Yanks are taking Corregidor...

STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Feb. 18, 1945



* Battle for the recapture of Corregidor - Philippines



This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.

Banner headline: "Yanks Taking Corregidor" with a front page photo: "Yanks in Manila After Three Years of Jan Domination". Large centerfold m... See More  

Battle of Iwo Jima w/ maps...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 22, 1945.



* Marines battle on Iwo Jima Island

* Fighting on Mount Suribachi

* United States Flag planting close



The front page has a one column heading: "D-Day On Iwo: Hail Of Shells, Death In Holes" Two related maps are on page 2. A related photo is on the back page. (see) Also nice banner headline on the front page concerning a mass Japanese sui... See More  

Capture of Cologne... Al Capone's brother faces murder charges...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, March 7, 1945 



* Cologne, Germany captured 

* Yanks 



The front page has a banner headline "Yanks Capture Cologne" with subheads. Page 5 includes an article "Al Capone's Brother Faces Murder Rap".



This famous military newspaper has additional World War II reports with much on the closing days of the Europe... See More  

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, March 9, 1945



* 1st United States Army crosses the Rhine



This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page:



* Mulheim, 4 Miles From Coblenz, Taken By Third Army; U.S. Troops Of First Pour Across Rhine On Bridge Taken Intact



with subhead.



Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Light browning, otherwise in ... See More  

Ludendorff bridge crossed in 1945....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 10, 1945



* Ludendorff bridge crossed 

* First & Third United States Army

* Remagen Germany - Rhine River



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZIS TRY COMEBACK" with subhead: "Rhine Bridge Battle Now Raging, But Americans Hurl Back First Attack". (see)

Incomplete issue containing the first 4 pages only, light toning at the marg... See More  

Battles on Iwo Jima...

STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 15, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.

Front page reports include: "East Bank Forces Capture Honnef, Imperil Highway" "Iwo Marines Seal Off Caps" "RAF's New 11 Ton Box, Heaviest Yet, Rocks Reich". The front page features... See More  

Printed "in the field" in the jungles of New Guinea...

GUINEA GOLD, "American Edition", March 19, 1945  Haling itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military publication was printed in the jungles of New Guinea, hence the title.

The headline reads: "Great Rhine City Of Coblenz Virtually Captured By Patton's Forces" with a wealth of additional reports on the front page and inside.

Four pages, 10 by 11 1/4 ... See More  

Attack on Kure (March 1945)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1945



* Attack on Kure (March 1945) - Japan

* United States Navy aircraft carriers

* World War II - WWII air raid



The front page has a banner headline: "CARRIERS BLAST JAPANESE FLEET IN LAIR" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

The Jewish brigade...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, March 26, 1945



* Famous World War II Title

* Jewish Brigade



The front page has an article near the bottom: "Jewish Brigade In Italy Fighting With 8th Army" which carries over to the back page. The two line banner head at the top is: "3rd Sweeps 35 Miles Beyond Rhine; Monty's Armies Expand Bridgehead".

This famous militar... See More  

Ernie Pyle as WWII correspondent...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, London Edition, April 2, 1945  This famous 4 page military newspaper has various World War II reports with much on the closing days of the European War and the end of Nazi Germany.

However the key item in this issue is a one column heading on page 2 that reads: "'Sweating Out' Carrier Pilots Jars the Nerves" which is a correspondence by famous WWII Am... See More  

"Lone survivor" of the Iwo Jima flag-raising...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945 



* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising

* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor



A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous Mt. Suribachi flag-raising picture... See More  

Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, April 9, 1945



* Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated

* Jewish holocaust being revealed



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Americans Seize Nazi Camp Where 4,000 Murdered" and "Armored Division Finds 77 Bodies Of Latest Victims". 1st report coverage on the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. This wa... See More  

80,000 Nazis are trapped in Holland...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Liege (Belgium) Edition, April 10, 1945   Front page banner headline notes: "80,000 Nazis In Holland Trap" with a large action photo headed: "Life and Death in a GermanTown". 

Other ftpg. heads: "Japs Shelling U.S. Troops On Okinawa" "Heavies Blast 10 Airdromes" and more.

Various other war-related reports throughout & g... See More  

The death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt...

THE GAZETTE AND DAILY, York, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1945  The front page headlines "National Day of Mourning For Roosevelt Proclaimed"  "Truman Sets Today Aside to Honor Roosevelt" and "FDR, In Speech Written Night Before Death, Pleads For End To All Wars" all clearly communicate this sad period in world history.



The issue is complete in 36 pages, and is... See More  

Battle of Nuremberg... German Luftwaffe defeated...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 17, 1945



* Battle of Nuremberg ends w/ capture

* United States 7th Army

* German Luftwaffe destroyed

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Americans Slash Into Nuernberg, Ruin Luftwaffe" (see) Other World War II reporting.

Compete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, gen... See More  

Death of Ernie Pyle...

COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Michigan, April 19, 1945 



* Ernie Pyle killed

* American journalist

* Lejima - Okinawa Island



The front page has a two column heading: "Ernie Pyle To be Buried Among Foot Soldier Pals" with photo. (see)

Other news of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little irregular along spine, generally good.... See More  

American response to the Holocaust ?...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, April 21, 1945



* Jewish Holocaust realization



With much of the front page taken up by recent military events during World War II, there is a one column heading: "U. S. Planning To Get Data on Nazi Atrocities" (see) This was when the Jewish Holocaust was finally being realized with the Allied gains in Germany.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More  

Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945... Hitler's last birthday...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed

* Hitler's last birthday



This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration ... See More  

Happy Chandler named MLB commissioner..

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1945 



* Happy Chandler named 2nd MLB Commissioner 



This 20 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 10: "Senator 'Happy' Chandler Named Baseball Commissioner" with subheads and photo of Chandler. (see) Tells of Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. becoming the 2nd commissioner of Major League Baseb... See More  

American & Russian armies meet in Germany...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1945



* United States Army join Russian troops in Germany 

* Historic meeting - World War II 



A banner headline announces: "TRUMAN REPORTS ALLIED JUNCTURE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Military newspaper printed in the jungles of New Guinea...

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MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsyhlvania, May 5, 1945  Two line banner head: " 'Ike' Declares Germans Beaten; Doenitz' Capitulation Awaited".  Subhead: "Holland, Denmark and Northwest Reich Surrender Unconditionally" Front page only, good condition.

One down and one to go...

This is an: ARMY TALKS EXTRA edition, May 9, 1945, just after the end of the war in Europe. The lead article begins: "The German armies have been completely crushed in battle; you and the millions of other U.S. and Allied soldiers have won the greatest military victory in history..." with much more.

Much of the balance of the issue is focused on the redeployment of the soldiers, and how... See More  

Now that the war with Germany is over, where will the soldiers go?

An "ARMY TALKS" EXTRA, European Theater of Operations, May 9, 1945  A four page "Extra" of this military publication focused on the concerns of soldiers and redeployment now that the war with Germany has ended. The ftpg. headline: "2 Down and 1 To Go" is followed by details on the "Adjusted Service Rating Card" soldiers had to fill out to determine if t... See More  

The "fattest Nazi"...

THE STARS & STRIPES, Germany Edition, May 13, 1945 



* Hermann "Fat Boy" Goering



The front page features a photo headed: "He Used to Throw a Lot of Weight Around" and the caption noting: "Reich Marshal Herman Goering, perhaps the fattest Nazi in captivity." with front page text on him & other end of war items. One report is headed: "Goering Admi... See More