Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U S north A african african occupation seen A As springboard for eu european front hillers Hit lers seizure of southern france thins axis forces for russ campaign st I 1 tf ahne EDITOR H note when B nd not in the 1 M ue 1 I z clyl nl w watern ii nw union by W ou a g 7 li nafia I 1 I 1 nui A a 11 5 co WIRE 0 1 co LIBYA EGYPT 0 A DAN territory Us in north africa occupied by U S expeditionary forces under gen dwight D eisenhower Elsen hower will be used as a springboard tor for offa sive action against italy the adriatic bulk balkans and ad possibly southern france military eap exp experts er is b believe 0 beve principal features on above map sh show tw 1 american control over atlantic ports part to in french fr each morocco IVI roco 3 2 aled mediterranean ports of oran and alper algiers in american bands 3 strategic bize bizette to in tunisia tom in which would cimpl complete set allied control central of the south bleci mediterranean t e ra and 0 4 vichy held dakar daka r which luch military experts expect to b be BLITZ TIMETABLE B beats eats schedule two immediate jobs had rem remained enned for gen dwight D iron mike Elsen Risen howers american inva invasion sime forces after they had completed their spectacular blitzkrieg of czi rd french morocco and algeria in the record time of 77 hours one job was to secure control of rectangular tunisia a french protectorate te borate ate jutting northward into the mediterranean ebin and offering via strategic g bizette an ideal stepping tons stone toward th the I 1 a axis a soft spots of italy and the adriatic balkans the other ther job was to complete with th their r B british I 1 fish allies the nutcracker drive into libya to I 1 smash brever marshal rommel a all but aram extinguished shed afrika kor korps the capture of moroea morocco 0 and algeria had given the americans connal of 1300 miles of precious north african af seacoast coast on the atlantic ocean and the mediterranean sea including ng the key po ports r is of ca casa blanca rabat ora oran n and algiers significantly enough it w was alt adm jean darlan french chief chie fos of all de 0 times ense forces who had in given ven the cease rease firing order to the french north orth african colonies darlan darla was 5 now ui in a new role of col collaborationist abor tion nations with the united nations after secret U negotiations eti a ta on with ih american r te army officers a flics the T he welcome we of the american forces by the fr french af f rican inhabitants had bad been by ay the presence wi with in them of I 1 heroic gen henn giratis Gira iid tid dramatically 11 flown to algeria I 1 from roan france after a secret rendezvous rende avo us with british airmen neighboring tunisia was of its key Y im importance orion e c not only because of its is strategic strategic value for future offensives against hitler do dominated mated europe but because of the r s concentration there of axis airborne air borne troops and combat planes hitler had not at intended to give up north africa without a struggle his hold upon it would not at have been possible without tunisia possession of the port part of Bizer bizette te esbe best I 1 equipped q p rd french fr curb me mediterranean liberm ti naval avidE 1 base ase by the U united in cited net nations would me mean that hot the A allies e would aid have relatively easy access to sicily and the italian mainland and an effective springboard to nearby T tripoli former powerhouse ban s s of axis north african activities t success of the operations prompted pimpled president R loosevelt Koo 0 sevelt to raise gen mark clark second in command to the rank fork of lieutenant general ROMMEL nutcracker bine bait like R groggy prize lighter fighter back pedaling before I 1 a prig knockout lockout punch marshal rommel shattered battered afrika korps hat had ad scurried across libya pursued by general montgomery a I conquering quer co eighth h th british army the chase as had been be en nip and tuck with rommel trying to reach tripoli a his main base babe near tunisia I 1 in pat an effort to use h his remaining ag wheat sd strength to make a stand a n but tripoli meant no rest for rommel for oncoming american armies from fro algeria in the west and battering rare ram from egypt in a the east would converge in a mighty nutcracker nut cracker movement to modulate annihilate axis power in north africa HITLER seizes all france military observers agreed that hitler s secure ol of unoccupied france meant a further lengthening he of his lines imes and a weakening of his forces the fuehrer h had d no an other choice than to try to close cla the back b door it of to prospective allied invasion by ordering his own legions south southward word to the mediterranean and the spanish sp sh frontier and those of his italian stooge northward to the riviera corsica corsica island birthplace of napoleon was likewise seized but hillers Hit lers move into southern france meant that 20 to 30 axis a divisions would have tied down in occupation duties thus weakening the english channel invasion coast and also his forces along the I 1 far flung russian R u asian front where action was at a stalemate he had likewise enlarged the area where the nazis would be sabotaged as they already have been elsewhere in occupied europe A reports from russia indicated the nazis N azis had already begun to withdraw troops to build up their defenses elsewhere in europe these were further substantiated by word from greece indicating the arrival of fresh german units at key seaport hes bases S significantly hitler had first stopped a lic d his occupation forces 30 miles miles short of the french naval base a at toulon 1 I designating it as a a camp trip re ret I 1 ranche rand he e to be by passed and set apar apart it I 1 from amna occupation pt C center nt of speculation cida tion since the 1840 armistice r coff the th french arn fleet 1 comprising ro 62 6 worship warships w was 1 the he pt prize ri ze at stake with the axis standing on the near side of the mediterranean and ar allies li ide on n tile the other now an allied collaborationist rat