Current Events March 19, 1944;

 THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, MARCH 19, 1944:

 LONDON, Sunday, March 19. —(AP) —

British bombers attacked Germany in strength last night—with Frankfurt as their main objective—in a heavy followup to the daylight stab into southern Germany by American , Flying Fortresses and Liberators.

LONDON, March 18.—^AP)

—The Red army pouring' unchecked through the broken German front line  the Ukraine captured Yampol on the Dniester river border of prewar Rumania today and announced

the near destruction of the German Sixth with more than 50,000 casualties, in an 11-day battle northeast of Nikolaev.

 WASHINGTON March 18—(AP)—

Two American submarines-part of the fleet that has been inflicting heavy damage on Japanese supply lines: are missing in enemy controlled waters, the Navy said today bringing to 22 the number of submersibles' lost since the war started.

 

JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1944

53 U.S. Planes Lost in New Air

Blow at Germany; Reds Pour

Thru Nazi Lines; Take Yampol

British Bombers

Blast Frankfurt

In Night Raid

2000 American

Planes Bomb Nazi

Industrial Cities

By AUSTIN BEALMEAR

LONDON, Sunday, March 19. —(AP) —

British bombers attacked Germany in strength last night—with Frankfurt as their main objective—in a heavy followup to the daylight stab into southern Germany by American , Flying Fortresses and Liberators.

The American operation against industrial-installations at Augsburg, Friedrichshafen and other targets :cost 43 U. S. bombers and 10 -fighters.

The U. S. attacking force; The U. S. attacking force; was referred to in the. commu-;

nique as being "in very great strength." It was estimated at nearly 2,000 planes including the Lightnings  Thunderbolts.

Announce Nazi

Fifth Army Nearly

Annihilated

50,000 German

Casualties in 11

Day Ukraine Battle

By TOM YARBROUGH

LONDON, March 18.—^AP)

—The Red army pouring' unchecked through the broken German front line  the Ukraine captured Yampol on the Dniester river border of prewar Rumania today and announced

the near destruction of the German Sixth with more than 50,000 casualties, in an 11-day battle northeast of Nikolaev. The Russians 'listed 36,800 Germans killed and 13,859 captured in the route- 'of the Sixth army, reconstituted since its historic capitulation at Stalingrad.

The official British government radio after announcing the news

that the Russians .had reached Rumania broadcast a warning to that  Axis satellite to get of the

war "at once."

Series of Successes

The Russians announced a resounding series of successes on al three Ukrainian fronts, from Cubno in pre-war Poland down to the encircle Black Sea port of Nikolaev, in two orders of the day by Marshal Stalin, the regular nightly communique 'and a special communique issued in rapid succession.

Two American

Subs Missing

WASHINGTON March 18—(AP)—

Two American submarines-part of the fleet that has been inflicting heavy damage on Japanese supply lines: are missing in enemy controlled waters, the Navy said today bringing to 22 the number of submersibles' lost since the war started.

Missing with the subs Capelin, and Sculpin are approximately 150 officers and men, who took the two subs on their last war patrols, possibly in coastal waters of Japan.

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