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April 12, 1944

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Japanese Encircling Kohima; Press North of Indian Town; JAPANESE PUSHING NORTH OF KOHIMA

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Allied forces repel direct Jap attack on Kohima; Japanese place snipers along Kohima-Dimapur road; Ger radio claims Jap troops took Allied fighting reptd northeast of Imphal; Allied forces repel thrust near Palel; planes raid Jap ground forces, Imphal base north of Kohima and cut Allied withdrawal route; Japanese continue strong pressure on Kohima defenses; area; forces behind Jap lines in central Burma cut river and ry communications; Chinese troops take Wakawng, Mogaung Valley; role of US-built tanks in area cited; Jap suicides reptd; map

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EISENHOWER 'BRIEFS' PILOTS FOR BIG JOB; Tells Fliers at U.S. Fighter Base He Will 'Drive' Them to Kill Luftwaffe Ahead of Invasion Eisenhower 'Briefs' U.S. Pilots For All-Out Air Job of Invasion

By the Associated Press

Gen Eisenhower reveals some details of plans, visit to US fighter pilots, Eng

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NAZI PLANTS RIPPED; Big Bombers Rock Four Air Industry Centers as Far as Stettin LUFTWAFFE FIGHTS ATTACK RAF by Night Hammers Five French-Belgian Rail Points in 4,000-Ton Assault Nazi Plants Ripped in U.S. Smash At Reich With 2,000 War Planes

By Drew Middletonby Cable To the New York Times

about 2,000 US heavy bombers and fighters raid war plants at Oschersleben, Bernburg and other points in Ger; 126 Ger planes downed; RAF bombs Hanover and Ruhr targets, Ghent in Belgium and French communications points; US bombs Charleroi and northern France; 87 Allied planes missing from all operations; 9 US bombers reptd forced down in Sweden with all crew members safe but 1

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1944Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (died 2015)^[†]

Lisa Anne Jardine was a British historian of the early modern period.

1944John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[†]

John Kay is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf.

Headlines from April 12, 1944

Japanese Encircling Kohima; Press North of Indian Town; JAPANESE PUSHING NORTH OF KOHIMA

EISENHOWER 'BRIEFS' PILOTS FOR BIG JOB; Tells Fliers at U.S. Fighter Base He Will 'Drive' Them to Kill Luftwaffe Ahead of Invasion Eisenhower 'Briefs' U.S. Pilots For All-Out Air Job of Invasion

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NAZI PLANTS RIPPED; Big Bombers Rock Four Air Industry Centers as Far as Stettin LUFTWAFFE FIGHTS ATTACK RAF by Night Hammers Five French-Belgian Rail Points in 4,000-Ton Assault Nazi Plants Ripped in U.S. Smash At Reich With 2,000 War Planes

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