04 Jul 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
1
Dispatches describe RAF night raids on the Scharnhorst and details of Wang Ching-wei's demands for 44 arrest warrants in foreign areas amid fear of Japanese influenced actions. Reports from London Manila and Melbourne recount political shifts, evacuation plans, and refugee relief as Eastern crisis deepens.
In clear visibility British bombers attacked the Kiel canal dockyard hitting a floating dock and ships including the Scharnhorst. Flames engulfed docks and buildings as further raids hit Hamm Hamm Duisburg Meiderich and Deichshausen with widespread fire and disrupted traffic along Wesel Cologne Verlo and Texel facilities.
The German control radio at Copenhagen commented on Nazi Youth demonstrations in London with 150 arrests reported during the protests.
A long German High Command report extols the campaign from the Low Countries invasion to the French Armistice. It claims one foe remains England and lauds the Luftwaffe as stronger, while noting German forces attacked May 10 with fewer divisions. It pays tribute to front line commanders, including Lieut.-General von Steck.
Paris correspondent of the New York Times reports Germany asserts total killed in the Lowlands and Norway, Netherlands and Belgium as 38,963. Berlin also claims over 1,900,000 French troops captured, including 29,000 officers, since the invasion.
Berlin reports the former Dutch Commander General Winkelman has been relieved of duties and sent to Germany as a prisoner of war for failing to observe Holland's demobilisation terms. The Dutch Commander in Chief position is said to be abolished.
Berlin reports a claim that a French origin document outlines Allied plans to target Swedish iron mines and oil, draw Scandinavia into the war against Germany, and embroil Turkey, Greece, and Yugoslavia. The radio says documents found in a disabled train after a French retreat support the claim.
Balkan and Moscow reports describe Hungarian parliament protests over Transylvania and calls to restore it, while Romania pledges to keep Bessarabia and North Bukovina. Soviet ultimatum talks and frontier clashes on the Satulmare line add to regional tension as King Carol seeks unity.
In a Department of Information photo spread, Fairey Battles line the tarmac after open-air repairs and servicing. A De Fant squadron crew is shown following final instructions from their leader after a day that saw 37 enemy planes shot down. The Defiant fighter features a four-gunned turret, easing the gunner’s task, with an air gunner from the squadron credited with eight victims in a single day.
The Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo reports a large scale Anglo American naval pact to be concluded soon. It claims Hongkong Singapore Darwin and Honolulu would become joint Anglo American naval bases.
The first 4000 children in the supplementary evacuation plan have entrained for the west country amid ongoing registrations for additional evacuees.
Fragmentary notes describe an organization expanding its global perspective with new information. The text mentions precision eye orere and Acetalia as possible reference points. Details are unclear but imply update to a broader information framework.
British and Italian forces clash in a heated Capuzzo Sidi Aziez theatre with tanks artillery and air support. Italian attempts to seize Sollum are reported as Mussolini seeks a reply to the initial British advance.
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