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DAILY INTILLIGINCI REPORT
ClD ll>formatiC>rl NU!ved- From: 1201 Z, 30 March~~~ To :
1200 Z, Sl March 19-14
No. 36G.
War and Nsvy Dej>&rtmants, v,a.sb..ro~tcc 25, o. c., Sl
March IG41.
I. NORTH AMERlCL··NothiJii to r•port
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Notlllni to report.
3. E..sTERN EUROPE.--No we;w,or enanges wert reported along
th6
Nort.'l<rn or C.ntral lrOJJts F011 &nd frost wera re110ned
on t11ot SQuL..,.,rn
Front. Nortnarn and Central Fronts: Tno Sovleta neva reaew.d
their
attacks sE or Vttebik aad E o~ev. Strons Soviet
attl!CU continue at Kovel and Brody. romatna en -
circi..S oy lile Sovurts. Nortllw•st o! Chtrnovitsy (C.rnutl) tne
So"llets
h8.118 punctr>ted into toe IOQ<.,llla ol tb> CarpaL"'"
Mo--ttains. ..Mr C3P·
turtllit Chernov,tsy tho Soviets contmuad thdlr PenE-trallo.n Sat
tM c.ty
to the up;.er Sa re t Rwer. Th• Gorman sahont E cl Mmenets -
.?odol&<
~• -• llq,id~t.td. !'Jon& tnt rest ol tho SouL'lern Froal from
Beltsy to
Nl<ohyev the Sovl, ta have "''intatn...'>d th•lf advanc• u
th., 0< rmans coa-
ttnue to Wothllr:lW. en 29 M>rc.'l operat.ons by tr,, GhF
aocl
the S/ F ware on a scale a len.& tne East-. rn FToct. T"nc: .3
.F
support~<! Sovltt attacks E ol M011llev and attacked German
shtp,'lng tn
\be GuU o! F'u>land
4. WESTERN EUROi'E.--O.l:lyed reports st:lt. tn.<t U.S. oomU..rs
on
tile 29 March mt181on to Brunawlc• <ncountur'd about 90 German
!Jgnl.ra.
TnG U.S. ftgbt.. r oacort obaorvocl 2l0 O..rmllD llghwra ln th" air
and 145
on the cr amd. Germsa loss..a w<re 6d ~bnos, 13 o1 wnten wor"
destroyi!d
C>rl t. .... cround by atrallntf. 0> ~Marcil, R.-..F torp.do
ptan.s seorocl h.ts
on 5 o! a c:onvoy o! 16 Garmo.n v.sse!s olf Bor.cun (N:>r.,.y).
0> the
n~ght ol .ii-30 March, R.'·F p!Jines attnc•vd roll yards near
r'>.rts 2nd an
alrcr llf\ wagmo works at Lyon. Thoro wna n"gllglblo AA llrv nt
»arts, M<l
s lew 0. rman llght<rs w.:ra o.ctlv~. RI'IF light oomb<!ro
attack...<! Ill• I.
Krd.:l41 aDd • ..:o..ctwn, I.A firl wu U(ht to modaratw:.
5. MEOrrERRIJ.IEAN ;,R£;,, •• ~: .0> 30 Marcil tnere wss
little
ac:tiVily. Palrola weru oetlv• 6 mii.OSW ol C.rtoll3., a patrol
clash occurr d
5 mllea N-NE o! Csutno. Th• O.,rm&M occupied 2 positions on
Mcmst ry
Hlll oftu an AUitcl ••tn<1nwtl o.rt tailed In 2 auac .. in
Caas.no, sulld'lni
Regraded Unclassified
, CUilalttwl. 'I'M lowft Clui(ll>no .. ctor romolnod '""'rally
qu1ot. In
tbe Au.lo be•chhead pa.troll Wdra 'lctlvv; ha.ru.slAC t.rtiU~;:ry
ftto caatsn
.,..t. (arm411 !Ol'CU h~v.. been cl~or.od from L"' West. n>
U1ree-
141>nd (sc..otllorn Dlllm•t.un uou,>). Atr •• c:tl•1.!y: C11
tile
ntcnt at 28-<9 Mara!, R•\F pl.onca m:tdw a 104-tcn aiiac& co
th. ro. I yards
3.t Mllan; ln the Ver01'14 aroll tho RAF formt.~.uon met lnt~na,a
AJ. flrtl, co .. ordU>atod with oboot eo ••t.rchltjlbta. Many
Gcrmlln alrcratt w~r. obaer· v.Jd but tb.er" r.a z:.o u::wruptloo.
CJn 2& l.hrch, U.S. h.c3vy bomo .. u•e dropped 300 tana oauw
'1'\lr~n rat; ywe, encou.'lt.fiCC about zo G.rmU>
tl"ht.;rs, Sot wh~dl W\;T!.. dJstroyad. :. UO-tcc t.tt\ci( 9.'39
madr cr. th.o rnll yards n1 BOIZ!IIIC by ottl..r he~vy bombers,
about &0 G.rm•.tl ICrtl ·s
wura !lown In opposttlon to th1s attack, o.nd 10 G .... rmM pl'lnos
w\JrD d.Js ttoy.:d. At Mll:ul, 326 tone w<ro dropp.>d by aU
S. hwavy bemb>r !orml
ttOG wit."lO.lt oppo$JtlC."1. 1n ~ntr:J .t.'\ly, u.s. m~aam
to.onbErs d &trcyed
8 Gar~ p~llltiS ac Ul.l.: l(ro.wd .n t.n t.tttt.c~< an tn-
V.t..rbo !.~rjrcm
Otl\or lUlled plAnes bomb.<! rnll lind motor tr...nspcrt, con
pos.tlons, 'lJld
aupply d..:pota, :.>ncou.ntc:.rt~ ®cut 40 Wrml.n dcfvna\vo
'l.lrera..n. ,..nCJth.,;r 40 Oerm".n torti~JS w~r..,. flown ovor
the b:'\tU~ n.r .ft.f b ... tow Rom .... Durin' tl\.., d.:1y 23 0
rmsn ilicrl\tt w'-r"' d...slrey Jd.
o. J.S!J\ -·Chl:U: 01 47 Mlrch, Z j P'"-"" phn 1 bo::1b."'<l K
nrw.
and on 29 M:trch ..:.n ur.mcwn numbtr of ]lp'llk:S ... pL"..NI
ti:omb..::d k'lO"ftO. On a? and 29 M>roh suoocu!ul atho•a w.r~
m'ld.> by U 8. tt;:ht..rs on tno
!.;3Jich:ulg •lrdromJ lind roll ynr<ls; 18 tons woN droppvd,
o.:>d I o! 16
J:tpen.:s.;s fii:Jt ... ra v.T.ie~ "'tt~o~mpt.vd lnt..:re..,.ptton
W:la shot down. Brldg~s
~t ~~y!, i>ucl'h, ':UJ!1 k.iancn.'l.ftl ~o w r d'lm~ cy Allied
!urcr:llt Sur
Ill>: Q:2Sand2~Marchlbe)"pc..~-•• ecntuw .d t~ ed'l"lllo•
..,......r.! lmpnat
rrC'm u-mz.w d4SpltO a...tcrmln .. '<l &ritian r..,a.snnC!\
hon.vy ~S'.J~h .. a Wt.r..!
Sllt1or~<! by I )OP')liOSo bata>llon 15 mil. aN-N£ o! lmph\l
wtwn •ub;.oted
to both artlllory '\lld elr nttlleks; some prncr "ss nu b •• n mlde
In BrUlGh
,fforta to cl .,r w lm.ph'li··TlddJ.m ro!14 blocAS "!;pproxtmaU.lY
!)() mU..:s
N cf Tid.d1rn . .;n to.: a~"W':11 Vell-Y, J.,,p..v .... s ..
ccunt'-~r'\lt'lCD N cf Sh.'\d:.lzup cor.tln'.l-.;d; J~p::n._ s.,~
r~lnflltC r:n-._nts arr.~lnc from th_ acutta
wor .. lllt~wre.:pt.l.:d. by U.S. troops, r..nd 3~6]'lp"':.D ...
$ci w r.o b...t.Uuv .. d Klfl~ ln
• rorul bloc< ••i"s•m,nt 3 mllos 8 at,IJI'Idutup. 'Fa
rth.r<hst 9 l'P'lll·•~
w..:ro kllkd In"" nmbusn SO miles Nr: o! ~!ylt&ylM. In tll<r
.r•kon, l'P'· n'-se J'.Q-SJUons 3 mlli:S SE of Sin:w .. 'J'~
•·'~'r' r~-d.1c .. d 1n t'ln.(·SUppcrt4-d:
•tt>.ells by uw BrotUit>, r.nd a )>P"""'"'
eou.nt.r.ttoe< aplnst K""oy,n (I
mil, SW ct Bu\blcl""") wu d.s.,.,rs.<l by •rt,!Lry fiT•. ln ta.
"'d..,
Dlrbol (Aas,m) on 'in M'ren, U.S. f~&nL ra lntorc..ptt.>d 13
Japan'"' bomb·
vre with M ••eort of ZO !tgllt"rs IUid shot down I! bomb.rs and 13
! tght,rs.
Cn 28 Mor en .secrtod )'JI'U)..c .. bomo, u •ttoe~.d lJBnd !ore.s
Jn Ill• Tamu
...... ::.rul tomb..<!"" • .,JJJ,<! l·.nd.nc !l.id; a
l•P<oD·•· plsn • .,,., d .• stroy.d.
01 Z7 ~eh, ~'P"'•$.: eone.;ntrlt•ana, ... ,....,_ bl.llldiaca, and
torw U'd
poatt u>ca >lq t1w Chll>dwln and tn til.. low.r !LLa.,n(
VJlll-,7 w.r ~ttOC<-'<1
by JBed tllhlors and !l(nt.r boml>.ora. Four at tno )op>n.s•
P~"" r.tt"mpt·
tcc lnwreopllon woro shot down; mora than 30 tons wur• droppl.d
wtth good
Regraded Unclassified
' r.taulta on thl: or.vtou.s tn.rl ... ts v•u. whtch w•r .. w .. U
cov.or-.:d.
7 ;>ACIFIC.--C.:,ctnl P,cJ1c AN'= Cn 2' ~.Ureh"" hlll~ orQllld
pr.trol L'Ul([:<l CD E'O«> AtcUi'!lllaF.aua, -rcxtm.,dy GO
m1t..s S-SW of Juo.t), <lUln,ll6 w:l cptar • ., 3J:ljnll.t..J.
Four )opltlOSJ w.rv e..ptur.'d ~t ..... n .a\,.d fcrC-4 land~ co
t~unu Atoll (approxlm~t..ly 150 mlks t~·t.WI of j'\JJit). en
l91.1ucll, J">l>llt llld W<l,o w,r oombod toy ,.!h>d
e1reraJ\ wo:J.c / ..• f1r-. W&S ~count.;r.:d. In tl\..1
Cuollnta on 23 t3rc.a, 10 JtpM-&e flght...rs tn~re-J)Ud 'JJl
Al11 .. 4 r ... cor.nats~ p.tt~ ov~r 5:-t::.\\-u (Nomotuoup).
iJI>od M'nl un11S bomoo:r4.d J>l>:>n!Sc
lnst'\L.l'.t.ncs oo or . nwlcn "'lond (500 mUlls s.s;;: of Tl'\lk),
d,strcytlli m31!1 butldmgs. no i.A flr,j W!\.8 er.eounwr~d.
/J.ll>Jd commW1~qu.wl stat .. t.h:!.t on Z9 M:uc.t\ CW,st
Long.tud> tlmo) Alli~d atreraJ\ ;ll•ckod Et n 11nd Mo.n l$luxls
(Trux S"t oup), do straying 45 gro•nd-d japan· •• pl'\1\ca. "ccord~
to > N"! vy '\Moune.3mi;nt AU\od n~va.l units bulr.'.n ~ ~UI\Cf.
on lhi;: jay~~<l bas.J "-\ i'a.l::u.a (wcs.torn Ca.roltn~a).
Solomons ·\t'l.!a: C.n 23: March lhl)tD w. t iJ lndlcltlons tMt
}:lp!ln.J&.J torcva w&N wltndro.wlng from tho :-Jll.ld p.
rlmetor at Toroklm. In tho.Empr.aa Aur~at~ Bay aro~. JJ\od plllnJs
bomb;d 'Uid straf\l.d J~p'lll.:&J supply ~nd b~vounc ar•;f\s;
Alll\.:d n'lval unltG Sh"Uad and Sl>rt..."(! llrus In jnp'UlJS..
COI\st•l positions c.o ZB M:lrch o.nd during tho n!JIII of 23-29
M:trcn. Now Ouln ~- -N.w Bn~·,n .~·ct.: Cn 29 M.ucn, t>.lhc-d
bomburs ~ tlibt:ri h _ w1ly ~tbc'ic~d tn~ 5\lpp!y ...,. n, t.>-'
town, and l o.ir!L.Id tt R'lb<>•l .lh-<1 llsht bomb<.r5
oem:oed 'fid lltr"'Jcd l'i'J.'l-S<l olvou,cs l.lld oulld\JICS
n-~er Opon B~y and ]"cquLCo\ B'Y· en 29 ).urcil m N.W G\lln ~.
,llJI d •~ror-,!t !!.ctlv•l;i bomood J'lp.'ln~&-~ 8borc
l:i.st-~.l.tla&S ::.t 0'\iUl r..nd V." \lo~IC comma.n:q-.1:.
~tJs thtt tn :'.ll Alllad .;u..r ~tt.:u:Jt oo i!on"l.nd~'· 10
l"l)'\&.l~ •.trc:r.tt w..r.: Gh~ down, -u-.1i 103 iTO.lnd..;.d
pl"l.Dus 'll.r d.ttroy~ or s V~.;r :y d:un"!t.:1i.
9. "'CT'ON ;...GlJNST .~-J,..l..IED SHI;l';U~O.··I~t!O\~ to Nport..
