopter swarm attacks: www.runwaykillzone.com)
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Fascinating article about the automotive and heavy weapons assembly plant set up, I assume, in Algeria. Americans are wizards at logistics. We had to be, given the length of our supply lines. Thank goodness Roosevelt and the government kept their hands off and let American industry take the lead on armaments production.


9 posted on 03/28/2013 11:26:09 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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