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  • Monte Cassino falls to the Allies

    The Polish flag is flying over the ruins of the ancient Italian monastery which has been a symbol of German resistance since the beginning of the year. Polish troops entered the hill-top abbey this morning, six days after the latest attacks began on this strategic stronghold at the western end of

  • Leningrad siege ends after 900 days

    The Soviet Army has lifted the blockade of Leningrad that has been besieged since German forces cut the land link to the city on 8 July 1941. Soviet soldiers broke through the German line of defence at key points and recaptured hundreds of towns and villages in the region, according to a Russian

  • Allies united after Tehran conference

    Allied leaders of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union have ended a landmark conference held in Tehran, the capital of Iran. It was the first time Winston Churchill, President Franklin D Roosevelt and Marshal Joseph Stalin had met together. In a joint statement issued after the four-day

  • New commander takes charge at 422nd ABG

    The men and women of the 422nd Air Base Group welcomed Col. Doug Mellars as their new commander during an assumption of command ceremony April 17.Mellars came to RAF Croughton from the A6 directorate at Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill."For the men and women of the group,