U· bont S=fb.t!Cgs in ,..m ... r1c:.n w~t. rs: Cn 30 M rch on-l
v."ta r.wport.:.:d lO .::ntL::s ot tn ... ~hwY-. ccnst.
For thO fl, c. of s., o-2: For tho Dlrwctor of
N'V'lllnwlllgcneu:
r'/"'; r _j vfm~J.>nviA:-: ( ti·J~ I\. " =1+- ~ot!N WECtu:RL!NO,
v\ •. E. scHR,.OER,
Colonel, O.S.C., C'pnln, U.S.N., O..puty for l.ntclli&-.ni!C',
C·2:. Aaat. Olr. , lnt .. Utg~nc.:! Group.
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DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On lnform::~tion rocolved- From: 1201 Z, 2ll March 1944 To : 1200
Z, 30 Mcu-cb lll44
No. 369.
W':lr and No.vy Departments, Washington (t5, 0. C., 30 March
lll44.
1. NORTH AMERlCA.--Notblng to report.
2. LATU:J ~RICA.--Notlunc to report.
3. EASTERN E:trROPE.--Along the entire Enst.rn Front no sh!!rp
w~ath~r cllangeswereNported. Northern 3Jld C..ntral Fronts: Cnly
local flgbtlng too~ plac;;: . Southern Front: lritense !lghtrn&
f()r the towns of Koval and To.rnopol contlnues."""N"'rihwest of
Ch~rnovitsy (Carnnutt) the Sov1cts thrust forw'lrd 10 m!I<;;S to
cut the Lvov--Ch~rnolrltsy rnllllne, whllo N of Ch·~rnovltsy
tts.,lf Soviet advanca el .. mcnts eross~d tho .Pruth Rlv~r :llld
reaeh.,d tho cutsk:rts of that city. Th .. b:!l>o of tha G~rman
snJl~nt E of Kam~nets - Podolsk was raduced to ':l width of 12
mtlus by Sovlo::t p.:nctro.tlon from the scuth .. :~st. There was n
slight Sov1 ... t adV:lllce
SE of B.:.ltsy, but official reports of thr. Soviets cross~ng the
Pruth Rtvar In this ~ren are lacking. The Balt::t--PorvOJmtlsk r
::tllllna has boon cleared; on thll r umalnder of the! Southern
Front the Sovtvts conttnued to ndvanc.,, as the Germ:ms appear to
b<; withdrawlngf Air Activity: On 28 M3.rch th<J GAF
op,>os::d Sovl.;;t '\lr-S'Jp;>ort.:d attacks Oii'1lerm:m
posttlons n.:ar
Viwbsi<; the .SAF sup~rted att:t~ks on Te:rnopol. en .29 Mzr,ch
thv SAF llttack<.:d G.:rm':ln stllpptng In Narva Harbor and n
60-plano·o~rman lllrb:~s.a
far b..)hi'!d the llnos on the Baltic Front. , On th..J L'ltt!lr,
m!sslon tho:> SAB:, en counte red Germ 'Ill alkl opposltl9n nnd
claim d~struct ~Qn· ~ G~rmM planes In tb~ ,air and 'on the ground.
·
-t. WESTERN EUROPE.-·0128 M!lretr; U.S. ll.:llV7 botnbl/!'11
:1tt:u:lred ::~lrflelds at Cll.'\rtr,s, Cb:lte:l.Udun, and DtJOO
(Fr"UUc..,). About 930 tons wr.ro dropped without nlr opposition.
AA fiN was g~n<~r?.Uy modurat-J In
tho targd :1reliS. Escorting U.S. fighters destroyed 30 G.:.rmnn
planes on th-' ground In strtlltng attacks iUid damaged anoth~r SO.
U.S. m-.<llum, Ught , and flght.:r bombers !l.tt:lcklld military
t::lri~ts in tho Chl\1\001 coast lltO!I.. 01 29 M:uoch, U.S.
he:~.vy bomb<.: r s ajpln r~tt:lck~<l Br.mswlcl< and the
Calais 'll'e!l.
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Aa!y: On 2ll March th~ sltu!ltlon re-
matnad generally unchang.:ld. A Germnn patrol wn driven off 1-1/2
mllvs
Regraded Unclassified
.&I:~ NE crt Orsogna. Mont .... no.rodomo and
Colledlmaclnq"'"i.re rJport~ clcu of Germans A German p1trol was
ropuls•d 9 mila NE ol Caoslno. In the town Gorm:m snlpcrs were
neUve; near the Continental Hotel, Garmtu1 tanlcB waro •DC"ied by
artillery. linmccilatcly S ol CMs!no • O.;rm:u. petrol waa
repulsed. In tho Antlo beacnn.ad, 2 German rqlds wor-> r"·
pulsod 3 mll<s lfW ol Carroceto. Ql tho night ol28-2ll Mllch,
O.;rmo.n movtJmant was roportad S oa till road$ N of Rom.:;.
o¥e.:pt the coast road.
G.:rm~ pr-.ssur& oo Partisan unlt.s ln the Mnjt.vlca art~a La
resl8t.Jd, and the Partisans ar-.~ Wlnehlng :1
counternttael.<.
Gro.Mvo mU.s E oltha Dalmatian port ol Ilubrovnl•) h3S be<n cnp-
turod by the Pa.rtlsons. Air Actlv!T Cn 28 M>rch, u.s. n~QVY
bombers m.Bd>! strong a.unc.~ nga.lnst £hi rat yards nt Verona
and at Mcst:r..! (nev Ventce). AA flro was lntcns.:~; about 125 G
... rm:t..n sortli:S ~rv flown ln oppostllon to ~ the bombers.
Twelve Gurman plrules wor.:~ <fus troyed. In centrnllt.!lly. U.
S. med1um bombers attnclt .. d rnll brtde..,s W. lines at 4 pQints,
llght.:>r a!rcra!t atnckod gun and troop positions and supply
dumps ln tho b:lttla ar!las. Thcr~ was no O..!rmcn elr 9PPOSitlon
to thaac opornttons, but nbCllt 40 German cff..;nsiva sortl\15
~·arv flown In the ""tllo zone du.rlng tho day.
6. ASlA.· · Burn!A! O>.:Z7 and 38 Mru"ch tho spoarho"'" o12
)apanos. forc-3s directed :tgatbst Koh1ma wor~ r~pul$...-d '\t
Je$S..'\ml aDd Kba.rasom (25 mUas to the sOuth ... l'l.st).
J!!.p:!n..:Sol pr~ssurc tow~ lttlphal from th.: nortbosst forced
tha Srltish tvneuatlon of &ngSht.k at P. c:ost a! 135 Japa·
nJse easualt~s. Th.\J 'Tamu··lmph:tl road is now bloek.~d about 9
mtlos SE o1 Pa1c1; thts ls Lhll first lnt.G-rfo;:r~nca w1th this r
o.'ld stnco ~ Jap:mes ... oUcnslvo b•pn. 1n· the iiuk:lwng Villoy
25 miles E of Sh:lduzup, )npanc"" reln!orcumcnts ::u-~ said to b..)
arriving probably from the S:tlw~en Front. They also are
re:port..:d movlng t~?W~d Mn.n'pln (10 mili.:S Not Ramaing)~ Con·
·· tact has bOlD lhado with the Jnpanese at Warong.ond M<mpln
(tl ol l<amalng). In tho !itlndaw"tunnel area (Aral<OJl}
bitter tl'-bilng e011tlmies; E ol tho Kala· penzln Rlvor a Japeneoe
force (e$'\lma!OO at l comoo.-zy) wn!ch h:ul ln!Utrated S miles E
o1 Taung Bazar baa been engaged by British forces. French lndo
Chlnn: Ql 28 March, U.s. medium bombers artaclrod the V!nh Yen
barracks, ~bits on 4 buildings. China: Q\ 27 March, u.s. flgblers
attaolced tro"'s •1!11 bulldlng3 In tbe Anyl end Slennlng ~rcas.
•
7. PACIFIC.--Centrnl PaCific Aroa: In tho Mru"sh:>lls, prior to
22 M~rch, Allied ground lorcCs""Eiiiil.A"Oii Alhngt•p~l•p Atoll (65
mtlcs NV/ ol ]nlult Atoll), killing 38 end clpturlng 3 Japoncs • .
en 27 and 28 Mll"Cll, Alll• d pl..,es attnckcd ]aluit, WotJe, nnd
M~lool•p. 'Uid on 28 Mru"ch !\ISO bombed Mlllil. AA fir..:! wn.s
nbsant at MWD ::uul mJ'l6er elsuwh~re. 1n tht.: C~.rollnca on 29
March, Ponapa ~ bombad; 9 of 16 intc.rccptlng J>pan.;se flght.rs
wore shot down. p,g~n Atoll (20 mLlos NW ol PonsP.,) w(LS also
bombed. On tho n~Cht o1 28- 29 Mttroh, Wo!Jnl f wostorn Cru-o
llnJs 3pproxlmatsly 550 miles W of TruK) was bomt»d; mony
explosions
Regraded Unclassified
~'fa,. 1\1111 !\rea '"re ot,.,.too, on4 lnwnao M !lro " '"
oacGW>terod. Solcmons Are" CD 27 ~.brcb ln th.t Ernprdl
fiUCUatll &y orn, Allled o.lr<:rii!i liOiiiE<ld
J'I"Ul•IOe sup,ly4wnpa ~>o~ar the R<.llll Rlv•r ~ a fuel
d-J.rnp nea.r tOt TalC~ sst Rwer. S'LU'tlzl& flr.te. New
0Jln..:!L•·New Br ltaln Area; Ql ?.8 ~ Ul !h.> .Mmlnltlts,
Alllod ,.~. ccc..p;ecn;o.;,:J (t..,L'IOrest coast <>! Los
Necr oa); Allied cro.llld pctrols, odv:>nclllg S !rom lombNm
~Ol.nl to Loo~u. m.ad• no canu.et w'th J~P"~se forcas. OJ ~w
OU!Iw~. Allied cr<:und !orc.cs N&Chod tne ~01 Rt""r (41>
mU.s VI of Satdcr) and ropcrt>d the ar~a clenr al J:lJ"Ul•""· en
Now Br .t3\n b<tW<cn 18 t..nd 2a M:t.rc:h, ruor-e than 3,000
jl\p&D~u trQC94 •· ... ro~ r~pcrted to h:lv• pusad costw"..rd
thr<Ugh th4 C>po Hoa•lliS """'· Ql 27 A!srcb, U.S. p!..,,a
h•avlly bomoed supply ar.aa at Rllbaul, starting ltri!• firoo and
racolvlng lnt.:ns• AA !lro jap1ll 01 p041ttlc..- at Ovovo Island,
Ullf3ll, and tho 0\po Me»m ~roa (Wcwak) woro ~U,ck"d by U.S.
Ugfitbomb<.r s. On 28 M .. vc.h, )!lp.ancse posltlona on lho
north eo."\St of N~w Brlto.tn v.•; re att~c.od by Allied !lghtor s.
Auatr-11~--Sond!l S.n Ar<~: Cn 28 M41'th, Alll~d !!ircr!'.tt 1
a\rfkld ('tfti\Or)~l'irtg mJJly small !Ir es. ll3bo alrlleld
(w"st"rn Dutch l>l.w O..ln.o) wns nlso bomtcd W1th r.::sult!lnt
lllrgo cxplcslone Md tlr"a.
8. ACTION AOAINST ALLIEP SHL?Pll'lO.-·No<hlng to r eport.
U·boo.t Slt<htlniS in Amo.rlc'ln Waters: Nothlne: to
r~port.
For th. A. C. ot S., 0 -2: For tn~o Olr ctor of
~hval~ntt:lltg'-.nc.u:
-3- .cu&ll71D
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On tn!orm~tton rt.e lv..O- Fr om: IZCII Z, 28 M~rch 1944
To • 1200 z, 29 lohrc.b 11144
No. ~a?.
Wu •.n<~N •vy O:.pt.rtm r.ta, Wn.sh\nijton 25, o. C., 29M~
1944.
I. NORTH AMER1CA.--Noth!ni to r .port.
2, LATIN AMElUCA.-·Noth!n, t• NP< rt.
S. EAS"r"":-.R.N EURQP£ ...... A1onr tt_ c.;r.ttr-.: £ .-.."t~rn
Front tG.mp&'r..-t::r .. l
t U shnrply w\th a. r.Jaulumt M.rcl'"'nlng oft~ IJ4't.-.Jnl,
T<im~r"cur .. e oy
lrOilts v, :u !oUowa: F'Lnnto:, Frcnt, • 3l0 (F), NO"tn,rn Front •
40 (F),
""""""' "• +5° t.o .. 11° .. .nd m U\... Crlm .i!, tr • .;:'UT.I
•~"'·t:...ur "'.r.1 he..,_vy
_ o.;o=:;r..!!..J!!: :1""7;:,;rr~~='f...'Cnly !oe'll fi~nhng t
ooi< phc". d 1.n tho~ K~1 1 3..Dd Brody u.o .. .e.
'ntcc.nt;,~rltli atronc G .... rm-..n count ... r-tt.-"\OICS.
'l"b.
Sovi(.LS ~V"mC..td :!.pproxim~toly li:J mtlcos NW o1 Cn .rno1fltsy
(CJrn1utl).
N~rt.~ Lito! k.'un.;~ta .. .?odolu t& Wrm::.n a•tlt~..nt h'l.S
~ .n rdduc_.Q tur
th ... r t bllt n lO'-mll..: wtdo3 .et:lp; corrtdor as st 1. op n
SE ct UN t('wn.
From &l>ltsy E to Purvom'\11~ Sovlvt prwssur .. to'N"\r.J
th" Iouth r sultt!d
'n abort ldr..ne .. s. Tb~ Sov~ ... ts '1.dv:u1M ~pr(;X.Illt..-t lY
20 rnlks '.ft.1r
croostns l ha !;11.( R\V\.i.r N of VcUI ... a ... c.sc. NtiC:Chy ..
'l tna C'lptar ... -d t.y to.
