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...Zossen, only 20 miles from Berlin, a special mission of 650 U.S. heavies spread fire and ruin over a large barracks, reportedly the German General Staff's Headquarters. At Swinemünde, ships loading supplies for Stettin got it hot & heavy. At Oranienburg, a focal rail point for the Oder front, more than 700 U.S. bombers put on the strangle. Berlin was hit with a record U.S. attack (1,300 bombers, 700 fighters) on rail yards and armaments factories. British Mosquitoes went into their fifth week of unbroken nightly bombings of the German capital. Re-rigged R.A.F. Lancasters flew...
...Lloyd's new liner, München, of 13,325 gross tons displacement, made a trial run from Swinemünde, where she was built, to Bremerhaven. As the München passed the scene of the battle of Skagerrak her flags were flown at half mast, "while officials, guests and crew took part in a memorial service to the German sailors who lost their lives in the battle...
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