Hitler expands control in France and Norway amid invasion fears
German forces tighten rule behind the front. Civilians are expelled from homes in new defense zones. A parachute division joins von Rundstedt in France as Hitler reinforces coastal fortifications in Norway. Norwegian and Danish civilians face camps for slow compliance. A fresh campaign targets Norwegian Sea with mass arrests of teachers, engineers and workers. A Zurich report notes a Norwegian jailed six months for relationship with a German soldier.
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Raid on French Coast Near Boulogne
In the early hours a small reconnaissance raid hit the coast near Boulogne. German defenders were driven back as British troops advanced and withdrew after two hours with very light casualties. Naval forces damaged armoured trawlers, while no British ships were harmed. The German stake in cement for coastal defenses was cited.
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Wed
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Vampire NK in Action as Nine Die Two Missing in Naval Loss
The Australian Navy reports HMAS Vampire sunk with nine dead and two missing including Commander W T Moran. The Vampire, a V class destroyer, fought from the Mediterranean to Malaya, aiding democracies and sinking a Japanese destroyer in a joint action with HMAS Thanet. The Prime Minister extends deepest sympathy to next of kin.
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Britain vows full aid to Australia in war stance
London asserts Britain would sacrifice other eastern territories to defend Australia and to support a broader offensive against Japan. It argues Japan could strike Australia and India simultaneously, making Australia a strategic base for defense and offensive actions with Allied support, including American assistance.
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Japan
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Russia Keeps Offensive on Whole Front in War Report
A Times correspondent notes renewed Soviet artillery action near Sebastopol and on the Svir front as Germans and Romanians conserve forces. Reports describe small tank operations, German Finn cooperation, Baltic transport disruption after a Lubeck raid, and 31 German planes down with 11 Soviet losses.
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American Confidence in War Progress Grows in Washington
New York Herald Tribune reports a restrained optimism in official circles after Roosevelt met with United Nations representatives. Observers note his apparent cheerfulness, speculating on Tokyo bombing and allied maneuvers. Officials at four day Washington conferences are cited as fostering renewed confidence since the war began. Some observers think Axis Powers show signs of faltering on multiple fronts.
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Cripps Reviews Indian Outlook at London War Conference
Bir Stafford Cripps faced a large press conference in London as war debates continued. He answered a probing session with frankness and humor, suggesting history favors prologues that become epilogues, and said the outlook was not gloomy though tempered by India.
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Bir Stafford Cripps
Bir Stafford
India
U S Relations With Vichy Day to Day Policy Stated
Washington reports Secretary Hull said U S policy toward the Laval Vichy regime would be handled day by day depending on future developments and French reaction. He noted no confirmation of Vichy sending 60 000 tons of shipping to Japan amid rising concerns.
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Hitler
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Far East
Seizure of Madagascar Advocated in House Debate
In Washington Tuesday Mr Hinshaw urged immediate seizure of Madagascar. He argued Vichy France seemed sold to the Nazis but not all French people were. He believed Free French would welcome occupation and that Madagascar falling to unfriendly hands would be a great tragedy.
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War Production Chief Predicts Strong Allied Output
Donald Nelson told the Senate Investigating Committee that American war production, with Britain and Russia, is growing rapidly. He acknowledged Axis reserves remain sizable but expected them to be depleted, signaling a positive trend in essential war material output.
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Senate
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New Zealand to join South West Pacific command
A New Zealand placement under General MacArthur is debated but rejected for strategic reasons. Admiral Nimitz will command the Pacific with five zones proposed, including a South East Pacific area. The new Pacific command covers islands north and east of Australia, Fiji, and Samoa, with American naval officers in key roles alongside British and Free French forces.
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Pacific War Council meeting praised by leaders
The Pacific War Council meeting lasted an hour and a half with Lord Halifax and Dr Evatt deeming it good and broad in scope. They found the report of Lend-Lease Chief Hopkins on General Marshall's London mission encouraging. Dr van Mook then met with President Roosevelt and said the Japanese advance in the Southwest Pacific appeared halted, with Australia confident the block held.
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Pacific War Council
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Marshall
London
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Roosevelt
South West Pacific
China Seeks Wider Command Across Pacific and Indian Theatres
Chungking reports a new supreme command to coordinate Pacific and Indian theatres of war. Minister for Information Wang Shi Hehici welcomed General MacArthur as Supreme Commander in the Southwest Pacific but urged a central, global unified strategy and machinery to direct Allied forces.
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Five Axis raiders hit Valetta ruins, Malta damaged
Tuesday reports say five Axis raiders were destroyed and twelve damaged over Malta, with four so severely damaged they may not regain their base. The men known to be involved were destroyed and sixteen damaged on Monday.
Japanese Lose Four Planes At Port Moresby In Raid
General MacArthur's war brief reports Port Moresby endured its 28th raid as eight enemy bombers with fighters attacked. Allied forces destroyed four Zero planes with no losses on our side. New Britain raids targeted Rabaul wharves, starting fires. Corregidor faced heavy shelling, counterbattery fire reduced enemy attacks, and Visayan naval activity continued while Mindanao showed no change.
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Japanese Cruiser Sunk at Cebu in Night Torpedo Attack
A U S Navy communique reports night operations near Cebu where torpedo boat squadron attacked a Japanese cruiser protected by four destroyers. The enemy light cruiser was damaged and left sinking before PT 34 beached at Cebu while Pal escaped. PT 35 reportedly destroyed to prevent capture during the Cebu invasion.
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Tokyo Raiders From Lost Horizon At Press Confab
A press conference today touched on the Tokyo bombings with President Roosevelt joking about revealing all details. He cited a secret base at Shangri La and noted the transport system and postal service largely recovered after Saturday air raids.
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Tokyo
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Japanese Bombers Hit East China Airfields In Two Strikes
More than 50 Japanese bombers attacked airfields in East China in a pair of raids within 24 hours. Thirty six bombers struck Chuchew in West Chekong Province and ten hit Yushan in East Miangi Province, about 1000 miles from Tokyo.
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Chinese Morale Stands Firm in Burma Battle
Chinese army spokesman says fierce Burma fighting continues with air inferiority, morale remains high after a month of combat. Yenang Yaung cited as a major battle. Denies disunity, affirms Allied Burma command unity under British oversight. New Delhi dispatch notes ongoing clashes around Yenang Yaung as Japanese counterattacks press the retreat from Pinchaung, now largely complete except for losses of personnel and equipment.
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Burma
Yenangyaung
New Delhi
Pinchaung
Bombs Dropped On Cesstal Town In South England
The Air Ministry stated that last night three enemy aircraft dropped bombs on a coastal town in the south of England. There was slight damage and no immediate reports of casualties.
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Cesstal
Lend-Lease Supplies From America United War Effort
Dr Evatt confessed at length with Lend-Lease Chief Harry Hopkins after his report to the Pacific War Council. Evatt says the supply situation is developing satisfactorily. President Roosevelt noted final allocations must be set by strategy, with the Munitions Allocations Board and input from Australia China and allies before shipments.
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Australia
China
Wriiten
W Hopkins
Troosevelt
Angio American Strategy Board
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American Aid for Defence of India
President Roosevelt's special envoy Mr. Johnson said Allied powers would not accept defeat in one front and victory on another. They would use all resources to win on all fronts and attack the enemy wherever vulnerable. He stated the defense of India is a U.S. concern with American troops already there and more to come.
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India
United States
U S Seizure of Enemy Patents Ordered
President Roosevelt announced the government would seize all patents controlled by alien enemies needed for war and civilian purposes. He stated Americans owning or transferring patents to hide alien control must yield them, with no use barred.
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