CBS World News - September 21st, 1947
September 21st, 1947
CBS World News
"The world today. The Columbia Broadcasting System now presents a summary of the all the important world news today. Reports from CBS correspondents by trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific short wave radio, and the latest developments as received by the Columbia's news room here in New York. Tonight, the latest events as broadcasted from London."
"This is London. Over the course of August and early September, Allied forces continued their advance towards Germany. The French cities of Lille and Ghent were taken as American forces advanced into the Belgian city of Ghent. Further central, Chaumont was taken as American units prepared to assault the Dijon bulge. However, these successes were dulled by a grand offensive by the German armies in mid-September. On September 12th, the city of Ghent was shattered by artillery fire as the Germans opened up their offensive. The Allied retreat turned into chaos as German mechanized forces poured out from the Belgian forests. The Germans continued their seemingly unstoppable push, overrunning Lille and Dunkerque and retaking Calais. With the front only 150 kilometers from the main American supply dumps and Paris, reinforcements were immediately turned to halt the German spearheads. However, the Germans anticipated this action. On September 17th, German divisions assaulted the Americans stationed at Reime with heavy air support, including many of Germany's new jet fighters, the Me-262. Chaumont fell shortly after this, causing panic in the Allied command. To coincide with the offsneive, German special force raiding Allied airbases in western France, destroying several thousand British aircraft stationed in the Cholet airfields."
"The Allied front stabilized some 140 kilometers from Paris in most directions. In southern France, British units pushed through the French vineyards with relative ease. Resistance there has been light, and British and American units in the south have begin their siege of the Mediterranean port of Marseille. Ango-American."
"Despite the successes in Europe, there are backdoor rumors about the continuation of the war. Since the day the Normandy landings started, roughly 400,000 American lives have been lost, and several more injured. British casualties have ranged in at about 78,000 for the same time frame."
"London continues to put pressure on the Spanish government for their entry into the war for the Allies cause. However, the Spanish have voiced strong opposition, saying that they are being asked only because '...the British and American forces are tired of losing their own..."
**As the screenshot says 'I am going to build aton of armor and mechanized over the winter'...I never do. Instead, as casualties mount I build 30 carriers instead. At the moment, reinforcements, upgrades and supplies are consuming all available IC**