SovLt•. ~ /lctlv.a: !n 1.n UJl\1S.anlly hj'1'/}' t·.hJ, dO O .. rm
n bombc.•r s
~lUC!:~ l'll'6. \.1 LC • S:::rDy '!\1'.., '"a LV ... J""U chya :l40
'.l,nli -nCCJU.nt .r_.d
.strong SAF CS)POStUon. Or\ A3 U~teh, 0 rm"ln t:omb...ra :mel
f•rtrt...ra w ... N
opposed by SAF ltgh~o.rs 1n lb. wn~ngr'd "'-'·
4. WESTERN EURO?c:.·-Cn 27 ~en, U.S. l><'vy bcmb.rs
::tmci<.>d 9
Wid ly ""por-a..-d w rm'Ul ft.rfkldo IJl Fr'\llc.>. A tohl d 1
,~65 t ons of
bombs.,~ d.ropp-;d, ,.; G~ rm·..n .1lrcr.ft w .. r d ...
ztr<17iA, moatly on t..~
grNnd, u th\) r Jsult of u.~~ fign~r ~n:.c:.cs. a rm,.-.n lll'
oppoaltton W':l:S
:W:lost nU, AA f.rc w;&.~ c ... n ... r~ mod ... r"!.l ....
u.;;,. m .. dl.u.m bomb..tra
-'tuc.c ... d \Ui -tl ~ar.4 lna Cn.:.nn,JI e-oc:.st. CD th ...
n~att d 21·Z3 lkrc:h
:Lbout 100 G..rm'Ul pl!ln ... s bombed vvloul t~l' Ul ln w.~st ~d
aoothw~st
£ncClld.1t o1""' "" c.ciJii pllll•• •·:r lbct d...,
~. ICDlTERRANEAN AREA.-·ItYU ~ 28 M=h tlw altu,tton rv·
mtt.ln.:d WlCh"l\1.24. A G-r tl'l"Ul p!.tro ;, mu_ S gf C'tiO(§tl'
w:1a diiP:.,l'l cl
by dtNct !lro. Th- O..rm>nl nr. otlll holdl!ll """'"'"' (1·1/2
mtl•• sw
Regraded Unclassified
• of c rao,n,). U\ th~ Cnsstno ttre'l !l <A:rmiln petrol W"tl
dtiV..:n oJt rn ttL: Adrk~Ue kCtor lhu wc:1t~r ~"'3.6 eo.ld W1ln
OCC'\1\on"'.l ahowo.~ra, 8-nd sr.ow t"lf\D th.J c"ntr" .• mOJnt'\ln
s_ctcr. ln t..~ J.nz.o bo.. •cr .. , .. l.\4 '\ G..rm~ coOIP"..liY
tormll1gfor an =6 w~ dlspvra.-d 3·1/Z mil a W at C1st~nn ty
o.rtllLry flr .. Air Act\11\'7: <.n <M n\it.t of U-27 !.!
c~h. R'-F bomO.rs m1i\ a HO-toc .n.:.c:~ oa t..'W rail rJds l.t
V~~a&).. Cn 1:1 M:.re!t U ~ m;dlll.m ...t llet>t bomb.rs
=<-"'<~ r»l""" rood <rld("e .n e,jn\nl ll=.ly, 8\t•~\nl 't
PCil\bonat, Po.ru~. Gross.;.to, Rome, "..tl.i oth~r po<nlS P.AF
f1Cht ... r1 ~t ftra to 12 G~rm.=.n pb.n~a on W &ro.J.nd "\t
Rtmtc\ .. .nd Forl~ (N£ o! RtmtaO Aocut 60 G.lrnnn. scrtl.JI w
t<~ flO'Ntl O't .. r tn..1 Anz.to b"~.\tl, 1\f~ft.
e. AS!A.··Chlno: Cn 25 M~ch, tP.S. ~ ,rvy bamb,rs oous•d aov.r~
d'Jti"C• tofu l'iiiO'tro.nsport~tlon l>rg.ts In 'UI ~tttck nt
M'n~aluh on tho Burm~ Hond. Borm~· -lndl" (n ~? M..reh thw jopon.a
... mou.ntcd n strono •tuck AJnlnat Brltisn posllions 3 t
&utgsh>l< (lS mll.s NE ollmph>IJ. ond 250
)OJ>'Uiut~ eesunltlus reSil!WI from howy lllfhtlnS Q\ J...nlkct
(2< mile s N·NS of Tlddlm). P.ddttlonnl )OJ>"ln•S-'
rolntorc.,m nts "" r•port.dly eroaslng the Chlndwln o.t Poun""yln.
ln tn.. A"41n tho J,p,nos. conc.n· tr'\Ucn S mtLs C£ o! Slnzw~y'l
b.:w b.:o\iD di31)-Jra .d; ln , ... nJr'll, how ... v ... r, thu
J'PMJSu In tho Ar~mn .,. _ dd.ndl.ng thJlr lonnrd pool lions ••
long '\1 poaa\'bl~. No stgnlltc~t ch'lllio h:-.s oceurr .. d ln tn.
lhak."\u.---ng V-sll~y; tho j'p'll\.~l '<• still NSLStlng 3
mlk.s N c! Sn•d•t•-. On 25 M·.rch o bo.t o]';>Oll·•· pl"Uti!S
bomD<:d "'" ChU'ir""' s.r!.ld. Cn _a J.hrch, 11 J•pnn 1 "rcr"ll\
• tnc,_<l Allie-d pos.uoca oo Ill T.d~1m r0'1d. On 2? Much. lS
J"!.p'Ul,_a..:. pl..J.no:s "ttt~e..t..d OliCJo. (r.o.rt.n.:rn
J..sa"lm), 1.. "ll.ts w N drop,>XIIJ1 IJIII ntd. AULd pbn.e -
U-cttv.ty ·u"c~.'<l dump •.r<a.s Ul t."a. Mopmc V-:.1: y =.cd
troop eone-ntrltlooa ~n thJ' .,..,PJr Ctnndwtn, ltl Md1Uon, up1 ~y
v ... ~ ':t ;>rom .. w~r..;r tlombtld. 0'1 .. ~ •
~".r<:h,Allh.ii ~hr~ ecmu.n~~; .. d t.nt ... nstv support of
frClUnd troops, m'\~~:.~ •.tt "CJCS tnrOLlih<lb:t ill \.h., ~ttl
... V. 'l4 Wttnoa.t .::..;.rhl opposiUCil. Tr .... : ~ .t~ln~,
Mog"':U."l&, ··Dd k<tm"'.lf\& .r '18 (liuJr.wng
V!tU...y) w ... r .J r·.ld d, ...nd d'\m'\C.J ~.s C'lUSvd to
crldil;o op,-r e>en.s, rrods, niiW'\y tnsLUouone,•.nd ll>.
Myll<Y'"~ 'U'· U _old. Tht M.'\yu··K"ll'\d-..n s ... ctors 1n
tbl3 t.r'\Kl.n w ... r 'IU. .. "!.C~t .. -d; rwcr cr'\tt nnd
bu1ld•nus w .. r .J d,jstroy..:d. tn lh· ... K'll ...
myo·-1\<~'~l w1 :.r<oJ'\ dwnps 'lnd occupt.Jd ton ... s w ...
r~ ~,: t!a:ctlv~ly bomb .. d.
7. PACIFIC.--C.ntr'll J,cltlc ArJ'O Cn U M•reh, Ml lo.l,p, WotJo,
"lnd J .. b.alt w ' '"' 'lthck .. d b~d ':'!(rcrllft, AA fir., b...
In( vncount .. r .. d at \; \Ch -:toll. In th..: C"trolln'-'s,
j"':.p::n .. a., lnst"llhtlona en ron1pw w .. r ... h~wlly bomb d,
•...t 4 of 151nt.rc.pt~ng ll&ht>U w.,r anot down by AUI.d
pl'lJl..ol, i'u!'.lu< !shod (120 aHlos SW of Trui) wu 'Jso
bombed. ()'1. tn nucnt of 2tS-~ Mf\r<:h~ AllLd s_r'l'\1 r.Jconr
• .~. • .::is .n~ r .. pon.:.d mer.: Ul'U\ 300,0C() tor.a o.f
J~p1.n .. w $i1ipptni .n r.h• P'U'11l t r _ "l. Solomons Ar.,'l: On
th. ••cnt al 2~·<6 M'U'dl 1n tho Zmpr.u A•.r•m &.y -u- '•
AI!...r-
Regraded Unclassified
~'ifr, n\Vft.l W\ltl bom~d J~Sl: ln&t'\lht\onl "U\d 1'\l'l.k or
d'l.m'\g.:..cJ i 1'~"'-ftt~ t~Ci.l•· Co 26 M.:Lrch, AU1Ld pbn 1
c:onUr.:J.d ~tf .ct.v., ~n.,ca oo J'\PN'l-s..s po,a:tuon.s ot £mpNN
A!.lCUfl' 8"'1 tuXI bombed Moooltll M\aalan (soutnwcst.
Bol~u.v\..Uirl). N ... w CJU:w ··N-• Bn~lft. AN>: On 2? ICrch
Ll\ ~ Admlr :Utl I, 'tcifoU"~ J'lp;;;•k d:.O ~ counl..."<ii-
C.!f the &OJ.th: cout of N..~w &r,t\.lft, ~Ion.
l"'P"'~S<.. l.<>'t pl:l.o. WllP•<=•slullJ
bo:nl>.>4 Alllocl PT·bo<ta. On 2d lbrell, Alh~d pbnel
b-".vtly "Ut-'lCJC,_d J\.:lVtiOC :"l:Jd J!p-'AG Ullt'\U-.:tum.s
tnt.~ R'S.b'!Ul V'"'\; th! BllliUb. 83y a.r-.:.~ (northw.:lt ~ t .
.. w Bnt'\Lal r....a ~lao bOtnbod. ~ N~w GJi.llC&, c;lQ l1
).brc.'l, All ltd p~.'\G-:1 botn~ IUlrlru l.a~ (W.:~, surtin&
l:.ri~ ftN* ~tilt bivo~ u ... "" J>ptn·.-•• .-..a·~i""s an
}.bl3m iol,.S :1.lld lnlbo NJl>l> " • (H:.ns:> B>yl
w.,r.., ~lbo .. U.;e:ttv .. ly bo-m':>ad by Al.U .. d 3.1rcrl!\
. Non.nw ... at Allstr~m- B".Dd& !:.:.' r.r~"!: On 27 Muen,
AUl~.~IJ pl:Lnta bomb-d 'Ritm~ (sCiith· 'Wci'i\':" r~tCJi"'l: ..
'll.• Gu~.:'\) Qlld. L!.n(io.;.f and f'\."'.n in th~o~ 'k'!-\
isl.!lndS (S o! lluteh I\I~W Ol;lnc>).
8. ACTION AGAU<ST ALLIED S!UPi>lNO,··I'IOlhl"' to r.pon.
V-boM S1Bhtlnga ln American~: Not.h\nS to r.,.port .
For tlW A. C. o! 3., G-2: For the 0\r..,ctor of N!\V"\1
lntillltgJnee:
) o1rn I!--rl /" ~ ,-; .-.._JC!!N WE~ I ~ " --:.7 SC:;:;;,
1 '"'--
Colen ·1. G.s.c., . J C'Pt~..n. U.S.N .• t)...pw.lJ lor li:1 ..
U1g~c.:, G- 2. AU\ o.r., ""L1Ull; .. c~ Gr«lp.
·3· ~JI.Ua.
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On lnlor m:ttlon racelved- From: 1201 Z, 27 March 1944 To : 1200
z, 28 March 1944
Wnr 3lld N:1vy o.apnrtments, Wnshlngton 25, .o. C., 28 Mllrch
1944.
No. 366.
2. LATIN AMEiueA.--Venezuela: The governm(;nt ha:S ordered th,.
dts
s'olutlon of'105 labdr unions and the Nationnl Labor Conventlon,
accus.;d of
Comtntinlst '\!filiati-ons. Cosh lit~a: Discovery of a plot to
iisslisslnnte
Teodoro Plcru:to, P re:sldent-elect of Ccsta Rlcct, has b<:en
reported from
Nicaragua.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Northern and Central Fronts: Small-scnle
Soviet attaCKS were report.xl at Narv:l and C.strov. Southern
Front: Sooth
of Tarnopol the Soviets extended their lines n d lst.:mca of 10
miL:: up the
lett bank of the Dnestr Rive r. At Chornovltz (Cern::utl) the
Soviets h:tvt!
advan1:2d to within 4 miles of the city and may be expected to push
on
across the Pruth Rlv.:lr in an attempt to re:~ch their 1941
boundary along
the Carpathians. South of Proskur ov the Germans 'U'O withdrawing
across
the Dnestr River. Sotith of &lltl the Soviets advanced to
within 10 miles of
Jassy. There ts no Indication th~t they have crossed the Pruth
Rtver in
this vlcinlty. West of Per vomalsk the Soviets h:tvc m!!de slight
progr.:ss.
At Nikolaye v they have advanced to the outskirts of tha city,
which the
Germans are expect..od to ab'llldoo shortly. Air Act tv~~ On 26 Mer
en the
GAF supportud ground operations m the N:u-vc are:~ attack~d
troop
c.oncontratlons in the Prlpet Marshes a r«a of old Poland between
thG Styr
:!.nd Horyn r lvurs. In the Middle- Dnastr lll'M the GAF strongly
r-ttnckt!d
Soviet conct ntrs tlons. 0
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- -0126 Ml\rch, U.S. he:~vy bomoors made
strong
• atULcks on targt!ts ·along:the Channol coast from Abbeville t o
Cherbourg;
l,S50 tons of bombs we re dropp.:d. AA fire was iol<:nse,
t>ut there was no
• a1r opposition, although German flgnt .. rs woN :lctlv;;;Ln the
·fll'~a. Allied
fighters and light bomb(:r s attack.;)d tha rail yards at Crl.el
and Beauvais.
