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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1940
Page
1
Copenhagen reports describe a rapid German occupation with limited bloodshed, while Danish refugees flee to Sweden. Officials say 200,000 occupiers, 12 claimed deaths, and Berlin wires crown the event with tightened controls and propaganda.
Reported naval actions show German losses including cruisers destroyers and transports. British forces suffered two ships sunk with two damaged while German ships faced heavy casualties and dispersal by planes near Narvik Stavanger and Oslo. Observers noted multiple ships sunk damaged or fleeing toward Swedish waters as the Emden was sunk and crews floated ashore.
Mr Fadden yesterday became the assistant treasurer and attended the Economic Cabinet meeting at the invitation of Prime Minister Menzies. His financial acumen and budget insights impressed ministers, signaling his value as a prospective member of the cabinet. In private life he is a Queensland accountant.
The fragment references Italy's role in a broader European transformation with phrases suggesting optimism about decisions and progress, though the text is garbled.
London reports Dutch frontier actions as bridges and roads are closed and Belgian Army leave halted. King Leopold meets Defence Minister Denia while Holland braces with frontline barriers and tank barricades. Luxembourg notes Moselle embarkation quays under construction.
President Roosevelt enlarges the combat zone to include waters around Scandinavia reaching 40 deg east long and 70 deg north. Russian ports Archangel and Murmansk are affected. Denmark and Norway cash and carry provisions remain unchanged. Scandinavian export and import credits are suspended.
The Navy Department moves ahead without awaiting Congress to fund new ships. It will start construction now on two 10,000 ton seaplane tenders and submarines and accelerate building 100 warships already in progress.
Officials debate the term ALF to avoid confusion with Second ALF. The designation references Australian military forces and has been used by military authorities for some time.
Reports indicate German planes were destroyed or damaged in raids causing ships along the coast to be looted or disrupted. About 61 ships are cited as lost or outbound, with a dozen more damaged or unlikely to reach bases.
A Budapest message reports three river cargo boats sunk in the Danube near Bucharest after an explosion. One barge carried wheat and two carried oil. all were bound for Germany. German monitors are said to be patrolling the Lower Danube.
New York observes former Assistant Secretary of War Henry Breckinridge who says the United States should declare war on Germany if it tries to seize Greenland or Iceland. Greenland is a Danish colony and Iceland is under Danish link while Denmark faces German dominance. Canada weighs an air patrol over Greenland and Iceland using Hudson Strait bases.
A note outlines the inclusion of Heeko Addition and other information sources used for the oversea inquiry. It references Apatralia and New areas, noting cross references in the published material.
In a Britain House of Commons report, Winston Churchill described raids on Scapa Flow with one cruiser damaged and no British ships hit since. German aircraft lost six planes as the Home Fleet and Narvik force converged but the German fleet escaped.
Stockholm reports British forces destroyed twelve of twenty German troop ships in the Skaggerak area. The claim appears in a Stockholm dispatch circulated by London.
London reports Allied air and ground support aid Norway in fierce resistance near Elverum. King Haakon and Dr Hambro may issue a proclamation reaffirming Norway's resolve to fight with the Allies. German positions around Elverum are asserted, with Oslo fortified and Norwegian forces cooperating on anti aircraft defense. Reports of Bergen Trondheim Narvik battles remain unconfirmed amid wartime confusion.
Official accounts say four German bombers were shot down in an abortive Scapa Flow raid. The Air Ministry reports two Heinkels down and a possible third destroyed during northern Scotland raids, with anti aircraft fire and Fleet Air Arm involvement. A separate patrol claims two Heinkel bombers shot down over the North Coast and a Heinkel III engagement near Cape Grisnez.
Since last Sunday nineteen planes and two at sea were active on the western front British forces fielded reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. Two enemy reconnaissance planes were brought down by Allied action.
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