[Homer_J_Simpson]

Fliers Strike Hard (Middleton) – 2-3
Invasion Plan Told – 3-4
Red Army Slashes beyond Balaklava (Parker) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Britons Astride Torpedoes Sank Enemy Cruiser in Port – 5
The British Reveal a Secret Weapon (page 1 photo) – 5
Poles in Russia Score Ukrainians – 6
Scientific Curbs on Reich Pledged – 6
Allies’ India Push Continues to Gain – 7
Asks Pacific Bases for Future Safety – 7
Navy Now Turning to Shore Attacks – 8
Latest War Casualties – 10
Pole Tells Story of Ghetto Battle (Denny) – 11 United Nations Council (Krock) – 11
Australia Sets Fighting Mark (Baldwin) – 12
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 13-14

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/apr44/19apr44.htm#

Soviets bombard Sevastopol
Wednesday, April 19, 1944 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... The battle for Sevastopol continues as Soviet ships bombard the city. Elsewhere, Soviet advances end as the forces reach their logistical limits.

In the Indian Ocean... The British Eastern Fleet (Admiral Somerville) is reinforced with the USS Saratoga. The carrier aircraft attack Japanese positions at Sabang and nearby airfields. One plane is lost and 27 Japanese planes are claimed to have been shot down.

Over Occupied Europe... The RAF drops mines in the Danube River.

In Washington... The House of Representatives approves an extension of Lend-Lease legislation.

[BroJoeK]

headline: "Australia Sets Fighting Mark (Baldwin) – 12"

quote worth noting:

"The Australians -- and their neighbors, the New Zealanders -- have in proportion to their size, contributed a greater percentage of men to the armed services and perhaps more effort (per capita) than the United States has done."

The US war effort was critical to victory, but some allies did more per-capita than we did.