U.S. Navy Department (September 9, 1943)
Pacific and Far East.
U.S. submarines have reported the sinking of six enemy vessels and the damaging of four others in operations against the enemy in waters of these areas, as follows:
SUNK:
DAMAGED:
These actions have not been announced in any previous Navy Department Communiqué.
U.S. State Department (September 9, 1943)
| Present | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | United Kingdom | |
| General Marshall | Prime Minister Churchill |
Extract from the minutes of a special meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff held at 4:15 p.m., September 9, at which Marshall gave a report concerning his conversation with Churchill:
General Marshall said he had been sent for by the Prime Minister, whom he saw at the White House about 12:30 today. The Prime Minister said he intended to present to the President the memorandum1 which he let General Marshall read. Mr. Churchill said he also intended to advise the President that there should be a special meeting with the Combined Chiefs of Staff at 5 o’clock this afternoon, and that the idea was that there should be discussions of the points covered in this memorandum but no decisions were to be expected. General Marshall said that the memorandum was evidently prepared primarily with a view to possible German action, such as some underground plot like Caporetto2 in order that we should be prepared for some military coup. He said that with regard to naval consideration, that is, the shifting of vessels to the British Fleet, the Prime Minister’s idea was evidently to buck up their own people, such as the Australians and New Zealanders. Mr. Churchill evidently felt that this would have a good propaganda effect in the Dominions.
General Marshall said before leaving Mr. Churchill, he asked for a copy of the memorandum, and after luncheon he received the memorandum marked ‘Eyes Only’…
The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1943)
Fierce fighting indicated as Allies make new landing on coast
By Richard D. McMillan, United Press staff writer
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Big sections turned into Fortresses, frontier reports say
By Aldo Forte, United Press staff writer
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No bunting, hitting hard now, general declares
By Clark Lee, representing combined U.S. press
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Stockholm, Sweden –
A Berne dispatch to the newspaper Nya Dagligt Allehanda said today that the Italian surrender created unrest in Germany and Nazi storm troops were patrolling Berlin streets and had formed a cordon around Berchtesgaden, Adolf Hitler’s Bavarian retreat.
The dispatch said it had been reported without confirmation that shots were exchanged outside the Brown House, Nazi shrine in Munich, and clashes occurred in other parts of central Germany. The unrest was reported as among Italian workers in Germany, who demanded their return home.
London, England –
Adolf Hitler may make a speech tomorrow, according to neutral sources quoted in a radio broadcast here. Hitler was reported to have held a war council at Berchtesgaden.
Stockholm, Sweden –
Telephone and telegraph communications between Sweden and Italy were broken at 9:00 a.m. CET (4:00 a.m. ET) today. Rome radio also failed to answer calls.
London, England –
The Italian Stefani News Agency said today that a special train carrying the German Embassy staff from Rome was forced to turn back due to “technical reasons” and was still in Rome.
London, England –
The German DNB News Agency reported today that Allied troops landed on the coast of Salerno Bay near Amalfi, 10 miles from the town of Salerno and 25 miles from Naples.
London, England –
Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kesselring, Nazi commander in Italy, escaped death yesterday during the raid by U.S. Flying Fortresses on Frascati, Italy, “only by a miracle,” Radio Rome said today. An Italian Stefani News Agency dispatch said Gen. Kesselring barely missed being buried in the debris when his quarters received a bomb hit.
New York –
Adm. Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary, “is in conference with his chiefs of staff, and an important declaration is expected,” a British broadcast recorded here by CBS said today. It added:
Opposition to German demands has strengthened in Bulgaria, where the Parliament is still in session.
London, England –
The German DNB News Agency reported from Belgrade that Italian officers and men stationed in the Yugoslav capital were forced to lay down their arms last night in an action carried out without incident.
London, England –
Allied troops have occupied two airdromes in the Naples area, a Swiss broadcast said today.
London, England –
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied Supreme Commander in the Mediterranean, flew to Italy last Sunday to meet Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio for a last-minute discussion of Italy’s unconditional surrender, an Algiers broadcast heard by Exchange Telegraph reported today.
London, England –
The Berlin radio today quoted a Rome newspaper as reporting that Pope Pius XII had a 50-minute telephone conversation with President Roosevelt last Saturday, during which “certain misunderstandings” were cleared up.
London, England –
All leading Italian personalities in Berlin have been taken to police headquarters and police have cordoned the Italian Embassy, Radio Berlin reported in a broadcast heard by the Exchange Telegraph Agency today.
London, England –
German troops have blocked Genoa Harbor and all main roads from the city, Rome radio said today.
London, England –
The Swiss government has ordered the immediate mobilization of its frontier troops, the Nazi-controlled Vichy radio reported today, according to CBS.
Hundreds of aircraft of all types keep up shuttle raids on Nazis
By William B. Dickinson, United Press staff writer
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President in speech tells of U.S. attacks ‘at this moment’
By Lyle C. Wilson, United Press staff writer
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War loan of $15 billion by individual subscription spurred by the surrender of Italy
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Washington –
The Navy today announced 24 additional casualties. The new names raised to 29,275 total casualties in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced to date. This includes 10,116 killed, 5,166 wounded, 9,832 missing and 4,161 prisoners of war.
Berlin hits surrender of country to Allies as ‘traitorous’
By Robert Dowson, United Press staff writer
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Navy fliers drop 2,000-pound blockbusters on enemy
By Charles P. Arnot, United Press staff writer
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Allies were landing where, how and when they pleased, while great cities were destroyed, he explains
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