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The arrival of Hurricane Hilary is causing apprehension throughout Southern California as the area readies itself for substantial heavy rainfall and the potential for extensive flooding.

Operation Stösser was launched during Germany’s last gamble:  Wacht am Rhein (Operation Watch on the Rhine), Hitler’s offensive in the West which Americans know as the Battle of the Bulge, had as its ultimate objective the Belgian port of Antwerp. Recently captured, it was under repair to be reopened as a deep-water port. When Antwerp was serviceable, the Allies would be able to bring supplies and reinforcements quickly to the front lines instead of transporting them across France from t...