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December 15, 1942

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NAZIS KEEP UP PUSH AGAINST RUSSIANS; Moscow Says Germans' Gain Southwest of Stalingrad Cost Them 1,000 Men NAZIS KEEP UP PUSH AGAINST RUSSIANS

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USSR repts Ger gains, southeast of Stalingrad; USSR troops repulse counter-attacks, central area; gain in Stalingrad factory area; down 43 Ger transport planes; gain, west of Rzhev; seize several heights, south of Voronezh and repulse Ger counter-attacks; gain, northwest of Tuapse; cold weather to help USSR forces trap Gers in Don-Volga corridor; mass artillery along newly won lines, south and west of Stalingrad; USSR dispatches rept Gers fail, Velikiye Luki region; Gers fight for Stalingrad-Kuban rr; Ger version repts Ital troop activity, Don front

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Notable Births

Kathleen Blanco

1942Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana (died 2019)[†]

Kathleen Marie Blanco was an American politician who served as the 54th governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first and, to date, only woman elected as the state's governor.

Historical Events

World War II

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World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.