22 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
1
Despatches describe Derna and Makili occupation by British forces in the Western Desert. Cairo reports the Axis scattered and retreating toward Benghazi while British air power harasses enemy positions. Casualties cited as heavy with Allied troops advancing.
Hongkong garrison battles continue with British forces defending Hong Kong Island peaks. Tokyo radio notes Japanese pressure while Allied reinforcements and American units bolster defenses amid heavy naval air activity and shifting front lines in the Philippines and the broader Pacific.
Fragmented dispatches report Vichy neutrality while Allied and Japanese forces clash in the Pacific. Japanese transports landed near Mindanao and Davao with heavy bombing at Cavite. Australian troops describe hard conditions and unwavering support from home. Messages note submarine activity and Atlantic Coast patrols as global tension rises.
Two United States ships were attacked by submarines about twenty miles off Cypress near Santa Cruz. The tanker traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco sent an SOS after a torpedo strike. Eight shells were fired, and all were mine related.
Two Fock-Walr Lime range aircraft were shot down as naval aircraft from China defended Yanwogh against German long range raids. The admiralty communique said German planes were destroyed with no casualties reported in the successful action.
Tokyo reports that Japan and Thailand have signed a comprehensive treaty binding for ten years. The pact includes a mutual agreement not to conclude separate peace or armistice deals, according to a German news agency dispatch.
A damaged wartime notice states the H M S Baka was lost near Singapore on a Sunday. It notes seven crew members saved and forty unaccounted for among European officers and Malay ratings while next of kin are advised to contact authorities.
A wartime bulletin states Kuala Lumpur was attacked by Japanese aircraft. One enemy plane was shot down and another damaged. a third or more aircraft were reportedly lost in the raid. Public safety items and fighters were engaged during the incident.
Rumored Russian push unsettles Nazi leadership as Marshal Timoshenko looms as a potential rival. The article notes shifting loyalties and strategic concerns within Soviet military command, with unclear ties to higher authority and wartime loyalty dynamics impacting German calculations.
Graphic dispatches from refugees in Singapore describe the Malayan coast bombardment and street fighting on Penang as enemy planes attacked on December 9 10 and 11. Bullets and bombs ripped through crowds in Penang’s streets as residents sought shelter amid the assault.
A chaotic account describes three days of bombardment over Penang and Chinatown. Japanese raids disrupted civilian life as RAF and AA fire targeted mainland defenses, while Allied leaders urged unity and leadership from British and Dominion forces amid global war pressures.
Dr Kebbele Su appeals German people to read all serviceable winter equipment for the Russian front. Goebbels initiates collection as the soldiers’ Christmas gift. Public reaction notes air attack intensity at home and urges timely completion of the drive.
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