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Southward they drove on Simferopol, the Crimea's capital, only 40 miles from the great port and naval base of Sevastopol. This week the German High Command announced the capture of the capital, and said that the Russians were retreating to both Kerch and Sevastopol, which they would presumably try to evacuate...
Hitler's High Command is not in the habit of announcing its plans, but last week, in a broadcast to Germans for home consumption, an Army spokesman gave a broad hint as to what might be on Hitler's mind...
...Including three refresher schools for U.S. civilian airmen who want to join the Eagle Squadron or British Ferry Command...
Before he took over Naval Ordnance in February 1941, Admiral Blandy spent several years specializing in anti-aircraft defense for warships, is now rated the Navy's outstanding expert on the subject. His last command at sea was the battleship Utah, which was converted into a mobile target and floating laboratory for testing anti-aircraft guns. "To learn about anti-aircraft fire," remarks Admiral Blandy, "there is nothing like being on both ends of the target...
BERLIN--The High Command today reported the capture of Yalta on the Crimean coast and other Nazi sources said German troops barely 30 miles from Moscow had penetrated and rolled up a Russian defense sector, capturing 80 stoutly defended bunkers...