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Genichesk Seized – 2-3
Red Army Cracks Nazi Line in Center – 3
The Nazis Picture Their Retreat in Russia (photo) – 3
Mondragone Falls – 4-5
Swiss Say Nazis Confine Mussolini – 5
War News Summarized – 5
Allies Increasing Hold on Solomons (Kluckhohn) – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 7-8
Eisenhower Seen as Chief of Staff – 8
The New Head of the British Commandos (photo) – 8

The News of the Week in Review
The Russian Army Drives to Trap the Nazis (map) – 9
The Fronts – 10-11
Twenty News Questions – 12
Russians Threaten Foe Everywhere (Parker) – 13
Midwest Kindly to Moscow Parley (Horne) – 13
“Something Hard to Halt” – 14
Allied Drives Point toward Rome (map) – 15
Driving Nazis from Italy a Tough Job for Allies (Shalett) – 16
Air Blows Herald Pacific Attacks (Kluckhohn) – 17-18
The Pacific War Grows in Intensity (map) – 18
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 19

The New York Times Book Review
“Here is Your War,” by Ernie Pyle (by Edward Streeter, first-time contributor) – 20-23
The Best Selling Books, Here and Elsewhere – 23

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/oct1943/f31oct43.htm

Red Army cuts land link to Crimea
Sunday, October 31, 1943 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces capture Chaplinka, thereby cutting all the railroad lines leading to the Crimean. Substantial German forces in the Crimea must now be supplied by sea.

In Italy... The British 10th Corps (part of the US 5th Army) captures Teano in attacks toward Monte Santa Croce. Meanwhile, the US 6th Corps attacks Monte Massico.

In the Solomon Islands... The US 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion on Choiseul continue to engage Japanese forces. This is a diversion from the intended attack on Bougainville.