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But first, here's Doug Edwards. Here are the highlights of today's news. American planes have carried out the greatest daylight operation of the war against unannounced targets in Germany. The Allies have turned back repeated German counter-attacks at Anciot, Russian forces have moved closer to Piscof and the Pacific Offensive continues.

For details, Admiral Radio takes you now to CBS Pearl Harbor, Webley Edwards, reporting. A characteristic of the Japanese is that he does not perform well in the face of the unexpected. I have seen him in a sudden emergency do either of two things.

Either become solemnly inactive or go all to pieces, as we say. The Japs' plan of defense in the Pacific has been pretty badly bent, if not indeed broken up, by current unexpected attacks of the forces of Admiral Chester Nimitz in the Central Pacific.

The Japs seems to be reacting characteristically. His forward forces have gone all to pieces, as we say. His main strength, his fleet, is solemnly inactive. Central Pacific forces swarmed all over him this week, warships of the Pacific Fleet, and and based planes of the seventh AAF and fleet air wing two, pummeled him all the way from the eastern martial

islands to his great bastion of truck in the carolines. They hit the fringes and then hit in between it cusai and pona pei. Rear Admiral Arcade Turner's forces moved in on any way talk, gave it a tremendous pounding from planes and warships, and then Rear Admiral Harry Hill's amphibious forces.