[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from October 30.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Fastov is Occupied – 2
Russian Tanks Rumble over Streets of Kiev (page 1 photo) – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Allies Get 9 Towns – 4-5
Yugoslav Patriots Cut Belgrade Line – 5
Rationing at a Glance – 5
Nazi Bomb Blasts London Dance Hall – 6
Allies Lash Rabaul Again, Probably Hit Heavy Cruiser (Kluckhohn) – 7
Japanese Advance up Yangtze River – 8
U.S. Lags in Some Arms (Baldwin) – 9
The Text of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 10-11
War and Air Power (de Seversky) – 11

[iowamark]

I believe that FDR wanted Marshall to be the European theater commander, the “Pershing of this war.” Marshall preferred to be Chief of Staff.