Allied Armies Closing In

Highlander, Volume 1, Issue 4, 27 March 1945, Page 2

Allied Armies Closing In

The Allied offensives along the Rhine are al going well. Gen. Patton's tanks are within 6 miles of Frankfurt while other spearheads have by-passed -city an are drawing near to forces of the Ist Army wic as

broken out of Riemegen. Fd. Marshal Montgomery’s army group has extended its bridgeheads to a depth of 10 miles and 10,000 prisoners have been taken. i ’ Only 250 miles separates Gen Patton’s spearheads from Marshal Koniev’s forces. , , . There are now no fighting Germans on the West of the Rhine from Switzerland to the Netherlands.

'■ The Russian forces are driving on to the Austrian frontier and to Vienna. In the lake Balaton area they have advanced 12 miles and are 35 miles from the Austrian border. In Czecho-Slovakia', General Malinovsky’s army has launched a new drive and he is 60 miles from the frontier. Four German tank divisions have been rushed to meet the new threat.

NEW LANDINGS Tokyo radio reports that American troops in .100 barges have been attempting to land at various points on the Lu-chu islands, between Formosa and the Japanese mainland. . . An attempt was made on the largest island 'of Okinawa, which is 300 miles south of' Japan proper. These attempts follow on a heavy air and sea bombardment by an American task force in this area. In South Burma the Japanese are making a strong stand but has been unable to stem the advance of the 14th Army.