... THREE HUNDRED WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE LIBERATED after the capture of the last Alsatian town on the German border Hagenau was captured by the Seventh Army. The German forces there were in such a hurry to get out that they forgot the 300 Frenchwomen whom they had imprisoned in the gaol. Some of them had been in Hagenau Prison for over two years they had come from towns all over France, ...

... THE practice may be deplored of publicly dis cussing the major effects upon Germany of unconditional surrender, as calculated to give Goebbels heavy ammunition, though it is worth noting that our expert propagandists think the error would be in leaving treatment undefined. This might pass for irresolution. Whatever you think, the matter has been taken out of our hands by Mr. Churchill's ...

... Since its first appearance with the R.A.F., the Mosquito has undergone many modifications in a variety of roles fighter, night-fighter, intruder, bomber, photographic reconnaissance, etc. The new pictures by Mr. Charles E. Brown given here show the XVI version, the high-altitude blockbuster bomber. This is the type mostly used for the consistent night bombing of Berlin arid German industrial ...

... After a period of comparative quiet, after the Russians had made their first approach to the Hungarian capital, the Red Army succeeded in crossing the Danube and then striking west and north-west One thrust was directed towards the south-west corner of Lake Balaton, and soon the whole of its eastern side had been cleared but the major pressure then developed in a northerly direction the ...

... ht. n*Ti 'iMtj nwrrrif Sbszss'Sbkses??-?: s:-^e^L! THE FORWARD POST OF A PUNJABI REGIMENT IN BURMA. This picture was made within sight and sound of an advanced Japanese position. The post has been roofed with logs and has been well camouflaged ON THE ARAKAN FRONT. A Punjabi infantryman in a forward position overlooking the 7th Division Box. At the time this picture was taken the Division was ...

... THE FIRST PICTURE OF A FLYING BOMB LAUNCHING SITE, CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS IN NORMANDY DURING THEIR APPROACH TO THE PORT OF CHERBOURG. The entrance to the 20-ft. tunnel which runs the full width (120 ft.) of the site The picture reproduced above (and those given on page 3) show the unfinished steel and concrete construction captured by the Americans in Normandy and believed to have been ...

... nan pp a-- in ii i imiiiniir-- MTinrnn maan T hese pictures show views of one of the two huge German rocket yards captured in Cherbourg Peninsula and believed to be similar to those projecting pilotless planes to Britain. It has been described as resembling a scenic railway, or railway switching yard. The site is more than half a square mile in area. It is intricately camouflaged with such ...

... ONE OF THE FIRST FLYING-BOMB INSTALLATIONS FOUND BY THE R.A.F. IN NORTHERN FRANCE. The buildings used for the storage of the pilotless planes are placed outside the wood hidden in the wood itself are the launching cradles from which the craft is shot into the air. The location of this lair has been described as somewhere between thirty miles south of Calais and seven miles north of Abbeville ...

... THE MERCHANT NAVY PLAYS ITS PART IN THE INVASION OF FRANCE: THE CONSTANT PROCESSION OF FREIGHTERS ACROSS THE CHANNEL TO KEEP THE BEACHES SUPPLIED WITH THE MUNITIONS OF WAR. The vessels seen in the centre are small coasting steamers to the left is a naval motor-launch acting as convoy escort, whilst away to the right is a destroyer of the Eclipse class (of 1,375 tons). The sun is just rising ...

... The stubborn holding of Kohima, on the road between Imphal and Dimapur, by its small garrison, has been the keystone of the Allied position in Assam. If Kohima had fallen, the Japanese would have had an unobstructed road and central position from which to strike either north-west to Dimapur, or due south to Imphal. As it was, the garrison, though surprised by the sudden appearance of the enemy ...

... THE GREAT ARMADA ASSEMBLES A VIEW OF A PORTION OF THE GREATEST FLEET THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN-- an official picture taken just before zero hour. Warships, transports, landing craft, supply ships, are here seen awaiting the signal to launch the assault. Just by the wingtip of the plane is a large transport crowded with assault troops within a few hours after this picture was taken, they were ...

... This drawing was given in last week's issue of THE SPHERE: it is reproduced here again because it typifies the nature of the problem with which our troops were con fronted in their descent on the French coast on June 6. The first line of defence consisted of the extensive minefields along the coast, and the E-boats which were immediately sum moned to the attack upon the vast array of Allied ...