At Ijlmulden (Neth'cr hnds) U.S. medium bombors m:!de a
720-ton:attack on
U. port arel~ AA fire was LDtensa; the re w:u; no O.. rman f
tglrter opposition
Ql the 111(11~ of·26-27 March, RAP planes dtopped 3,035 tons of
bomb,s on
Esson. I.A. fire wns light to moder:~te, and moder!!tG fighter
e.otlon was en
counte red. Two Ger man plan.s were shot down, and n Ju-88 was
damaged.
Regraded Unclassified
- OU>er R/\F pl!lnOS bombed l!Movor :>nd made 1 520-ton
attock on the ron yards ~t Ccurtrol (Belg•um). Thoro wu no
opposition ~t the btter torret.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AA!;;A.--ltllg: Q1 2'1 M!lrcb ther e waa little or
no c.hana:a In tha sltuntloo. BetwHn •ocn"' and thJ: sa-:"1 :l
small G.Jrmfln r'ltd and aov4r~ p~trol c l'\Shes occurr..,d. Twelva
mU~s NE o! C:o.aalno tlkro woa • potrol cbh, >nd ~""i thJ rood
from Taro:la to Cualno o <Nr· man nuaclc W'\.5 retpulsad by
3.ttlllery tire. P':".trols cominuecl -:cttv ... tn tn. lower
G"\rtcll:t.no sac:tor. 1n the Anzto bc:tcn~..d. 3 Gv.rm,"lD p~t.ro!
w~ r~pulM W of the: m'l!n r<Od runolnc N from Anz~o. Cn tn.a
'!lt.:rnoco at 26 M."\rch lla tht ~.;~ sw c1 C..trroe.to, 3
Germ'\11 pl'UOCI:l J.U:lco ••r rep.Uood. Naval 1\ctlvlry : . CD tho
nl&ht of U-2'1 ~~ncO. Allied motor tor pedo boeta int<Jr
Cl<ptcil 4 Germllll F -boata w lnntet_-d dl!m'JiO by runtlr•.
Air /\etlvlt5: C.. 26 Moreb, U.S. b•avy 'ooml> rs ~uack:!d
~1a11o airdrome l'C'a'lnQ ar~:t. , e-ncountering 14 Germs.n
flii'lt<lra. Ctn~r hea·.ry bombora ottaclcod the ran
y<>rds nt.Jflmlnl '.lid Flumo, enc....,toring 10 Gorman
air-
· craft. oTho U.$. l j£!llllr """"rt ob~er11"d oboot 90 Ge rman
!lghU>rs, bul onl)l 26'1ii\¥otM !lr combnt; 5 w,y. •bOt down. In
eentnlltaly, U.S. m-.~dlum bornbera ttnd Hghkrs bOmlkrd 0Grman
troop concentrnuon.s n.nd rall .. Urwt a.od m:.lntlllned patrols
Two Oorm.a.n plane-s were sbat down by AA·lt:r.J ln a
bomblnC.D;ttac:~ at Alizlo. AboUt 10 Gcrnnn plAnes w .. r.., acttv•
-r the Anzlo 0..•-~.n& w d1y 1\UI<oil !tgnt.r!O-cootill\\lld
to at\4ci< ahiO'PUlC Mel <:>ri<LS aiM& tba
YllroalavL'Ill coast. •
5. 1\S!A.--B;trma: en 25 M1t<:b,1Japu.sc UutM v~re d.moy..S .nan
~etlan on.Ulo> Jmphii •• 'I'.d<l!m rood, noor 'l'onzar.c (18
mU.s Not. Tlddln'i) Some 60 m.!.a qo>.ro~. !mphal, '2 ]'!»MU
comP"...nl~s v~ dekndU.. ~· _... «llll1 doatroyed ~ridge-at-mil>
s\ono ?2·. •A ]tpanose column, ustun:>t..d
• nt b!IM.Ilon rtr"!',ith, Is moylng frord Khhni'DC tow>rd-
Koillmn (35 mll>a to .tha NW). ln lh~ Al'akan,'450·590 ]nponoJt,
c'U'rylrok.rurtltankmln"s, who hnd Infiltrated Into tho
Sinzwoy•·nr•o N ol l!tind~w on the e.ast aldo ot tho Mayu ranco,
w..:ra driven b!lCki tho r ... mnlndJJI•of.th\s Iorcv 11 now 3
mllee SE: ol Sinzw'lyn. In tno HuknW!Ii Valloy h~•vy light ing le
iOlnr on N a.nd S ol Sh.•\duzup, tl.nd the ]~Jso r.,Lr.,ltlnc from
Su.m:prnbu.m nr~ u .. poc:t.od to d.lood l;sopzup (40 m!l.a No!
MyltJ<y!m.). Cn 25 March 'pproxl mt.tely 3~ ]'P.~ a~
cOilduc:tJd ntucka en Al!.oo alr11ai4s.&t Ch)tU\· ronc Mel Coxa
B"'·" "'"' an 1\iht r lv•r v.aoola tl: tho ~ AIUO!I nc~ttora
do..lltroy,<l 9 J> ..... .es.> plabos. ov.r th6
A&l.......,:llrdrom~ (NE cf M:>ndalay). en '' !Uill 2S
M:lrcll th6 1\lii.Jd Ti.ctiOl /\a !'are.. earrlocl c>Jt
.attacltl ap!Mt rlv, r &id r o..>d lr>naportlUon In
trlo·Ar"""" on<! Cnllldwin, 'l!.lltrOJIJlc Of d•m~Jflng over 85
~IVwr cr:\!t , rrlocomotiYOS, 28 ploCOI Of .rolllnr r<ock, """ 6
trUCk$. fn lddltloo, ec•tlored tar0.ts In tho I!Ukownr Val Joy and
Chin HI Us woro llttnckOd wtthoot ••rll\l epposltlon. Chino: Crt 20
March, u.s. medium bombilra u nk ono 200-loOt and on>
ISO:roctv•osol In BAkll Boy (Gull of Tongltlng) .
SECRET
'
8.fh'ft,. . 7. PACIFJC ... C.:ntr'OI Pnclllc Arwo: On 2~ Mvch,
All\ed &lrcrnll bomb•d aDd strc1~1o \nauiiiiilon• on Ptt.c.lop,
Ar.t Io!Md, and PooaQo~;~ r.Dd &"Ullt 2 •null tr~lchura J14..U
Por.~. M f\r• wu modG:rMd. 1ft 1M Mvs.nalls, ).'1pano:M
lnSUIIAtlona on Wet, • J.Uloolllp.Md J31utt w... t u bgml)..'"'Ci.
Solem ems Araa: Cn 26 Y.lrCh \ft U'...-. To.ro.dn& a.r..;a, All
.. "-d n&nl and air =ts cccdnu""'i4ihoo bcmbudm,r.t <!
!'I"""•• croond poi&UQil.S, a&rtil:i C3ll1 nr ... a.
t;<lW c;u,~ .... r: ..... Br~hin Arc;a: (b 28 lo!.reb Ill t1w
A~tt;.s, Alli.d'ifciiiiil"llrc."i'T' •.ec:dd a~ yat<b So! Rcssun
(1 miL> So! Lor • .,..,); oc l..ooi'.~<CS, AuL:.d sround
forcoa;~hib hold ;1 lin ... 2 :ntlza W of .P:\p~Ul!\1 •.r.J 2,400
J""..rdS 3 of Lcmbr .un ?c\r.t, advan~d !iOO yurda w~ot'lnl'd ~ r""
sl~iht !,.,..,_" oppoe~tlGn. All~ r..:1val1rou.nc1 p~rolt r ..
c!'\¢d U\n ~mo ptru:t:· • .ucn (20 m\1<.8 SE of 'J'ab&;:!.),
~llllro( 1$ l>P>IIO .. , an~ at 1.1~ Uno& Pl!lnt:rtlon
(30 miles SW d 1'a.l.nsq&) c;~.pWr..ad 28 ]!\pt.n~o~f.:. Clll5
M_'U'eh, Ali:kd a.lr· crm ana-eked K&v!cng Md tlJilln t.o:wlly
'bomb..d tatg .... ts m thJ RabtWl are~, starting mnn,y flrtJa. ()1
2& ud U Much, J"".pe.n~a.u bue.S at Pondo r.>Qlnt end C~p.3
Bosklns (northwuSt cot.Gt N. w Srlta~n) w~ra df..:etlvcty attack~d.
On 26 t-.ruch on N .. w Ou\n-..&, All1~d phn ... s bombed
A\tllpc :u1d In >ttt.c:CS on But one! Dnll\l> alwnc,'<l e
ho•vy ~~"""and starl.d !Argo tir..ll!l Ln fllol ~ supply d11.1npa.
CAh-.>t ttlr t\.l1ACkS wvN ml\do on ~panJ$0 c:ocstll positlons
o.nd shtpp\J\C b"'tw "-'"' Hr'U\11"1. S~y find At\apct.
8. o\CTION AGAlNST A!.!.IED SKli'Pli:O.··NOil\lq to ropcrt. U·bMI
Slchtln§s In Am.rt= W>l.ra: N<Mlro( 10 r .pert --
Fer tM A. C. c:r S., G-2:
...,...Ylul.ll .. I!CR\!.,
Regraded Unclassified
To ; 1200 Z, 27 'March 1944
War and Navy Department:!, Washln6ton 25, D. C., · 27 March
1944.
No. 365.
2. LATI.N AMERICA.- -Cblle; .several .high-ranking Chilean
Army
ot!icers have been lmpllcate<nii the recently disclosed Naz1
espionage
rmg, and the Foreign N\tnister has assured the u.s. Ambassador they
will
Pe relieved !rom active d..tty. '
S. EASTERN EUROPE.--Muddy roods continue to namper operations
in
the ~uth. Northern and Central Fronts; Soviet pressure SE of
Vltebsk
bas decreased. SOUthern Front; German coanter:lttacks in the Kovel
uea
have forced the Soviets to r etire slightly, but the Gormans
rl)port that the
Soviets are concentrating troops in this area. At Brody the Soviets
are
again renewing their effort with .stron~ atto.clts. ·Tne Soviets
extended their
lines Wand SW of Tarnopol, encircling the town. The Germans have
with
drawn S of Pr oskurov. The Soviets.have reached the city of
Kamenets
Podolsk and are exerting pressure to the east. South of Mogllov -
Podolsk
the Soviets h'ive·reac:hed the Pruth River on a 50-mUe front. There
Is no
substantial change on the rest of the front, altho.1gh the Soviets
are vigor
ously attacking Nikolayev against stubborn. German resistance.
Air
Act1vlty; On 26 March tne SAF' conUnued attacks on German shipping
in tte
Bailie--Gulf of Finland ar ea.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- - On the night of 24-25 Much, 120 German
bombers aDd f ighter bombers, in 2 phases, attacked London and
points in
southeast England. Five German air craft were shot down over
England,
and 2 -re destroyed over the e»ntinent. A strong force of RAF
pianos
attaclred Berlin; heevy AA !ire wns moderate, but llgnt fr.re was
lptense.
Adverse weather hamper ed air activity on 25 Marcn.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -llal,y; Orr 26 March there was no
change
in the situation. The main front cOiiffiiued quiet. A German patrol
att<?mpt
ing to force a penetration 13 miles NE ,.! Cassino w:ts driven off.
The
Anzlo beachhead remained generally quiet, altho:Jgh the re was
considerable
movemem behind the G.1rman lines and an tbe roads In the area.
There
. . i
Regraded Unclassified
..mr4i'M't oerrnu o.rtiUery activity In tno ooetor SW "' Carr
oeeto. Air
tne niCht'of 24-2!> March, Alllocl plAnes m•d• • 107-ton Sotlt.
sea.rchllghts wer~ tnc.OI1Dtere<1 at the ta.rcct. In
central
ll&ly, U.S. IIcht bombers oaack<e<l motor v•hlcl .. In
t11o Cu•!no area and flantoro patrolled tha battle linea. Gn 26
March, u.s. llcnt bombers ottaci<.od Loahorn l!vbor, and
ltgii\Ors bo~ O•rmAD CUft pOSition> oppoolt• the Anzlo
beachhe:lll a.ocl ma!ntalnod p&trot. In the beacl!Mad
area.
&. ASJA.--Bur mo; tn the Clllndw!n front thlr• wtr~ no
a~&nlfu:ant 'devolopmenta, tna Japanes> cant!n~e their
anempU to W1ltnte behind &rltlab poaltlon• ~or.g the l!no of
tho M>wlid~"'··B•thld•:U>C road. Four miles N of SMduz.~p
(llukawng V&lley) httvy fiChUnr 11 In pr'ogreas. Cn 23 Much tho
B>ntKok- -Mculmtln RR w>.l h•3V•l)/lttaextd lor thb 1\rst
ttrne; 2 bridges w-are destt'oyed, 6 athou w~ro probably r\:-ndered
unser vlccablo, o.nd 1 tr-!.1n was derailed. CXhnr rallvtr' ~
Wdre htt at Ye .. u, Pylntr'lng, and Sllwebo (central Bur ma). On
23 Md 21 March, japanese Hnea ot eommunlC'\ltOn, stor3ge dumps, and
warohous~ s on tho Chlndwln MCI Arnl\an fronts wera ropeatodly a
tt"-cked by Alllod IIJhtors and llghter bomb~re: S4 river craft
were sunk, at!.d truck convoy• wort auccessfull.y strnlJJd;
\l,•nrehou.~s and'Storngtt a.re~s In 1\'!l.lctwl'l. and olJ dumpS
e.t lndnw were set \on fire. ·
~. 1 PACIFiC.--C.,tnl Pru:il!<: Are." en 24 M'fch, U.S.
alrcrilfl bombed
Wnke ISL~ ,.,neountorfug ~Mlire. II> th• M"ah'llo, Rongtl"!>,
Wo!J• , t,bloelap, 1.1111 J&M< were'eff,<:tlv<\)1
'boml>od. In tno-~ollnes, Pon-.pe 'llld Alii 1$br.d.s were =•ked
oy U.S. pi~s. T!loro was DO )apo- 1\o:l• c..... rial opposit"ac to
atty cf·J.Dese 3.tt.nek.S. SOlomOM Ar~: B..:.tw.n 8 and 24 Maron In
tho Toroitlnl ar i>3, a total o! •184 ) p-.m-.. <load ~._..
b<oun ecur.ted. en M M>re.~. Allied bomt>ors btlolctiV•It
~ttatlcad ~E&e cun positions one! so.>P!'IY """"_. in·tht
Empr .. a Aorust• B•y .,..,_ New Ouln•~··New Br!,ll> Area: 0>
2!> Morch In tho Adm<,...•llos, AU tea-gr<lUDOI loreos
tore;! J>P''""a:trOops b•ck to n point 200 y•r4a S Ol Rossun (I
mil~ S of Lor.!li".u). AUWd ~round p·trola ol K>ll B•y 1.1111
Amor lsL'Ind (west ond MMus J.si!nd) raport;>d no J•P'I""••
eont>ctl; '>4dltl"""lls1Mds S one! E of M·.n~s wera occupied
by Alllocl!ll'CUr><f pwrola without )>pane"" opposition.