nat I 1 in africa am adm jean Is daran 1 an had ad ad added a ed his voiced voice to that of gen dwight D Es esche Elsen hower rhe m a request for the french fleet to jom join him lit ron in m algeria Alli cria ALLIES optimistic channel thrust from both sides of the atlantic official optimism over the wars war future I 1 us outlook was was expressed by lead era m as a resu result 1 t of the allied a successes in I 1 north africa afric president roosevelt roosevelt predicted the axis inesita inevitable a Is defeat and wel omed coded the increasing number of frenchmen who are joining the united net nations aa mais cause e in london prime minister ch church mh lu R for the fl first rat time lane since the bleak days of 1940 told the british public to V rejoice mr churchill pointed out that a direct th thrust across the english channel hat was coming in due time he suggested that the day would be agader nearer as soon as it was evident that at germany was becoming de in morah ral ralah I 1 the dh e p prime r e minister er said aid that the af allied led d drive ive in africa a had as its primary nary objective limin the apol exposure e 0 of the he a underbelly of the axis s piam 1 y italy to tuck 1 heavy ai atthe he extent of the armada that hit had 04 carried american carried and british I 1 forces iii T ces to a the shores of north africa bush 1 was w disclosed it e it by oliver L british lyttleton e t n s is r of it it wh who said and that 5 aana a 0 transports rim art and war or ships had comin ed the invasion if of of h DRAFT Induct inductions lons soar of 18 ad 19 ye or forces by dimmed lie t n I 1 a into 43 appeared t a january I 1 ably approved log h t auf e he birc fill 0 o j i aa 1 or or to ice induction age first UP t the my board th 11 ghost of year 1 c the asro uon country have to indicated sisa begin its afta II 11 g would isit less married men na to the law laws I 1 final impediment hurdled wb when on agrout a group of pa passage S sage senators was decided n t ml I 1 to amp im s a in year to require their attempt for all the 18 a nil liec r training reining sent beat ato to before they could be th the ho house as overseas a combat b a t 1 service 11 2 approved w ve da a me measure a had d previously re 1 I p eliminating this feature meanwhile selective service head disclosed closed that a I 1 local d b boards it e quarters or it a aig uig increasing ing mal aqif had b been n advised it c ia that hi 1 demands I on a I 1 of II 11 the a re c r require t that ho I 1 a Is large r g a ni number br of men en I 1 activities I 1 um who are liable m n ess essential e of Is be released release d for or induction 1 I for r service ervice this meant that war plants w would have to release key workers for far tile the army and navy FRONT nazi drives stalled from mascow moscow took on an gemsa increasing note of op optimism two am atai as the ru russians gaa maintained ed that tha the G german amen off offensive ve against the red I 1 lines aea I ion from on the he baltic 1 to the he blak black sea had been smashed for far the yea year southeast of balchik where the go german drive I 1 for or the strategic trans caucasian military hichwa highway y had been stalled the russ us de defenders lim contini continued bcd ocd to repel P attacks r elsewhere 1 I I 1 in the cau caucasus adust the reds were holding th ahe nazis nafi well ja che check if soviet armies continued on inked to keep a german force encircled in III ke the h m mountainous icum a vicinity of 1 gapse E black sea base end and thwarted every e enemy emy attempt t to break through the defenders of stalingrad Stal ingrad a continued shiju their heroic resistance a nce while small mail enemy detachments infiltrated from the south these were thrown be back M meanwhile e soviet troops northwest rb wet of the city continued to h harass a r a it the a G germans SOUTH PACIFIC Ala macarthur cArthur pincer slam bang warfare continued in the air bud and on the ground in the south pacific with american and australian forces pressing the japs hard on an new guinea and at guad guadal 1 canal in the solomon soloman islands general macarthur Mac Arthurs a headquarters reported that at onn oivi on mi new gin guinea n ea allied forces were using pincer pinn pann tactics to squeeze the japs out australian columns had cut off a t i F GLN DOUGLAS macarthur squeezes es J japs japanese retreat by means mean of 0 a lien hanking k mg movement the japs effort I 1 or t to a cut thew their way through to atef the be rear h had a d been stopped by american troops fl flown own by aerial trans transport to the vic vicinity anity of burn buna 55 miles no northeast fth ell t 0 of f th the owl oivi batt battleground legro and m the given S stanley mountain are area at guadalcanal Guadal canal american fro troops met enemy attempts t P to to recapture pt re he henderson de m airfield r ri tl d b by biri an fe offensive fler anve that that threw the japs back as several red mi miles I 1 A an example of spectacular ular barms heroism in the guadalcanal Guadal canal fighting was cited by a navy department re Is ase ielse recounting the feat t of f marine pat vt albert A sahni as d whose h are coro puritans in 1 arms say he killed more w th than h japs jap 3 am m a single night while III manning gan a machine ch c depan gun frona from washington ca came a 8 a navy ac no ae cg of KW h taj seven Is IP I P the th fmc west pacific by y american submit abma U US S ARMED FORCES to total armed forces for the united states sta totaling 9 00 0 b by Y the end of f 1943 were velt ves envisioned by b president roose dm r roosevelt a estimates fachie ed rony of 00 as B Us vy 1 00 0 nd d marines an and coast guard for krcs totaling 00 the bulk 1 future ad III Us I 1 ho who in tary forces will go t eim the ta present h i 50 po anted on e th anted augmented en ted by orloo no ana a in a CM car p and asony coast suard guard by 0 0 omen months during the next 12 m ret mes 1 basis I ot a I 1 bidou llamoz the that m no war k em to one szn T support fighting on an the he pr esta fee would ddn a ei it a corking Zor king force of 00 00 me irs needed t back u p ut abr armed wado forces be |