World War II Chronicle: December 19, 1943

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There has been speculation over the past few months of a shakeup in American high command, particularly whether Gen. George C. Marshall would remain as Chief of Staff and who would command Allied forces once we invade Western Europe. On page 18 George Fielding Eliot makes the case for Marshall to remain as Chief of Staff and why Gen. Dwight Eisenhower should serve as commander-in-chief of the Allied invasion… Sports begin on page 27…

A editorial column on page 38 discusses the shrinking disparity between bombing tonnage in the European and Southwest Pacific Theaters… This week in the war summarized on page 39… Pictures of the Teheran Conference on page 93

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 19 December 1943. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1943-12-19/ed-1/