A!llod tllval ant ... deslr oy.d L.ollu Md M,t:u>n vlllngos
(soutn woet coast L.os N<ll"OS) ond·bombt\rdod J.,.,nkn\1
viii"C• (acuthwost Up R~mbutyo I.SI~d). In the T•ias3a area no
)nponue· worv vncountor ;><l by Alllod ground patr ols
wlllcl1 reached N'•mundo Plo.h"tiOQ Md Kulu Rtvor (~pproxlmntel)l
16 mllos S of Tnhsen). Cn 24 Ml\rch, Alltu<l p!Mos bombod
Ovov< ~1"-lld (40 mh>s NW of Wlll~umet l'•nlnsuln) and
henv!ly ft tt&ck•<l the R>baul ntrfl~lds, !SI-trting
liNI. Oh 25 M.rch thl Wawak· • Bor'1m arw:l W'\.1 hc3.vlly
bomb..-ct, nnd • xplostona and ftr .. e VhlrC m.rtOO In the eupply
w blvou~e are:l.S. Nortnw•ll Auotr\11!\--B:uld• Sen Aroo: Oh 25
~i"ch, AU led atrcr:>ft oom&ea th• killm""' ·41i!
BlilioiiiM!ali!S ('t.t~storn f>.lteh N::w Gu.ln.)l).
Regraded Unclassified
Regraded Unclassified
0 0 . , ARMY-NAVY ~ -
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On lnf-:>rmatlon received- From: 1201 Z, 25 March 1944 To :
1200 Z, 26 March 1944
War and Navy Departments. Washln-gtori·l'-6, D. C., 26
Maz:~i1:1911. ·-·· .
No.3~. ·.
. . 1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to rep'ort.
2. LATIN .AMERICA.--Accordlng to press rep-:>rts, the Buenos
Aires office 'Jf f.ll-Amerlca Cables 11as been closca for 24 hours'
and f1,ne4 500 pesos by the Argentine e <hernment tor delivering
uncensored cables to the United P'ress, and i>an-1 merlcan
Airways has been tined 1,000 pesos for transmittl'hg private
messages through Its airport radio. •
3. EASTERN EOROPE.- -There was no significant change In the weather
on the entire front. Northern and Central Fronts: Southeast or
Vltebsk continued Soviet attacks failiclto change the situation.
Southern F,ront: At Kovel, German counterattacks cdntlnued to
neutralize SoV1et pressure. The Soviets mad~ ·substantial g!rlns SW
of Tarnppol andi .In a break- through SE of that city, reached the
· •·
Dnestr River on a 50-mile ir6nt, penetratln& to the outskirts
of Kamenets - .?odolsk at the most eastern point. Following the
capture of Pr9skurov the Soviets advanced~' cl~arlng all of the
Proskurov - · Zhm11r!nka rallllne. The Soviets advapcad W and SW of
Mog1lov - Podolski to the SW they reached a polnr about 10 miles
from the Pruth River, and advance elements cut the Balti--Yassl
rail line S of BalU. The Sov1ets extended their lines W of
_:>ervomaisk and continued to close In on Nlkolayev, small gains
being made SE of
that cl~y. Air Activit~: On 20 March the SA'f attacked a Ger man
convoy ill theGUit ol Inland and shipping and harbor Installations
at Azerl (Estonia~ between Narva and Tallinn.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 23-24 March, 17 German planes
attacked scattered points In southeast England; 1 was
de'slroyed.
On 24 March, tJ. S. heavy bombers attacked Schwelnfurt and Frank
furt, dropping 512 tons. German air opposition was very weak, only
34 ai.rcra.ft being observed by U. S. crews; '/'.A fire was'
·meager to modera~. Other U. S. bombers attacked alrdr:>mes at
St. Dlzler, Nancy, and s'ernay (near Le Havre); there was no Qlr
oppositiOn. · ·
I ICLAIItFID
!ll!"eR P!'1" Regraded Unclassified
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Italy: On 25 March the sii\IAllon remain,ed
generally qulot. German patrols were acttve 4 miles N\1/ and 2 ..
112 m1les W of Ortona. German troop movement was observ~ 7 miles
fNJ of Ortona. Germans clashed wlth Allied units 2 miles S of
Orsogna. 0\Jrlng the night of 24-25 March the Germans occupied 2
heights lmmed!atelyW-SW of Cassino after the withdrawal of Allied
elements. The An•lo beachhead conllnued g·lnerally quiet. Naval
AoUvlty: On 24 March, Allied destroyers pro•Jlded fire support al
the Anzlo beachhead. On the night of 24-25 M~h an Allied destroyer
sank an E·.bO'it, taklng 6 prisoners. Air ;.ctivlty: On the night
of 23- 24 March, RAF planes again bombe<rffie rail yards at
Padua. On 2~ March, l). S. heavy bombers made 2 J35-ton attack on
rail targets at Rimfnt: About 28 German planes of 4 types,
including Ju-88's, were em::ount.erecl; 10 were shot down. Allied
medium bombe"rs·aw:t fighters attacked rail larflela In central
Italy and the harbors at Leghorn and at Falconara (above Pescara)
•
. Fighters also bombed German troop an<i gun positloll$ on
·Ill<! Cassino battle front. Allled air patrols destroyed 7 of
some 75 German planes over the battle areas, 30 ot which were
opcrraUng 1n the Cassino ;u-ea . . Oil Bougie (Algeria) a ]u-88
bomber-"'"'oMalssan~e plano was shot down by an RAF Ilghter. ·
•·
6. ASIA. - -BurrruJ: On 24 March the ]apanosc ~netr>Uoii at
various points In the Chin Hills sill! coctlqued. A puTty of about
10 jap anese · has lhllltrate<t to within ~ miles of lmphal,
.and.¢ontact bas been made 20 miles \o the NE with a Japanese force
estimated as I batl4llon. Near Tamu beavy (lghtlng Is In proeress,
and a deter mined japanese assault W of the town has "been
repulsed, but the nearby landlng'lleld has been evacuated by t~e
Britis h. Five mtles SE of Maungdaw, 2bo ]al"!l\CSC attempting to
ln!Ltrate forth! r north were driven 6ack approzimately 2 miles. In
thll: HU.::a'nns Valley lighting continues 4 mlles N of 5haduzup,
and to th·. E a Japanese
.platoon was suecessfu.lly ambushed 15 miles S-SW or Sumprabum. On
20, 21, and ' 22 March, Japanese supply dumps, warehouses,
,and barracks areas In the Myltl<ytna--Mogsung ares wore heavily
attacked by Allted lighter bombers. Many bulldlng3 were
<lestroyed, large fires were·startect,and the f!opln raU bridge
was put out of commission: Kuriles: On the night of 25-28 March
target a.reas In Sblmushu, P;ramushiru, and Onokotan wero
bombed.
?. PACJ.f'IC.--Central Pncllic ~: On 21 March In the Carollnes,
Allied aircrnft altiiClroa Ant fsla,\ir(8 miles SW of Ponapc). On
23 March In the Marshalls, japanese Installations on Wotje,
1\o!Jlloelap, Jalult, and Mille were ef!eeuvely bombed by Allied
planes. There
Regraded Unclassified
was no aer\&1 oppOSition to "'Y at 11\eoe ati&Ci<s, and
no AA fin
waa ~lwd at L!llla, SolomCII>8 Area: On 24 Mar<:h In 11\e
Toroklrul
area, "" &Wek by J-u rr~s en tba northweSt sector
at the Allied ))Orlmotar was repuiM(I; an tatlmatad 300
japaneat
doad """ left IMide Allled liMa. Japaneae ruoa ahelled AUled
poaltiOM, e&UIIDC no dama(e. On 23 Mar<:h, AUI..d
alr<:ra!t
effectively ottacked japaneaa IIW1 poaltlona r-ear tho Allied
perlm<ter
and wo heavily bombed tho Buke ond KabUl areas. New Oulnea-
New Britain A"'a: On 2-1 !.Larch, on Mao.a l.sland
(Adiiilralttcs),
X!!Iiid cT<>Unc! forcea, advwlng to within 100 yards ol
Roamm
(1 milo Sot Lorengau), encou.nterod proparod Japonose
poaltlona.
AUied rrou.od patrola, advancing from Lorenpu vll Salesla
Plantation (l-1/2lnllu E or Rossunl, ruched Ora""' (2 miles 8
of RoUWl). Allied groWld patrols alao reached Dnno (13 mllos
SW ot Lorencau). To elate, 11\ere aro 2,323 .mown J•paneae dead
In
the Admll'llltloa area. AU!ed . .uval sur!ece unlta dfeetlwly
shelled
)apaneae ln81411M!ons en ?ltyllu Islan<l (4 miles U·NW ot
Loreneau)
and also destroyed a fuel dump on Mussou Island (3L MnUh13s
(roup, 80 miL.olJ !o.-y Kav1<118). On tho nleht ol 22-l:.'l
Muc:h, Alll,od
Urcrafl bombed Knvlong ond Namotnna!. On 23 M.-.rch, Allied
planes
heavUy bombod the R&taval aupply area (NW of Rob>ul) and
bombed
and stratod 111"'""'"" blvouaca and lnotalleUQil$ at
(northwest c<>-..st New Brltnln). ~:
On 24 March a lone Japanese (northwest Australis),
8. ACTION AOAINST ALLIED SHLPPINO.·-Nothlng to roport,
~ SIJhtlnc! Ill American~ NothiJ>i to r,port.
!"or tho A. C. of S., 0· 2:
-3-
A. E. SC!m/.DER, Coptain, U.S.N.,
Asst. Dlr ., lnt....ulitnct;J 0~.
s~ft,. Regraded Unclassified
0 0 ARMY- NAVY
., DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT J •
On lnformat~on received- From: 1201 Z, 24 March 1944 To . ~ 1200
Z, 25 March 19H
No. 363.
·'
War and Navy Departments, Washington 25, D. C., 25 March 1944.
~
1. NORTH AMERICA:--Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Argentlna: Twenty-one leading Argentine gener
als called on President Farrell and acting War Mlntster ?eron on 22
March and presented a written statement signed by 16 of them
recommend-. lng Immediate free elections, re-establishment of
constitutional guarantees, relief of officers from civilian
positions, and return of the army to garr i sons. According to
press reports, all army and civilian avlatlon,ln Argen tina was
Incorporated Into an independent military air !orce under the
direct superv<slon of the Mlnister of War on March 23. Colombia:
· CC.23 March the Colombian Government Interned a~out 50'Germans at
'Fusa gasaga.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Although rather !Ulfavorable weather is cur~
tailing air operations to some extent, groun<\ conditions are
Improving in the northern part o! the Southern Front. Northern and
Central Fronts: Southeast of 'llitebsk unabated Soviet attacks eont
ln:.~ed without changing the situation. Southern Front: German
countera\tac.-.s have cheeked Soviet Initiative at Kovel. In a
rapid advance S of 'l'anwpol, Soviet forces reached the Dnestr
River at another point; Germarl,'troops in the salient to the
northeast In this area are threatened. ln' '~he l~og!1ov' - Podolsk
area the Soviets have substantially extended thetr lines NYi''and
southeast. The city of Voznesensk (on the Novo-Ukralnka--Odessa RR)
has fallen to the Red Army, which now has a small bridgehead on
the'rlght bank of the Bug River , N of the city. Soviet forces are
clos!ng In ori Nlkolayev from 3 directions, with tne strongest
ef!ort being made from· the north. ln the Crimea, Soviet pressure
continues near the Slvash crossmgs and against Kerch, without
producing any chango In the situation. Air Activity: On 23 March
the SAF attacked a convoy ln the !ar north of! F inlarid and on 24
March attacked German transports In the Baltic and shipping In the
Black &a. ·•
4. WESTERN EUROPE.-- cn 23 MarCh, U.S. heavy bombers made
widespread attacks on Industrial installiitlons and airdromes at
Brunswick, Hamm, Osnabruck,and other points In nqrthwest Germany:?"
/'.A fire was moderate to Intense; German fighter opposition was
gener'ally moderate, although the Germans lost 61 aircraft. U.S.
mediUm bombers attacked rail
Regraded Unclassified
yarda at Crlol and Halne St. >'Ierro and 2 airdromes In northern
France; thtre wae no German air opposltlon, &ad AA fire wae
weak.
6. • MEDrrERRANEJ.N J..RE:A.--aatx: ()> 24 March w cener&l
situa tion remained unell!Jlied. '!'Mre were patrol cla.ahea and
German artll lory hre z miles w of Ortona. Tt• area 7 mlloa s-sw
of Or<ona ...-.. reported noovlly mlr.ed by t.oe Germa.na.
