Night air raid over London and southern England
Six hours of bombing by about a hundred aircraft disrupted London with searchlights and anti aircraft fire. At least 46 raiders were shot down, fifteen British planes were lost, and several towns including Portsmouth faced heavy raids with fires. The attack produced widespread power of defence, hospital evacuations, and continued theatre and transport activity despite the danger.
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London
Berlin
Britain
England
East Endora
Gordon Harker
Harker
Baldera Dao
South Wales
Midlands
Engdane
Bom
Conn
Special Training for German Pilots
Ankara reports a signal received as German aircrew return to training schools for improvement. The paper notes airmen never finish learning and mentions four pages of pictures showing related scenes and raids.
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Ankara
Ee Pene
Hoon
Gasaee
Pears
Soviet Romania clash raises casualties and air losses
Budapest AP dispatch quotes Bucharest despatches describing a clash on the Romanian Soviet frontier with hundreds of casualties on both sides and at least two planes shot down.
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London
Budapest
Associated Press
Bucharest
British Naval Attack on Italian Bases Reported
A Cairo dispatch says British naval forces attacked Bardia and a Dome seaplane base. The harbour at Bardia was entered and targets attacked at close range with no ship casualties. Italian planes bombed Bir Sheferqan Sidi Barrani and hit a British convoy in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Cairo
Bardia
Dome
Bir Shefersan
Sidi Barrani
Mediterranean
Asmara
Germany loses two seaplanes in Tromso raid
A Sunderland flying boat of Coastal Command attacked enemy air units at Tromso on Sunday night. It sank two Heinkel 115 floatplanes at anchor and set a third on fire, damaging others. The mission also hit five supply ships and three fuel depots in Tromso Sound and Harbour before resuming reconnaissance.
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London
Coastal Command
Tromso
Sunderland
Tromso Sound
Shipping losses for week end Aegmat 15 tally
Mercantile losses reported show British fleets losing 10 ships totaling 41 195 tons and Allied ships one vessel of 700 tons work too0? and neutrals two ships 2134 tons. Total slightly above weekly average.
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London
Aegmat
Britain Plans Major Middle East Counter Offensive
Britain is assembling large forces in the Middle East equipped with overwhelming power for a coming counter offensive. The mobilization signals a shift toward a decisive operation not far off.
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Middle East
London
Britain
Senate amends conscription bill restricting use of conscripts
The Senate approved an amendment to the Conscription Bill to limit the number of conscripts in any peacetime period and restrict deployment to the Western Hemisphere or United States. A substitute amendment prohibiting use in South America was rejected.
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Senate
Western Hemisphere
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South America
Tokyo
Kokumin
Plana
Egyptian Cabinet Resigns Rumor Sparks Cairo Talk
Hassan Sabry reportedly handed the resignation to King Farouk who allegedly asked him to form a new ministry. Premier denies any government resignation and asserts no change in administration.
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Cairo
Hassan Sabry
Farouk
Success of Naval Air Arm
London reports a claim that anti aircraft fire by the naval air arm felled 122 Italian and German planes up to 12 and February 48.
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Naval Air Arm
London
Plsot
Feothar
Balkan Talks Resume as Rumanians to Continue Claims
Budapest will host Monday talks on Hungary's territorial dispute with Romania. M Telek and Count Cuaky met German Italian and Roman ministers. The Bucharest correspondent notes Romania controls Unirea with 640000 tons yearly production. Yugo Slavs pledge peaceful relations with Germany and Italy. Bulgaria delays occupation plans into September.
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London
Budapest
Rumania
M. Telek
Count Cuaky
Bucharest
Prean
Unirea
Rescues From Sea Don Twesday Report
Lifeboats have rescued 1,429 shipwrecked persons off Britain and Ireland so far this year, a rise of $2 over last year’s total, which set a record. The figure reflects ongoing rescue efforts and highlights improving sea safety.
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Don
Britain
Ireland
Night Raid On Berlin By RAF Attacks Military Objectives
A British Air Ministry communique reports RAF bombed military targets around Berlin amid adverse weather. The raid began at 12 48 am with an all clear at 1 22 am. Central Berlin saw no aircraft or gunfire but searchlights were active. Berlin was targeted again in March with five attacks in six nights along with strikes on Cherbourg Boulogne and Dutch and French aerodromes.
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London
Thames
R.A.F
A.R.P
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Home Guard
Royal Air Force
Atens
Magadacio
Dessie
Galabat
Metema
Bardia
Eladem
Miles Lampson
Egypt
Italy
Hitler
England
B.A.E
Mata Sess
Os Og
Berlin
Ber
Potsdam
Air Ministry
Holland
France
Destroyer Hostile Lost to Enemy Mine
The Admiralty reports HMS Hostile sunk by an enemy mine. Commanded by Lieut Commander A F Nugent the destroyer of the Viscount class displaced 1340 tons with 145 crew. A German claim of a Viscount class destroyer sinking is denied.
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London
Admiralty
A. F. Nugent
State of War Probe Reveals Vast Communist Linked Group
The committee lists 100000 Ran sone prominent members in communist activities and 12350 German sympathizers on the West Coast in key defense industries. It claims records were seized of Texas Fascists and Americans of Italian descent aiding propaganda. The report cites senators warning of national vulnerabilities and foreign influence during the war period.
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Texas
Bate
Rae
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