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6th Army Fans Out – 2-3
American Troops Landing On New Britain (page 1 photo) – 2
Tarawa ‘Proved’ Marines’ Mastery (Trumbull) – 3
Our Men Under Attack as They Strike at the Japanese on New Britain (photos) – 4
Down the Long, Long Trail that Winds to Tokyo (photo) – 5
War News Summarized – 5
Two Allied Armies Advance in Italy (Bracker) – 6
Russians Send Four to Gallows for Mass Murders near Kharkov – 7
Red Army Gaining in Kirovograd Area – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 8-9

The News of the Week in Review
Fifteen News Questions – 10
Churchill Stands as a Symbol and a System (Reston) – 11
Answers to Fifteen News Questions – 12
In the Southwest Pacific the Allies Hold the Initiative (map) – 13
Blow at New Britain is Well Timed (Kluckhohn) – 14
Five Weeks of Ebb and Flow in Russia’s Winter Drives (map) – 15
Red Army is Poised to Open Winter Drives (Baldwin) – 16

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/dec1943/f19dec43.htm

US troops defend newly won airstrip
Sunday, December 19, 1943 www.onwar.com

Airstrips were a focal point of American attacks in the Pacific [photo at link]

In the Bismarck Archipelago... The American regiment at Arawe captures the nearby Japanese airstrip and hold against counterattacks.