FlihUOC c.-r~ln••• In the cas elno ar... There was an easterly
German movement. to the rMd JUDctton 3 mllea NW of C&sstno and
tr.enoe northward. O.rma.n activity ..u Clb· Hrved at Aquino (7
mUes NW of Ca&stno). Seven miles S of Carroceto (In the Anzlo
beacnheatl), German artillery wu active. Sever&l O.rman ' tan~
were reported destroyed 2 miles S-SW and S ml!u Nl!! of
Carroeeto.
During the 18-19 March commando raid on ~Ita Lsland O.lmatlan
croup) the entire German garrleon wu either killed
or >:apt~rod. By 22 March, Hvar Island Ill tho same group waa
largely evacuated by the Germans , and tho rema!nlnf carrlacn Ia
being liquidated. Air Ql the night of 22-23 March, RAF planu bombed
the i'liT\ Padua.:: On'23 March, U.S. medium bOmbers attacked raU ·
Witts at Florence•end Pontassleve. Allied flghtors attacked German
1111n -an<ltroop po$1tlons In the Cassino area end maintained
pst:rol.s ow• the battle fronts. German shipping and doe•
facilities alofoo! the east coast ot !Ia!¥ end the C<>&Bt
of Yugoslavia were bombed and atra!ed oy u.s: IIV,tera. ()>
tl'.a night ol 22- 23 March, 9 O.rman bombers anae<ed the laland
of VII (S of Split, Dalmatian coast). ()> 23 March, Allied
lighters deatreyod 2 Italian-type transport aircraft and a
O<>rtrWI atna!e-ecglne plan;o at tr.e Z.monlco airfield {E
<>! Zara).
e. ASIA.--Burma: 01 23 !!.arch, japanese pi'OII'Jre forced tn.
5r,11sh t~ withdraw fr~lng (30 mllu NE a! !rnpbal). t:•ar Tar.l•, 2
Japa nese tand were destreyad, end N oll',ddlm tr.e·J•poc.eae
still baoe Loe roa<lto lmphal blocked. In tile 1-iulcawng
Valley, Allied troops hn-. occu ple4 Sha.duz:~p and are
llquldatln0 Japanese real~~tanco • miles N of that village. Strong
patrol act!cn continues both In 1M Aral<&n end Ka!adan
Netora. Col 22 and 23 Ma.r ch, Japanese rCCld, rail, and river
transporta tion !acllltlel, storage dumps, and warehCU!l4S In tho
Huawna Valley, on the Chlndwlnl and In t~e Aratta.n were under
constant ottack by Allled IlChter bombers; 13·Tiver bbat~ and 4
trucks wero daetroyed, and more than 50 river c roft were damaged.
ileavlesl clthne raids on a particular tarfltt wu eli 2d
lol&teh, wheri 14 tcns,wero d'roppod In the Myltkyina atorage
ar~ll'; C$~&!Jlg large &ploslonl and several ammunition
flrcs .
. • I
7. On 23 March, Jlpan•ae cround forces In conalderablo by All1ed
11round patrols on the eut and northwest sectors cf tne Tcrok!na
perimeter. 01 22 March, Allied atrcralt ~· l:!!avy attaci<S on
JapaneH poe.tlons end a-oppl¥ are3S Mar 1M Laruma and Relnl r
iver&. }ll,>aneae alrfltld3 en Bu~ end swthern
Regraded Unclassified
/ / ~~'"Wft,. ~ Boucalnvlllil wore &lao bombed. On L'>e eut
eout of Fauro Island (all
southern Bcucalnvlllil), 50 J._so barglls ware sighted by Allied
air- . cratt. On the ntrht of 22-23 MAre~>, Allied naval units
shellild s Japanesa SUJ1 poaltlon near the mouth of tho Tekessl
River (Empreu Augusta Bay area). New Guinea--New Britain Area: On
23 March In the Admiralties, Japanese gr0iii3"1'0rce8on
lAi"Rei?'O'S were reported completely sur. rounded; on Manus
laland, Japuese resistance contlmled. tn the Rossun area (S of
Lorengau). Allied ground patrols landed on Ndrova and Ram butyo
lslaoda (SE of Maous Island). In the st. Matthias group (80 miles
NW of Kavleng), AWed neva! units bombarded Japanese positions at
Nal Plantation (southeaat Up ol Mussau Island) and nn Eloaue Island
(olf southwest cout Mussau Island). On New Gumea, Allied ground
patrols reported no contact with Japanese forces at BOglldJim
Plantation (15 mlles Sol Madang). On 22 March, AWed alrcratt bombed
and strafed Japanese poaltlons on the BogedJim Road and at
AJex!shafen and also heavily bombed the Rabaul a!rilelds, stnrtlng
llres and explosions. en 23 March, Allied planes el!eotlvely bombed
Japanese lnstalla!lons In the Wewak area., at Hansa Bay, and oJong
tho northwest coast of New Britain. Northwest Australia--Banda Sea
Area: On 23 March, Babo air drome (northwest butch New Gu1'iit3a)
was .rn:iiCI(ed by Allied planes.
8. AC'l'lON AGAINST ALLIED SH!PPJNG.--On 21 March a medium- sized
Norwegian tanker was torpedoed and sunk In tne Indian Ocean near
the Gulf of Oman. U-boat Slghtlngs ln Amerleon ~! On 24 March ono
wa• reported off Ha1ilai7
For the A. C. of S., G-2 : For the Director of Naval
lnte!Ugence:
~~~~ (J/c)~if.- Doputy l or lnteUl8'1nc:e, G-2. J Asst. Dlr.,
lntelligenes Group.
Regraded Unclassified
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Information rece'lved- From: 1201 Z, 23 March 1944 To : 1200 Z,
24 March 1944
No. 362.
V.'ar and Navy Departments, Washington 25, D. C., 24 W.arch
1944.
1. NORTH AMERICA. --Nothlng to reporL
2. LATllll AMERICA.--Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Winter conditions prevaU on the Northern
Finnish Front. V.!th temperatures ranging from freezing to +2'7°
(F),
Lake Pskov Is still firmly covered w1th Ice. IJi the south,
tempetatures
remain near + 50° (F); despite occasional rain, the period of deep
mud
Is ending. Northern and Central Fronts: Renewed Soviet attacks sw
of
Vltebsk have resulted In no change fr\ the situation. Southern
Front: ,
Soviet attacks continue N and S of Kovel. Soviet penetrations
Sii'nd SE
of Tl.lmopol, which resulted In capture of 30 mUes of the
Tarnopol--Cher
novltsy (Cemautl) RR, cut the last raU connections o! the
Proskurov--Bar
Kamenets Podolsk sallenl. West and SW of Vlnnltsa the German
salient
has been reduced by a 6-mUe withdrawal. South of MogUov- .?odolsk
the
Soviet penetration has been deepened to within 18 mUes of the Pruth
River.
Southwest of Uman the Soviets have pressed forward on a 40-mUe
front E
of Kodyma to within 8 mUes of the Kotovsk--Pervomalsk RR, the only
re
maining l uie of com'm'unlcatlon N of the Odessa--Voznesensk ra
ilroad. Soviet pressure continues at Voznesensk and Nlkolayev.
·
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 22 March a strong force of U.S.
bombers
made a 1,430-toll attac~ on Berlin. AA !Ire enroute and at the
target was
Intense, but alr opposition was negligible. Only 45 German aircraft
were
observed, and 30 of these avoided combat; 1 German plane was
destroyed.
On the night of 22-23 March strong formations of RAF bombers
attacked
Frankfurt. Twenty Gorman planes attacked southeast England; 1
was
destroyed). and 4 reached London.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--I'llly: On 23 March the situation re-
mained generally unchanged. Patro lng In the Adrla tlc sector was
normal.
In the central mountaltl sector activity was hampered by bad
weather. On
the morning of 22 MArch an unsuccessful German attack was launched
on
the southwestern edge of Cassino. Very severe flghting In the town
con
tinued on 23 March. There was little activity In the Anzlo
beachhead; at
a point 2- 1/2 mUes SV..' of Carroceto a German raid was
repulsed.
Regraded Unclassified
n<UIItJ'lD
CS ~\:~~'f' llli&D4: Durln; a commando ntd on tho ntcht of
18·1• March the town ot Oroh:ote (on the Dalmatlan Island of Soltl}
was captured, and 82 Otr·
ma.na were taken prtaone.t. A.Lt A c;t\yirv; On 22 March, U.S.
heavy bombers
t.ttael<ed rail JUdO in northern 11aly, drcpp1n( 2114 10r.s
<>!bomb& ot
Verona &lid 2:20 tons at Bolorna. A Ucttt att.ac.C. W3.$ also
made at Rlmbt. About 15 Gertnl.n pla.nea wert oncoumer«l at
Veror.1, 4 of whlch Wttl
el\ot down. AA tlre was tr.um.ae aDd accurate at Verona and
Bologna.
U.~. medium bomboro and !Lihttrs attacked bridges at
Poulbonsl,
Are:.zo, and the harbor Ill L4Ci".orn. FLahtera patrolled the
battle a.ru.a t.nc1 anaclted OtrllUJl gun poaltl<>M t.nc1
depot.~ at Cualno, Oaeu, and::
of Rome. Durt.nc the day about eo German aortles wer• O.O'.vn
O\!'er the 'battle &re ... 50 'balr.c over Cualn.o. Allied
plones attacked •n!pp!q,
tra.n.port, and troops alone t.ho Yugo.slavt&.n cout and
enlpplr4 a..'ld
transport ln t.ho Aegean eea.
&. .M'.IA.-·b':¥ On 2:2 March, )ap&nf.'al Corces estimated
at 1 reclment ww•loc:ated at U'.chrul (33 ,u., Nl! o! !c:p!W), on
31 March
\he forwud clements o! a.nother JaPanese for,ce were advt.nc:lzli
on Kht.n· Jana (3S mUea s.: o! Kohlma). Tho lmp!W--Tiddlm rood Is
blocked St
2 points, '9 a:>4 H mUe• NW o! Tonzans tee~tlvely. The)apaneso
oro
strongly reslallnll Ghlnese preo•ure 4 mUoa N of $hadtu\ll>
(Hul!awng
Valley). No atcnlflear.t ~· occ:n-rod In either tho Aralwi or KBJ~
Melero. Frrnc:t iq!p-s:JWa; On 32 and 231~arcll. U-". medium
bombon
&U&okod rt.U tu&ets am bride .. In north....,!
Indo-Chino, 0 locoi!!Oilv ..
a.t-d 13 car~ wer• destroyed, and 3 u:5~toot etea.mers were
dam.aged.
7, PACIF'IC.·-totomons ~ On 22 March ln the TorokLna area,
Allied. gra.ux:l patrols m the ea.atern seetor ltUled 33 !apanue.
]apanNt po.attlons C: of r;.m;ress AUCUSt.a. B3.y were bombu'de9 by
Allltd naval untta:. On 21 March. All led aircraft bombed tte
Na.:n.s t-:wna area. (Nat
coaat of SoucalnvWoJ and Monoltu (sout.'lwoat SoucolnvWo),
atartlng
Urea. J:iil!L<l!WwL- -Iilm' liJ:ll&li1 AJ:D: On a1 Morch
unoppoaed Allied
crourl.d forces completed the occupation of lmlra.u Jslam:S (4't.
Matthlu Oro\lj)). On 22 Mt.rch in the Admiralties, a
CO\l!lteran.oek by )apiUle ..
crO'J.'lCI fore'!' s of Lon:brum Point (*"torn Loa Negroo) wu
re;>'Jlstd,
lncreaslnc 1~9&1 reslata.net was eneounttr~ S of :to.ss\111
(Ml.r.~ ISland). On 21 Much, Allied alrcrall attacked alrfleldo at
Raboul, on
COW>terlng lnto1111• AA !Ire. J•paneso B"" pooltto .. N or
Dt.umo!no (Ra.mu
Valley area) wore ellectlvoly atw:ked by AU!od planes. On 22
March,
All led plan~s h.oavUy bombed the Wewa.k ar•• and. 1n a sweep
alollg the cout l><r.w""" \'lr.nk ond AI""", AJll< 2 small
rrei;;M.ra t.ncl more than 20
we .. at:d lucc•r•- r;orth«W A!!SJGll1- -.e.wa ;;n ..u.~; On 22
1/.arcn, 2 Ja.pa.ncsa airCtl.l.ft were teported near
K&Ult.tn&u and l onr Prf.Dcesa Mo.ri&Mo Strait (eouth
coast ot Dutch Now Ou!noa}.
Regraded Unclassified
8. ACTION MJAIN~ ALJ..lZD SI!Il'~!N().· ·Notllln& lo report.
\l:laL Sfe:bal•e JD. Amert,sap \:li11U: Nothin.C Ul teport.
For the A. c. ol s .. 0·2: For the Olrector of NaVJ.l
lnteUtaenct~
Regraded Unclassified
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Information received- From: lZOl Z, 2.! March 1944 To ; 1200 Z,
23 March H,l44
No. 361.
War and Navy Departments, Waslllngton 25, D. c., Z3 March
1944.
1. •
NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to report. .. 2. LATI.N AMERICA.--Bollvla:
The junta has aMounced elections for
2 July, granted amnesty to poUUcal pri soners, an.i ailthorlz.ed
press free
dom. La Razon, suppressed by the junta, has resumed
publication.
I.,ettlstPJJ!:leader Jose Antonio Area and other polltlcal pr
isoners have
~en released. ParagUay; Vle!lk but pro-Allied figureheads have
been
aopointed to the fuag~o~ayan cabinet posts o! Forei6n Affairs and
Educa
tion.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--H~avy rains and mud prevaJlin the south,
where continued Soviet progress is explained by ,the use of wooden
1sledges
for hauling supplies, by extensive employment oi h()rse cavalry,
arid by
the fact that Soviet tanks !lave eltceptlonally wide tracl.s and
high gro..and
c learance. Nortqern and Central Fronts: Renewed small-scale
SoViet
attacks SE of VttebsK falledTci'Cliaiiie the situation. Southern
Front: The
Soviets attacked N and S of Kovel after having been Jrlven out
Oitliat city.
