PUBLIC EVENT LOG

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18th September 1944

Washington Post reports:
"RAther serious blow was dealt to the Hungarian forces today in Transylvania, as the Fortress City of Sebes fell. Medieval location has been overrun apparently by US supplied Sherman tanks in Soviet service. It is said that the city streets are littered with bodies, bodies of mostly Hungarians, who stood fast and during the night retreated the forces through one of the last remaining bridges in their hands.
On the other side, Hungarian armour, including only known Hungarian armor ace, Ervin Tarczay, fended off Soviet offensive action east of Sebes. The battle is said to be the clash of the beasts, as mighty IS-2 heavy tanks facet their German produced counterparts, Panthers and Tigers. Axis units seemed to have an upper hand there...

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In other news: Free French Forces advance upon the french town of Arracourt, trying to dislodge German positions there. The Japanese hell ship Jun'yō Maru is sunk off Sumatra by the British submarine Tradewind with the loss of 5,620 lives, the worst maritime disaster in recorded history. Meanwhile American B-17 bombers dropped over 1,284 containers of supplies to the Home Army in Warsaw with the attempt to aid the dying Warsaw Uprising, but only 228 fall on Polish-controlled territory which is diminishing by each hour. It is the first time Soviets allowed USAF to use own bases for refuels, denying any earlier attempt to aid the uprising.