Command Post - China-Burma-India Theater of World War II

First published as the newspaper for Base Section 2 in Calcutta, India, the final issue of The Command Post was published on February 2, 1945. With the February 9 issue, it became China Command Post, newspaper of the recently-created China Theater of Operations. A contest to find a new name for the paper resulted in the March 9 issue carrying the winning name on the masthead, The China Lantern. Click date to view each recreated issue.

MAY 26 1944

JULY 14 1944

SEPTEMBER 8 1944

OCTOBER 20 1944

OCTOBER 27 1944

NOVEMBER 3 1944

NOVEMBER 10 1944

NOVEMBER 17 1944

DECEMBER 1 1944

DECEMBER 8 1944

JANUARY 26 1945

FEBRUARY 9 1945

FEBRUARY 16 1945

FEBRUARY 23 1945

MARCH 2 1945

These pages were created using original World War II issues of Command Post. Some of the material was provided by people like you. Your CBI story, photos and other memorabilia is important to those interested in the history of the CBI Theater. This history can be preserved and published to the Internet so that anyone interested can readily access information about CBI. You don't have to part with your piece of CBI history as good photocopies or scans are acceptable. If you have photos or memorabilia from CBI and would like to share it and your story with others interested in the China-Burma-India Theater, please CLICK HERE to send an e-mail.

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