Tile Soviets reached the outskirts of Brody from the NW and
northeast.
Southeast of Tar nopol the Soviets renewed strong t:mk attacks in a
westerly
direction. North of Mog!lov- Podolak the Soviets advanced
westward,
clearing the RR and securing direct rail communlc•ltions from Kiev
to the
Dnestr R.fver. The Germans have withdrawn across the Bug River,
except
for small areas a round Voznesensk and Nikolayev, ooth on the east
.barut.
ln the Crimea a Soviet landing attempt at the Slvash cr ossing
failed, while
at Kerch a small Soviet penetration was made fr om the nor th .
Air
Activit~: According to a Flnn!SI'I communique, the F innish Alr
Force
attacke an unldentlfled Soviet base on 22 March. 'rhe SAF att~cked
Ger
man sltipplng ln the Gulf of Flnhnd.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 21 March, U.S. heavy bombers dropped
214
tans on military targets at Watten (near Calais) . Meager to
moderate AA
fir" was encountered,,put there was no air opposition. U.S.
fighters In a
sweep over the Bordeaux area destroyed 12 of 14 German f ighters
en
gaged; 9 other German planes were destroyed on the gro..tnd. RAF
planes
ln a sweep over, "lrdromes ln northern France al\(l the Netl'ler
lands des-
Regraded Unclassified
troytd 3 ~rmnn planes In combat and 3 on the s r011111.1; 21 on the
ground Vltrt d•m•itd Cn the night o! 21- 22 March, RAP liS'•t
bomber s >:taclald Colosnt, encounter!ni moderate M !Ire
coordinated with searchllgn.s. Q'Uy aHcnl AA fire was rr.et at
Aachen, where •earcilltJh:tl were tr.ef:f!!C tlve In spite of
clear -...ather. At Cberhausen lr.tei>M AA fire and alx>ot 50
H&rchi!Chts were encountered. About g5 Otrmm pl..,.• of sever
>l types made a 2-p~ aP9roach to sOlltneast Enclan:l w.th
Lcnclon as t..e apparent tarset- A lar ge p.reportlon o! Ule
bomb& wert Incendiary. At I• ut 8 o! tne a ttac.,ing planes
were anot do•m by RAF f!ihters.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -Italy( On 22 '.larch tner e was little
char.ge on Ute maln tr• nt desphe considerable actlvtty. New German
posltlona were constrJcted 3 miles !NI of 0:1ona. At other points
In the Adriatic sector both German snd Allied patrols wert ~ctlve.
A Ger man patrol withdrew after a clash 4 miles NE of
Capracot,tl> in t ho central mOUJ1\aln .. c tor. The AJ!edena
area wu foW'ld clear of Otrmans : bridges In thot area hnd been
destr O';C<!. In the Cosslno a ren Oormon artillery flro was
concentrated on Portella, Vnlloro\ondo, IUld San Michele (N of
Coulno). Two strong Germ"" art~cks on Mt. Castellon• (3 miles NW of
Cualno) were repulsed. Thoro was little prO(l'esa In bitter
hiluse-to· houao flch\106 In Casstno. The lower OutsHano sector waa
generally qu,let. There w"ls no r eport of German activity tn lh•
Anzlo tMachhead. ~ talt
1 1tf On 21 March, despit e adver .. weatMr, U.S. modll.lm
bomb
ers ~i ters attac~.ed German (t'ound. poalttor.a \n the Anzlo and
CUslno .,.., .. and tnD.SpOrt In the Rome arte. and bombed rail
tar¢$ at Atez:o, Tar<:"tn~. ar.d ?oalboosl. AbOllt 40 GtrrnM
pi&Ms were act\Yt over UW oatt!e areas dur ing the d:ly; 4 wert
ehct down. Jill led pl:tr-.es
tt1c<t<1 shlp~tns and tronsport o.lq Ule lt&llan •"'t
eo>ut and tile Yugo slavlm •"""· Ne1r s-..n;a Luka (Yugoslavia,
SE of Zu,nb) a GErmsn place was allOt d6.,'1l by Part!s:u>
forces. Alll<td airCt eft eontlr.ot to •tt>e< ahlpp!ni In
t.'>t Aegean on an almost c!ally ach '<!•Jlo.
8. ASIA.- -~: Cn 18 !.brch, U.S. fiShter a dO'Wnt<ll of 8 to 8
lntereopttns J•p!UI••• fighters over Klu•lang. At S.lehwan an
atta.cklns Japaneao plano was destroyed by U.S. aircraft. On 19
Much, U.S. air· e ra!\ (!Qmaged 5 sm>ll r iver cr aft In a swoop
alons tho middle YMi'"'· On 21 M~ch, U.S. heavy bombors destroyed
onoth~r 4 ·onglne flylr.g bont ol! PormosA. Two Japonese planes
bombed Wlllyeung. Burma: On 20 Morch, tn U\e K:lllaw Valley, 4
Japanese tnnka w•rd destroyed at Mrulmaw (6 miles S of Tnmo).
Japanese Infiltration continue• W from llom•lln and Tamonthl, ant!
contact with their forwar d elements hes be<!n made allcct 45
miles SE of Kohlma (near Ukhrul). F\ihtlnll Is In progreos &t
Hvenl points en tne lmphal--Tlddlm r osd, whtcn IS still
bltckC<!, In th• Ara.luln, J:tpanese reln!o.rcemer.ts are
r•ported t be arrlvlrtg E of the loU.yu Rania, but action aloni
tr.e Kal>dan Rivet 111\mlttd to pottr ol activity. C.n 19, 20,
am 21 ~.13l'ch, Allied phneo ~Jpporttd rrOllnd troops
Regraded Unclassified
J&lft,. Ill .-tw -..slht..,P'"'t tbe --Va11At1, upper Chlndwln,
&Qd
Ill tbe AralWI. 11111&11 r iver craft, CWI poaltlOM, troop
conc:entratlOM,
IU!lPlJ du.mpa, aDd tn&laportatlon wolta cmatltuled aome ol the
tarS•"·
Ill putiCI.IIar, tile~ Aft& wu oltectlvoly attacad; tbe
rail
brldce wu he&vllf <lamagocl,aDd aevoral du111p areu .,..,
ott en lire.
Jt.ar Kalha, u.s. llc~Uro clamapcl rolllllg ttock and motor trucks.
In
t.be K•Jtclen..,.Ramret ana, 24 lawachea &ad &mall rtver
vea.sels were
dettroyed by Alllocl aircraft. Thrl>l(hout co=aJ BW'm&
addltlcnal traM•
portatlce lacUIU•a were attaekocl and moro Ulan 200 river craft,
truclao,
aDd Wllta of roll lAg stock wro damagocl. Oo 18 Marcb, I &
oscortocl
japaneoo bombers attackocl tho Broadwar mlp (SE o1 Hopll>),and
on 19
Much woldantl11ocl aircraft were seen near SUc:hQr ; no Alllod
contact
wu made qatut eltiler ol tile.., sorties.
? . PACIFIC.··Central Pacllle Area: Oo 20 Mllrch, In the
CoroUnes,
]&pa~~eM IJistallatfciii SiEiWiD tiiii.d (Nomoi or ... p, s.e
ol 'I'rWt) were
tltoctiw\7 bombocl by Alliocl places. Oo 21 March, Maloelap,
WOlle,
]~lull, and 141Ue(tn the MarsheUe) were bombed. There wu no
]apoln.eo,.
AA 1\re at l411lAI and It waa m .. ger or moderate elaawhera.
Area: Oo 21 Uarcb Ill the Toroldna area, Japanese cround
iiii"aen!IA Ioree 011 tho northern sector ol tho Allied perimeter.
On 20
Mud>, japaneoo ground poaltlcna near the AIUed perimeter wers
bombed.
New Gllnoa--New Britain Area: Oo 21 t.lllrch, tn the Admlralttea,
)apa
iiiie poelllons Tinlliii"SW ort'Ombrum Point (westom Loa Ncgros)
and on
tho s ... lheut tip of Maou.a Jaland were shelled by Allied neva!
unite. )apa.
noso grOUDC! lorc.s ccntlllued to resist ne!U' RcsSWI (I milt S ol
Lorenpu)
and S ol Lombrum Point. Allied lf'"'nd loreu oec:upied Rara
!$lAnd
(Seeadler llatt>or. N·NE ol Lorenpu). Oo New Gulllea, 200 daa.d
)apanose
were IOUDCI by Allied ground patrola In 1M SlJxbman •• Yep Yep
aroa
(JIW o1 Saldor). Oo 20 Much, AIUed pl&nea effectively bombed
1•-.. SUft posltlOM, a IUjlply ar<ta, and 2 airdromes at Rabaul
and sank l ]apa·
..... .Uttroyer aDd 2 amau frol(llters of! w .... ak. Oo the ota:ht
of 20- 21
M.uch, Allied planes bombed Kavienc and N•matana\ and on 21
Much
oltoctlvelf bombod the barge depot and a supply dump at Wewak,
causlnr
ftres and eapl .. l....,_
8. ACTION AOAINS'l' ALLIED SHlPPJNQ ••• Ql 18 Mareh a sm'lll
Brltlsb lretcbUr trU torpocloocl aDd IW>lt 300 mUeo SW ol
Ceylon. Q1 22
Mud> a amall Brltlsb troiCIIUr sank follow lAg an .. plosloo oil
Hautu.
l/;t.;t~~.'!a:•riean !!!!!!= Cll 22 March cnc .., .. N>ported
In
For the A. C. ol S., 0·2: For the Director ol Na\101
lntelllgeneo:
_ \,;1~~..._ (;.J"4~ ... 5 If A {(va.Jl '=/JinftftcxEIU.lNO, V vr
Q~~ ~HRADER,
ColOMI, O.S.C., Captntn, U.S N.,
DeJIIIIiJ lor Jatelllc..,.., ~~~ Olr., lntelllgenco Oroup.
Regraded Unclassified
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
ext Information received- Fr om : 1201 Z, 21 March 1944 • To :
1200 Z, l2 March 1944
Wr.r nod Nwy O..partments, Washington ~5. D. C., 2l !.i:lrch
ltfot4.
No. 360. I • l
l. NORTH AMERIC A.--Nothlng t o r eport .
2. LATlN '.MERICA.--!n an apparently pro-.'u-~nun.,- move, t.~e
Para-
gu:lyan MiniSters o! Foreign A!!c.lrs, E:ctJc:l\lon, and Fln:lnce
bavc been ·
removed.
S. Ef,srERN EUROPE.- -Weath~r nod ground conditions in tile
Nlkolayev
Sf.!Clor are r eported as un!avorab!e; no 'other deWfs o.re
available. Field Mvslla. von Kleist Is now In command of Cerman
forces on the ·!;.outhem
Front. Northern and Central Fronts: NothlllJ of i'mpor tance' was
reported.
Southern Front: Soutn of kovel stran& Sovlvt pres sur~ r
esulted In only ·
SUt~ht galns.-'l'he Red Army mnde st1bstnnllcU pr~gNSS to the
west'betwcen Vlnnlt s:t and Mo~llov • ?odolsk. It appears that the
O..rmans are wtth drawln6 from tnls area. South o! Mogl!ov •
Podols" and w of the Dnestr '
Rlvor the Soviets rul~ced to within 30 mllo:.s of th~ ~th River
P.nd ll:1ve
cut the RR running NW from S!ll\1. Northw"st of Nl"ob.yev tile
Germans
continua their slow withdrawal tq the flug River; .Sovlot pressure
In \his sector does not appear· t d oo heavy. The city of
Ni"ol.ayev.ls und~r s trong
Sovl~t pressu.re but rematn!l tn Germ~ hands . . Ncr Jl.ctivtty:
On' 20 M1\rch
strong formations of Genns.n fighters nnd bombt.rs ~ttack.:d-
3Qvl"t colwnnt ndvanclng tow:u-d the Dnl!str River near
Zllme'rtn~-.'. The SAF lude<l In
the capture of Vlnnitsa. . · · · •· • I I ~ J.
4. W.ES'n:RN .::UROPE.--Cn tll~Dli!U of 19'- 20 ·M<trch, RAP
light bomb- ers atUcked a .. rl!n, Duesseldorf, :md /1ach..n,
enCCWlta.rlng sllglit to mod~
er~t'-' AA fire; m'.lny searchlights wer~ tn opo;r:.tion Including
s over::.l hun dr .:d In the Berlin area. o, 20 March, u.s. he:x,Y
bombers attaclted Fnnk·
furl, Mannnelm, and near by U.rgets of oppottuntty :· Adver
se·weat11er con
ditions prevall<~d; only 35 German flghtor s wJre soen.
