By January 1 of this year the German invasion of the Soviet Union has caused that country to lose some New York , pg. This force will be made up of two combat teams and service troops. On January 4 of this year U. General Arnold reports that Army Chief of Staff Marshall is in complete agreement with the Administration's 1 million man, Group Program, and that, in fact, the only thing holding it back now was that it needed the President's approval to proceed.
He adds that the War Department is in favor of getting that program, along with the general Army Program, to the President for approval "at an early date". General Arnold says that, in carrying out the Group Program, it is expected that there will be 34 groups of heavy bombers, and that the full group total will be reached by December 31 of this year.
Further, he says that of the total 34 heavy bomber groups, planes will be in England by December, and that 2 pursuit [fighter] groups each will be in England, Ireland, and North Africa.
As regards the Far East, General Arnold reports that the Japanese at this time have less than 1, planes in that area, and that those are widely scattered, so that, "we can concentrate more air force in any area than the Japs can.
On January 5 of this year eighteen U. They are under the command of Colonel Edward H. On January 6 of this year also, U. Army Colonel Paul R. On January 7 of this year U. The Hellcat is an upgraded version of Grumman's Wildcat fighter. It is to consist mainly of the reinforced 34th Division. This small group is commanded by Colonel Edward H. On January 8 of this year, Colonel Paul R. This group is on board HMT Bergensfjord.
