Word: 88s
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...Major loses sight of the fact that the Army is doing all it can about the German 88s, the long hours Army men have to drive, and the number of dead that come from tanks. Has the Major investigated to find out whether Chrysler is doing all it can to keep the dust down, or whether the dust is part of the test? . . . Does he know that the threat of strike has its legitimate uses and is most often brought to bear on management to force it to improve working conditions? The Major also loses sight of the fact that...
...north of the Ruhr. "I was out in the open in a jeep in the middle of a convoy of specially armored tanks. Snipers were still present in all the villages we passed through, since nothing had been cleared. Through the night the Germans shelled our column with their 88s, and were registering as well with heavy caliber guns. But regardless of the guns the column pushed through by the first light of morning...
...proving grounds were dusty. . . . This brings to mind several problems confronting your union. . . . Have any representations been made to the management concerning the Tetter mines which are scattered all over Siegfried Proving Grounds? Has a vote been taken on a strike on account of the quantity of German 88s that keep getting into the tanks? Has the movement to secure a 20-hour day received any support? Particularly, I have been wondering about a problem that makes these proving grounds almost unbearable-that is, the number of dead and wounded tank drivers that show up in the tanks tested there...
...fall in the west. * By then, vehicular bridges spanned the Roer, and supplies, guns, armor and troop reinforcements were flowing steadily across. The Ninth captured Steinstrass, 18 miles from Cologne, which had been a refitting center for German armor. The 84th and 102nd Infantry Divisions captured some enemy 88s with ammunition intact. In a night attack on Merzenich, the First Army took prisoners in their sleeping clothes...
...ashore without tactical air support. That was unfortunate, for neither the night air attack nor the big naval guns had knocked out the Germans. They waited until the oncoming swarms of invasion craft were 1,000 yards offshore, then opened with at least nine guns ranging in size from 88s to 290-mm. monsters...