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27 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1940
Page
1
Senator Pepper Warns 50 Destroyers Could Help Britain
Amid radio remarks Senator Pepper urged sending 50 American destroyers to Britain as decisive for victory. He warned failure to aid could invite calamity from a three‑front war, while Nye argued such aid would plunge the U.S. into war. Robert Sherwood also criticized Ford and Lindbergh for traitorous views in a Empire broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Man
Senator Pepper
Henry Brockenrage
Britain
United States
America
Nye
England
New York
Robert Sherwood
Henry Ford
Lindburgh
Sherwood
Hitler
Attacks Fail to Penetrate Defences in Bomb Raids
London sirens cried as German bombers with fighters crossed the coast. Five incendiaries killed two and injured several in the south west while air battles near Dorset repelled about 24 enemy aircraft. Casualties included two police killed by a road bomb. widespread fires were controlled and gas works damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dorset
Preas
Midland
United States
Mr. Kennedy
Ramagate
Inner London
England
The
Times
Berlin
Germany
Midlands
British Naval Losses In Dispute With Germany
In Sydney the British Treasurer Mr Spender disputed German war loss figures. He said British losses were far lower, noting one battleship lost versus Germany's claim of 82. He refuted claims of 10 carriers 83 cruisers 28 destroyers and 52 submarines, stating far smaller actual losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Mr. Spender
Germany
Britain
World Serwee Ay Species Arrangement Reutert’s
Fragmented OCR text describes a discussion on species arrangement and related resources. No clear event date or entities beyond generic terms. Summary notes lack verifiable names or places for a full card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reutert
Britain Urges Expanded Maritime Trade To Meet War Needs
London reports Britain's shipping capacity remains strong as the Government backs Dominion shipyards and other means to boost tonnage. Minister Ronald Cross says imports will cover essential needs while Britain exports stay vital, with wartime cargoes to America 25 percent above prewar levels in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dominion
Ronald Cross
Britain
America
Suez
Free French Troops Receive Colours at Ismailia
The French forces in the Middle East received their colours at Ismailia in Lower Egypt today. They were presented with two flags, one Union Jack and the other a Tricalon bearing the Free France emblem, honoring a crack infantry unit with officers entitled to wear gold epaulettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ismailia
Lower Egypt
Free France
Eosen
Greece Mines Gulf in North West Epirus War Measures
Greece announced mining the entrance to the Gulf of Arta blocking access to Epirus from the Mediterranean. Foreign governments were notified aircraft are banned from new zones and trespassers will be fired on. The AP notes 14 classes of Epirus reservists called up for frontier service as troops move to the frontier and private vehicles are requisitioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Gulf of Arta
Epirus
Mediterranean
Greece
British Associated Press
Long Range Attack on Dover Reported by German Fires
German shells near Dover reported with three explosions heard while observers along the southeast coast saw searchlights over the French coast. Anti-aircraft guns engaged the sky as RAF bombs caused heavy explosions across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
RAF
England
Evacuation of Japanese Women to Hong Kong Planned
A Chinese report says 400 Japanese women and children will be evacuated from Hongkong starting Friday. The Japanese Consul declined comment noting no evacuation orders and that departures would be voluntary. Reports also claim Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia protectorate agree on border demarcation with a line to be fixed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Heingking
Manchukuan
Comei Newsagency
Manchukuo
Russia
Outer Mongolian
RAF Raids Hit Germany France and Italy in Weekend Attacks
RAF carried extensive raids on military targets in south west Germany including Frankfurt Ludwigshafen and Stuttgart and struck airfields across France Belgium Holland and Germany. Bombing hit the Daimler Benz plant at Stuttgart an Italian magneto factory near Milan and the Sesto San Giovanni area. Several bombers returned safely with fires and explosions reported across multiple sites and leaflets found over Berlin after a three hour raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mendey
Italy
Evens
France
Belgium
Holland
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Associated Prems
Prussia
Saxony
Leipzig
Shel
Air Ministry
R.A.F. At
Germany
Frankfurt
Ludwigshaven
Stuttgart
Plouescat
Dinard
le Crotoy
Vierzon
Flushing
Haslem
Darmstadt
Milan
Sestocalende
Daimler-Benz
Oppau
Ludwigshafen
Frankfurten-Maine
Knapaack
Nehem
Darmatadt
Baergas
R.A.F. Bombera
Alps
Martelli
Sesto San Giovanni
Savoia
Baste Calende
Italians Bomb Alexandria in Four-Strike Raid
A Rome communique reports Italian bombers attacked the naval base at Alexandria in successive waves, all planes returning. One British bomber was sunk at sea, with three crew captured. An Italian submarine torpedoed and heavily damaged a large British oil tanker in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Alexandria
Atlantic
Tension Unabated in the Balkans Amid Mobilisation
Budapest reports say negotiations resume under Axis pressure as Italian and German ministers meet Hungarian and Romanian officials. Romania and Hungary lean on ethno territorial lines while mass troop readiness grows on the frontier. The Times notes large Italian forces in Albania and Greek caution toward any pretext for attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
British
United Press
Foreign Office
Hungary
Balkan
Daily Telegraph
Rumania
the Times
Albania
Italy
Submarine Pass Through Strait Inspires Ocean Alarm
Lisbon dispatch reports Italian submarines with Italian and German crews slipped through the Strait of Gibraltar and are now operating in the Atlantic. Members of the British Fame’s crew say their attacker was an Italian submarine manned largely by Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Atlantic
German Morale Lowered by RAF Raids
Report states RAF raids have damaged Germany's industrial war effort, reducing aircraft production and transport in vital areas as Britain faces intensified air attacks and German defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
R.A.F
Germany
Britain
British Withdrawal Complete from Shanghai to Singapore
British forces completed a withdrawal from Shanghai en route to Singapore. Landing ships and trains carried remaining troops and equipment as the removal proceeded, with a small number of personnel remaining to finalize shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
Shanghai
Singapore
Unknown death amid land mine blast on coast
A land mine explosion on the coast killed an unspecified individual. Limited readable text shows a casualty and mentions a blast occurring near the shoreline. Further details are unavailable in the readable portion.
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South Wales
Manston
Gulf
Ona
Neary
Calais
Tershoek
Nonniiery Jestroyl
Africa
Galabst
Oskarie
Balkans
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