05 Jun 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1940
Page
1
A garbled OCR read mentions civic matters in a small town including references to auxiliary groups and obligations. It alludes to civil needs and urgent items, with stray words touching on cars, payments, and a brief music schedule.
During a major air raid on Paris the German assault dropped 1050 hazardous devices over a nine mile area. Forty five people were killed and 149 injured as 240 to 300 enemy aircraft participated and 17 raiders were shot down. The attack damaged schools and factories and sprayed glass and debris across the city.
Reports from Paris indicate parachutists aided the Belgium invasion by-creating ground clearing, guarding roads to trigger traffic jams, and landing near Ardennes woods. Parachute drops occurred along the Albert Canal amid German bombing while decoy dummies in Polish uniforms were used to mislead defenders.
French forces in Dunkirk area resist renewed German assaults with house to house fighting in the city and ongoing counterattacks to relieve pressure on embarkation fronts. Allied reports say German divisions keep pressing as Weygand coordinates defense along a 200 mile front from the sea to the Maginot Line.
A battered ship under Captain Potato Jones ferries evacuees from Dunkirk amid German air attacks. Jones, recovering from a broken shoulder, keeps crossing the Channel daily while quitting amateurs on his vessel meet stern orders from the seasoned crew. A British soldier recalls aiding the ship as a terrifying dive bomber alert sounded. The BEF crew fights off the German dive bombers with discipline and resolve.
Ninety crewwomen and nurses flee Dunkirk surviving bombardment and shells while aiding wounded, hiding in cellars as civilians endure shattered towns. London fire boat Massey Shaw aids in rescue, ferrying soldiers across the Channel and transferring 500 men to larger ships.
Rome reports indicate preparations to declare the capital an open city if war comes with plans to evacuate barracks and military centers. Military doctors and veterinarians are being called up and reserve officers appointed. Allies weigh a hostile Italy as police round up Germans and new security measures expand in Egypt and Cyprus.
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Arita says Japan cares about more than status quo in the East Indies. He notes Europe ties as a Dutch possession and East Asia destiny, contrasting a small populous nation with rich resources to a large, sparse nation with resources, warning tariff and immigration limits could disrupt flows.
A parliamentary report recounts the Allied retreat in Belgium after French defences at Sedan and the Meuse collapsed. It notes German armoured thrusts near Dunkirk, Boulogne, and Calais, the celebrated Calais defense by Rifle Brigade and others, and how delaying actions bought time to hold Gravelines and keep Dunkirk open.
Incomplete report references Japan in Savane province Tsungfa sector and Yonai as related to peace attempts. Text mentions attacks and coastal areas but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
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