La délimitation des zones françaises d’occupation
M. Eden s’est entretenu avec M. Massigli
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Le Reich devant sa défaite
Rosenberg, doctrinaire raciste est arrêté
Le théoricien nazi Alfred Rosenberg, auteur du Mythe du XXe siècle, depuis 1942 ministre pour les régions occupées à l’Est, a été arrêté à Flensburg.
Il est arrivé dans la soirée à Bratislava.
Des prisonniers allemands reconstruiront la France
Sept cent cinquante mille soldats allemands seront envoyés en France, en Belgique et en Hollande pour travailler à la reconstruction des villes et villages détruits.
Le chirurgien Sauerbruch devient maire de Berlin
Le professeur Sauerbruch, chirurgien célèbre dans le monde, a été chargé par les autorités soviétiques de constituer le conseil municipal de Berlin.
La guerre en Extrême-Orient
Fou-Tcheou change deux fois de mains pour rester aux Chinois
Le communiqué officiel chinois annonce que les troupes chinoises ont repris Fou-Tcheou, dont ils avaient été chassés par les Japonais. En Chine centrale, les forces chinoises ont atteint l’importante ville de Pao-Chi.
Dans l’ile d’Okinawa se poursuivent de durs combats. C’est une des batailles les plus meurtrières de cette guerre.
U.S. Navy Department (May 20, 1945)
CINCPOA Communiqué No. 368
The Tenth Army in Southern Okinawa gained ground slowly against the heaviest kind of resistance in the central and western sectors as it enveloped the enemy citadel of Shuri on May 20 (East Longitude Date). The 1st Marine Division established its forward elements at a point about 800 yards south of Dakeshi Town and the 77th Infantry Division, after repulsing three enemy counterattacks, captured a strongpoint 900 yards northeast of Shuri. In the Sixth Marine Division zone on the west coast, local progress was made east of Takamotoji. Moving against intense fire the 96th Infantry Division reached an elevation about 1,600 yards east of Ishimmi Town. Throughout the day our troops in all sectors met strong resistance from caves, pillboxes and intense small arms fire. Ships’ gunfire and aircraft continued to support the troops.
A few enemy planes were over the area of Okinawa early on May 20, but no activity was reported during daylight hours when adverse weather prevailed.
On the night of May 18-19, Thunderbolts of the 318th Army Fighters Group struck targets among the Amami Islands. Thunderbolts of the same force strafed air installations in the Northern Ryukyus and joined a Navy search Privateer to sink a picket craft west of Kyushu on May 20.
Search Privateers of Fleet Air Wing One sank a medium freighter, probably sank two small freighters and damaged a number of landing craft in the waters around Korea on May 20.
Thunderbolt fighters of the 7th Army Air Force strafed sir installations and barges at Truk on May 20. On the same date, 7th AAF Liberators bombed Marcus Island.
Mopping-up operations continued on Iwo Island, the Islands of the Marianas and the Palau Islands during the week May 6 through 12. In this period, 141 of the enemy were killed and 167 were captured.
Search aircraft of FlAirWing Four struck installations at Kokutan on Shumushu in the Northern Kurils with bombs and rockets on May 18. On the same date, 11th AAF Liberators bombed Kataoka Naval Base on the same island.
Brooklyn Eagle (May 20, 1945)
Okinawa defenses begin to crack as fierce battle rages
Jap killed reach 48,103 – Yank dead total 8,310
By William F. Tyree
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4th Nazi sub to quit shrouded in secrecy
Heavy baggage, mystery passengers back report she started for Japan with war data
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Polish rift seen widened by Stalin
His statement offers no basis for ending dispute, London holds
By Phil Ault
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Reds accept U.S. plan on zone security
Agree in principle but request changes in draft’s language
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U.S. in new attempt to settle Tito claims
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