A!h·fir.,'ilt ine Abbevllla are'\ was Intense.' U.S. medium Md dtve
bombers attlckcd tne
Crt, I raU yards, 3 airdromes In France, and t:u-gets along the
Clunn<.!l · ·
coast. No O..rm:ln alren !t wer.. encountered, r.ut thor a W'\S
loc:tltz...d In·
tense Al\ ! Ir e. R/.F' light~r bombers attack..,d Gnm:u~ shipPing
along tha
Nethe r lands coast, damaging 'a 7,000-ton mor chant vesstJI and 4
oth~r craft
H OLABIIPlD
stl! e'R'E"T'·"
Regraded Unclassified
I '
S. MEDITERIV!NE/1N AREA. -- ltaly; On 21 M~roh th• Situation
remninod gene rally unchc.nged. ln the hdriatlc sector tank
movumer.t ls now possible
·on roads and trnck.s. The Gormans repulsed a pl.toon att>ek
3-1/2 miles W- SW ol Ortona. O<.rm.an movamwtts 5 miles SVl of
Orton..'\ and th ... s3mo 'dist·.nce sw of Orsogna worJ subjected
to artlUcry ftr.;. Near L..anclano thor o was !n~rm!ttont German
shelling d11r ln.g the day end potrolllng nt night. German pntrol
actlvlty contln'!led Ln the ccntr!l.l mountain s.ectcr. In the
Cassino a.rec house-to· hou.se fighting in the town cantinue;s,
wtth heavy Gorrnnn ortlllory Mrl mortar !Ir a holding up /Jll•d
progress and compelling a slight w!thdrowal of Allied tanks
supporting the lnlontry. em the w .... storn edgo o1 tho town
Gernu.n lnflltratlon !ore.xl a. slight Auted wlthdrowal. The ~.nzlo
boaehh•a.d wos gonerlllly quiet . Balkans: Fighting between the
P:lrtlsnns and •ti l!.'U'gc Gor man for~ 70 mU;:?s E Ol Zagreb
corr tlnucd. Ns val Aetlvl~: On the night ct f9-20 Jk;rch a Gorman
E-boat na!ll' /.nzlowasdrlvon ofrya U.S.'deStrey~r. Ai r Activoty :
On th• night of 19- 20 W.reh, RAP plands attnck<Ml the sUbnurlnu
base nl ~\1oo.falcon.a (nCIC.r Trieste), artd U.S. Hg:ht bomb~rs
struek at motor trP.nsport S of Rome . On 20 March, U.S. modtwn
bombers 11ttackJd r~ll ta.rguts c.t Pogg'Jbonsl , 'T\.-rnt, and Ot
v1cto; d,oc:d.nst'\llat!on& o.t Plomblno and San
St...!ano.we:re rJso bombed. Ol the Cnsslno nnd Anzlo bo>cnhoad
tronts, Alll<d !tght,rs stroogly nnockod Ger rilan troop-~ gun
postUons and patrolled th~ bettl ... o.reas, d .. strOytng 4 Gorman
pbnas. During tho <by about 50 G~r'O).an pl2.n&S-w?r<
actlY.:~ ov~r the battJa '-r.:as, \nclud.tng o.bout 40 dtve
bornb,rs wnleh 'ltl:J.ekcd Anz.lo. Ol the night o! 19-20 Mnrch olf
Boogie about 26 C:Lrmo.n bomber s unsucc, sslully Rttackod illlled
·shipping'.
. . .. ") . 6. 1\Sli' .. --Burma : .~ 19 onrl20 Jk;rch tho
]"l>anasQ sust>!n.:d heavy cnsu .. ltlcs In reslstlhg'BrH!sh
~tt.lmpts \<> re-.staollsn the .lmpl\al--Tiddlm llnc· ol
commUl\IClHon; 135 }'lpanos" ~~ad w"r .• ;·~"'"~ lollowlng 1
ong~go mont 1\bout 40 miles N of!Tiddlm; this ro~ Is still
blC>C<ad.o Tank-oupport<d )oponosci ln!Mtry havQ oeeuplod
Witok I~ i'niU.s S- SVI,o! Tamu ahd nro ad vanclhg northward ..
The I<WlnJSO strength w o(tho Cn!ndwln b.twO,n Th:lung dut 'Uld
'l">manthl IS ostlmatod ot 2 rcgim.nts. In the. Hu""wng V~lloy
the Japanese arc r::trc=ttltlg on Shruiuwp; to tho .;.n.st
&lmpr;Wum has bcun OC· cupled by the BrltLsh. In the /u"abn tbe
J•P"!leso :>ro r.slstlng stuobornly 1n th~ tunnel area SW of
Htinde.w, a~d thdr prG$o.!nt disposition en th1s front indicates
that llttle opportunity rom11lns for ti)Lln to 1'1.11ncn a
eountcr-off~nslvii actlon without r-4Snforcamcnt.s. {)] l'l and
ta'March, jl'!.p3.n~s.l supply dumps, conccntratton points, :lnti
tr!ltlsport !acmttas .ln tba K.3.1<. W:t.··Kalcmyo o.r~a on the
Cblndwin w,. r..; re-pe3Wdly ntto.cked by AUlOd. {igotor bomb..:
rs; 81 tons were dropped. JUmalng, to tlu:! north, w'ls :Uso
bqm~c.d, wtth sevoral !ires betng stf.l.rt~d ln th-a targ,;t
a.rcas. Cn 19 M.3l'cn suost:ntll't.l Allh,:d alr S\lpport was
givt!n ground opdratlons lo thll Chindwin Md Ari\k'Ul. and
r:ulw:o.y ta.rgots ""'" M>nd:llny, >I K!>thn, and nt
Wuntho (on the m~ln I !no to Myitkylnn) wore suoc,ssfully bom'ocd.
Froncn Indo-China: On 18 " "d ~0 M:>rch, U.S. lighte r bombo)rs
c..'U"rled out ofi~..nsivo "'SW;"t;psngainst .light shipping untts
and oth<lr
• Regraded Unclassified
w'dllly a.:par~t~ t!lrS..:ts n.lonc th., north.J"'Il CO.'\Sto
bultd.lngtS, br\dg~..s, '\nd rallllcUitlcs wor, ottnc&o<l
•Nitllout oppooltion. £n rulli!Ucn, n !50-loot v~s~l. a 200·foot
bt:.rc ... , nnd 2 lOO·fOCK Jun.ca w r JUnk; 5 sm~~~oJtu b>,rCOS
:u>d j.l!WI WCN dtuna&od·
7. &>t.CIF!C.·-C...ntr'\1 ?\elite .rva; On lSI
~.~·.re.l.,]lp~so.; i.nst:JJ.L'l· t\OI'lS on Ml.lLll.to] w .. r~
fl:CiTv-:1Y"liimb• rd .'<l by ¥.11\00 :u:rc.r'"'..ft ".n1 nW'\l
surlec- :mlto. CD 20 M:>.rcb, Allied a.rcr"Jt .<mb.d I~•
lruMihllons ':1 'Notje, )shit, Malo...l>p, :>tid Mlh;.
W'll<e lsi~ W3B 'WIO fl.tt~CK .. :.:d by AlBed alrcrJ.tl.
Tb~.,;r-.~ w u no 1.tr t o :lilY oi tb tt•cics en 19 >n<1 20
M"ch. 19 'llld 20 M-.rcll In !he
Tor cKln:'1 are~ Allied ground COM'lct with l '.Po.D¥3- forc. ...
s, p•..rtlC'.ll"..rly on th~o~ north.rn aloelcr t~f t~~ /.Ulu.d
p..rimct .. r. On 19 M:!l'ch, Al!Jt.d olrcr:llt bomb,d )1p"..los.
poslt iOI.S nc'\r tho /illkd ~r1m\Jt-r. NJw G!.lirMl.--N...:w
Brlto.Ln Ar..,;l; Crl 20 M"lrCh, Al.hud ground forces ma.d ... o.n
unoppos:Jd Mildln.s on Em!r'!u lal"'.nd in tho St. M·~ttllt'ls
Oroup (80 mllos NW or K~vlong). A l'ncllng W'l '\!so m>d. on
Elomuslo Lslnnd (oU southe:asroro eo::ta-t of Emlr a.u) ~".lnat
slight )1p'\nOSJ opposl· tlon. l•ll!Jd OP'ound lorc.s on M""us
!al1111d ( ,dmlr~lllcs} w<ro In conl1ct with J>p'lltGSo:!
units ' t points 3 milo:• SW •.Jid 1-1/l miles S of Lor-nr-u. Cl!
Los Nogros 1si'Uld, Allkd ground P'trols r•.ld .d Lonlu Vllli.go
(sC'Jth c:o'lst. 6 mL!..;s W of !domot,.~ llrft ... Jd), d ..
etroylr.-' co·~st:'ll cr:Jt, nmiTI.u.n.i · uon. !lnd stor..::s.
Allt~d n"!.v:l.l untta, tn eup.,.,ort of t::rou.nd forc~s. sh..:U
.. d t.n ... Lonli.l J ... l!, d~stroylng n.mmwlltlon dumps. C.n 19
Mvcb, hllt.-..d ~lrenlt ~In ;,tue~od lO'Jpply and d11mp ......... "
R'lblo.ul >.nd l>-~vily bombed ~:u :.tr!,.dd (){:>vl.nc}.
ClD 20 l!.:.rt., "·- T!ICIJI •.ir!•tld (/.•I>Pc)W>S
·.tt:.ek..'d by Alllod pl'ln.!l which d '<lrcrJ,-d s.;.v • . "\1
grounded )"P"'..nCSI} ~irc:r\fl. C'tbo.:r J~~ .. s~ poettloas cot:.
e~..st c! nort.i::K.:•st N ~• Oui.n .. ~ w .... r...: ~o
t.omb~
8. ".CTION AO:JNST / .LLIED S!UPPJNO,•·CI! 9 .!.ucll•. m->d•wn-
sizcd U .S. tr .ignt.Jr bro~~:"' ln two 'l.nd S!U\it <U't .. r
ttrldng '\mill ... ofi 1\lnlsl•. CD ~() Much' smoll British
t'\01<-. r W'IS tr,rpudo.;od >nd &unK off Ntc ... rt'\.
U-boat Slghtinss ln 1 mu rlC"".n ~: Nothing to r c.port.
For tho A. C. ol S., G-2 : Forth, Olr ... ctor of N'wal
Intollit;\onc.;:
-3-
• sst Dlr ., i.nk!Hg ... nc.- Croup.
5~~-·· Regraded Unclassified
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On ln!orm:~tlcn r<.c.:lved- Fr om: 1201 Z, 20 March 1914
To : 1.!00 Z, .ll Ma~ch 1914
War :lnd N .vy Dep'lrtm~nts,
Wasnlngton Z5, D. C., 21 Mtrch 1944.
No. 359.
,, LATIN AME:RlCA.--Notlling to r"port ..
. .
3. E:,.STE:RN EURO.PE.--Sovlet :J.dvanc .. s tn th"' s outh bav~
slow.::d
down. TheN gro no ch3nges In weather. Northern Front:
,\tNo.rv.:J.
local fighting Is In progress. Central FTont: Th.: situation r ..
mtans un
cb:Ulg~. Southern Front: The SOviets~ enlar~'-d their
pen~tratton
S of Kovel, ndvaocing 14 miles toward Lvov on,tn~
Zdolbunov-.Lvov
raliroad. Northwest oi Vlnnlts:~ tho? Gormnn s:J.ll~nt h3S belln r
educ.;:d
following Soviet capturil of the town. Tnll loss of M~<gilov- -
Podols« 'Uld
thtt ... nl3r6ilrnent of th., Sovid brldgehe:J.d W of the Diiestr
have seriously
affucted German communications ln tho Knmcn ...
ts-Podolsk--Proskurov-
Zhmerlnlm sall~nt. Th£: nenest rail crossing of the Dnestr th~t
ram'llns
intact Is e.t Zatash9hlkl (100 miles to the west) . r.t
Voznes,nsi<, G-:rman
withdrawal toward the Bug River continues. i.t Nlkolay.,v,
Gcrmo.n
def .. nsas have. Checked further Soviet advances. 'I'n~ situation
at K"rcn
Is uncho.ng.:d. Air Activity: Ql 20 M:u-ch the. S .. F '\tt:J.cked
a l!\rge,
Crimea-bound ~rmtlD convoy in the BlacK ~l.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. - -On 19 March, 'U.S. l') ... avy :Uld medtum
bornb-
c: rs attacked tarof<Jts In the C:~lais ar,.n, and !i!lht<or
oombers att'\ck"d 3
alrdrom~s in no.rthern Franc" and 8{;lgium. Thvr..: was no Germnn
p.ir
opposition, but tntense I•A f ir<! was encomtar~d. Cn the mght
of 19-~
March, nbout 50 Ge rman plnnes nttack;;d points in the ea~rn
ca'lstal
'
6. MED!TERRf.NEAN ARE:A.--lt:lly: tn 20 Ma.rcn th~ Slt..atlon re
-
mained unchanged. ln th.: Adriatic aNo. patrolling was actlv.;.,
the G"r
mans rvpuls.,d an Al11ed raid 3 mll~s SW of Orton:~. The G rmans
w~r~
still holding Coll.,dlmaclne (15 miles S of Orsognl ). ln the
Cassino
sector Ger man pockvts N sisted t-.naciously SW and NW of the
toVo(n.
T'nree strang G.rm:ln countcro.tbcks on !I hill on thv
northwest.:rri out
skirts of Co.ss!no war ... Npulsud, but the G~rm•ns g"lned a height
slightly
NW of the tc:>Wil. Monast<.~ry Hill is still In GC?rman
possession. Therd arc
:r.o ~(c)
Regraded Unclassified
'lllloAIIrftD ••• tlitlii.oft-1! T • no lncllc>tlon.o o! Oerm:u~
wltb!lr1w~l!rom proa.nt poalllcns In the Guat3v
lln11. How...-v ... r, 'liN~r~llmpNsslct'l pr.;v,ua Uvu tn. ....
Ptodlmont~- t"tt~l.llno- -Por.t .. eorvo.-Ptco seetcr ct \b._.
Adolf Hltl~r Hn" Is new belng tnlt.N't.:<l by tha G-rmz.n.s. ln
thu nntlO boi"lebi\o.;;ld h.,~1vy ~rrn'\11 C'U'.la:t.~ts rdU!Lid
!l'om au Allled r:tld 8 miLls !NI of Carroc:.to. The g<n_rsJ
dtl tu4o o1 tn~ O.::rm~' In th1.s ar .. s ccntln:l_,l d ...
!~Unatv .• ,e,-~v...s: Figntilll o._ tw~ .. n ,_ StrOCi Ger-mr.n
tor-.e.;. and Partta3n el" mer.t:s too.< phe, in the ar.r~ 7~
mll"s E c! Z36r<t. Air Actlvl~: 01111<. nl,ht cJ 18-19 March,
It .. ,F pl'Ules att~c.<~ tha rt:-~1 yards ato-ldtv (70 m .... s
~c.! Sa!i~, on th• maln rollro>d to 'lllr<ey). 01 Ill M.'"ch,
U.S. hJ>vy bomt>..rs nn:>C<·-d th" nil yU'ds,
alr.dron::~. :tnd f!.Ctor1ce :ll Kl~ ... nlurt Md a factory at G