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Original Wwii Us Allied Propaganda Us Army Take Metz Translated Rare


Translation: Feel free to copy this listing and use for your collection purposes. Straßenkämpfe in Metz (Street Fighting in Metz). Troops of the American Third Army under General Patton have encircled the city of Metz from three sides. Reports state that the first battles have already taken place inside the city itself. Winterangriff im Rollen (Winter Offensive Rolling). Units of General Dempsey's British Second Army have crossed the Reich frontier near Venlo-Geilenkirchen and are fighting for the first time in this war on German soil. The city of Geilenkirchen has fallen. Further south, Puffendorf was captured. American troops advanced in the areas of Würselen and Stolberg. Other American units crossed the Luxembourg border and occupied Buschdorf. 35 km northeast of Metz, American tank units are advancing; 17 km west of Saarlouis, American Third Army troops are pushing forward.
The French First Army liberated numerous villages in its advance toward Belfort. Allied troops are only 5 km from the city. In all fighting on the Western Front, Allied troops were supported by strong air forces. Russian troops continue to advance in northeastern Hungary.
Around Budapest, they threaten to encircle the Hungarian capital. Official reports confirm British units fighting alongside Yugoslav troops in Montenegro and Herzegovina.
Last Sunday, the Soviets celebrated the second anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad with 6,000 salvos fired in Moscow. Frontpost - sehr erschwert (Field Post - Very Difficult).
Units are constantly being relocated. Pastor Klein, priest from Horbach, testified on behalf of two Germans, Karl Peschkin and Robert Hagen, accused of violating Allied occupation laws. Since their innocence was proven, they were acquitted by a military court. Section: Von der Kompanie (From the Company). The 1st Company of the 45th Machine-Gun Battalion was 75% sailors from Norway and Western Europe. Many were wounded, and survivors were used for transport work. Zilles of the 10th Company of the 68th Regiment sent friends 20 liters of corn, making soldiers carry supplies from the cellar. The 70th Infantry Division, commanded by Generalleutnant von Wietersheim, has collapsed; most troops are sick and starving.
Rückkehr verweigert: German envoy in Spain, Dr. Walter Zechlin, lost his citizenship for refusing to return to Berlin. Kohlengruben eröffnet: In Alsdorf, near Aachen, American forces reopened coal mines to supply the region. "Selbst für den Führer" ("Even for the Führer").
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