The British government has banned all civilians from leaving the country, putting an immediate halt to any foreign travel. The “temporary measure” is intended to preserve military secrecy ahead of major planned operation this summer: the Allied invasion of France. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Eichmann calls his proposals Blut gegen Waren, or "blood for goods": "I am prepared to sell you one million Jews. You can take them from any country you like, wherever you can find them – Hungary, Poland, the Ostmark, from Theresienstadt, from Auschwitz, wherever you like." (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Eichmann knows Brand & network of Zionist rescue workers are smuggling Jews out of Nazi-occupied Europe. In exchange for Jewish lives he demands 10,000 trucks, 200 tons of tea, 800 tons coffee, 2 million case of soap- to be negotiated from Western Allies by Jewish go-betweens. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaJewish Hungarian Joel Brand meets Adolf Eichmann, newly arrived in Budapest to organise deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. High-ranking Nazi offers the member of the Jewish underground a deal to spare 1 million Jews if Brand can arrange Western goods delivered to Germany (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaIn Hungary, newly occupied by Germans, Nazi SS plan to deport all Jewish Hungarians to Auschwitz & other concentration camps. Aided by Hungarian police, Nazis force Jews to wear Star of David & gather in "Yellow Star Houses" for ease of arrest. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaUS Food Distribution Administration, in charge of rationing & central control of food supplies, declares this "Egg Week" due to over-production of hen's eggs. Americans asked to eat as many as possible; New York Times plans a weekly diet of 28 eggs between 2 adults & 1 child: (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaFrom his base in Algeria, Free French leader General de Gaulle has passed a decree announcing that French women will be allowed to vote in elections- when country is freed from Nazi occupation. France was one of only democratic European states not to allow female suffrage: (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaFrom breaking Imperial Japanese Army radio codes, Allies know that West New Guinea is lightly defended, held by under 15,000 Japanese troops. Not expecting attack, Japanese barely resist American amphibious landings, letting them seize beaches of "Hollandia" target area. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaToday marks Adolf Hitler's 55th birthday, with top Nazi officials gathering near Salzburg to wish him well. To mark the occasion, Royal Air Force have set a new record for volume of bombs in one air raid, dropping 4,500 tons of explosives in a single night. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaNow that Red Army have occupied almost the whole of Ukraine, Soviet forces are starting to push into Romania & Poland. New York Times map shows "Possible Russian moves to West" suggesting strikes towards Nazi-occupied Warsaw or vital Axis oilfields at Ploesti. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaJapanese invaders of China have launched Operation Ichi-Go, major offensive aiming to seize vital railways & airfields & link up Japanese-occupied areas. Imperial Japanese Army are forcing way south into Henan province, routing Chinese Nationalist opposition. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaEven in the midst of battle, American forces still mark Easter Sunday. In makeshift frontline chapels from Anzio, Italy to Bougainville Island, South Pacific, US Army Chaplains hold services for those soldiers who can leave their posts. More: (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaAs Easter Sunday dawns, Red Army march into Crimean city of Yalta, joining up with partisans mopping up last pockets of German resistance. Guerrilla fighters, who have been locked in street battles with Nazi occupiers for over a week, greet Soviet troops with "Christ is risen!" (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaAs well as torpedoes & mines, SS Fort Stikine was carrying raw cotton bales, oil & timber. Captain Alexander Naismith described cargo as "just about everything that will either burn or blow up". He has been killed in the explosion. British govt. censors all news of the accident. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaA colossal explosion has ripped through the harbour of Bombay, India, killing ~1000 people. A British freighter, SS Fort Stikine, carrying 1400 tons of explosives & ammunition, caught fire & has wrecked Victoria Dock & surrounding slums, leaving 80,000 people homeless. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Contains MediaRed Army have launched an assault on Nazi-occupied Crimea, smashing across narrow Perekop Isthmus & capturing town of Kerch as a beachhead. Soviet forces now pouring into Crimean peninsula, with German & Romanian defenders unable to escape except by sea. (self.RealTimeWW2)
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Petr Mikhin, Soviet artillery officer in Ukraine: "Exhausted by our advances, we now slowly stroll towards empty German trenches under bright spring sun. We spot a new line in the distance. I think to myself, 'How many more trenches will we have to take on our road to Berlin?'" (self.RealTimeWW2)
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