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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
1
Tokyo radio claims American forces landed on the Chinese Peninsula but no corroboration exists. General Wedemeyer’s headquarters in China reported veterans from Burma of the 475th Division are now in China and Wedemeyer adds corner.
Manila dispatch reports the United Asia Air Service conduct of a South China Sea air blockade choking shipping lanes. Japanese freighters were damaged or sunk between Singapore and Sri Lanka as attacks escalated. Tokyo officials probe civilian volunteer groups and weapons, while a May 26 raid on the Imperial Palace provokes further security measures and warnings of broader invasion plans.
Reports from Guam and Okinawa describe American forces advancing on the Chinen Peninsula and near Ie Shima, with heavy air support and artillery. The New York Times correspondent notes intensified fighting as U S assaults continue, while bombardments target enemy positions across the region. American troops in Australia and New Guinea also engage, with operations at Tarakan and Bougainville confirming a widening Allied push in the Pacific theatre.
A U S admiral asserts Japan must surrender unconditionally and urges total disarmament while projecting Allied air and naval dominance over Okinawa and the mainland. He warns Japan’s resistance is collapsing as American forces press siege, with Tokyo radio and allied reports confirming strategic advances and intensified bombing campaigns.
A prisoner camp scene is described where Japanese guards reportedly left wounded Americans to die after retreating from Divan. The correspondent notes mutilated corpses and patients on hospital beds, with bones and wreckage seen on the verandah. The article frames the event as a massacre or mass execution amid retreat.
A Monday ceremony in Milversum will honor Dr Regentrquast and the German Governor of Hotlas as Canada provides a food hoard for the town. The event marks cross border aid funding and a gesture of relief assistance.
On return from Europe at a Prem conference General Bradley, General Spaatz and other American generals stated Germany had been utterly defeated and that Allied power and industry would finish the job. They predicted Allied forces could drive Germany from power by 1946.
A New York Herald Tribune dispatch from San Francisco reports that leaders of the allied powers will refer their united view on veto power in the World Security Council to London and Washington for a possible settlement. The talks aim to avoid splitting Western positions and to explain the dilemma to the world despite substantial disagreements among small powers over the Rumalan note. The American press notes forecast a tense full conference stance if consensus cannot be reached.
A damaged report describes a submarine entering a Japanese harbor during a wartime action. It details the submarine penetrating defenses on the first night and torpedoing ships, with additional aggressive mining and perilous maneuvers amid defensive fire and attacks from above.
A Daily Express report describes four German prisoners of war who escaped in France and travelled undetected through England Scotland Ulster to reach Dublin Ireland. They forged documents and forged papers to pass security checks and board a Belfa st to Dublin train. Authorities are taking disciplinary action over the incident.
A meeting is planned tomorrow in or near Berlin between Generals and Marshals to discuss postwar German occupation. The report notes pressure for early changes to zones, potentially widening American withdrawal from central Germany including Leipzig and Weimar, with unclear stance from Eisenhower and no London confirmation.
A controversial 1940 piece claims Britain could repel a German invasion with a wall of fire and novel defenses. It discusses Luftwaffe plans, coastal fortifications, and alleged German morale tricks, asserting invasion would cost hundreds of thousands of lives and that British defences could unleash massive fires and barriers to thwart troops. It also mentions rumors of a death camp in Poland and purported German losses, with a general tone of wartime propaganda and fear.
Amid Arab crowd disorder in Damascus and broader Levant tensions, French forces pull back from Syrian towns along the Beirut Damascus corridor. British escort travels the route. the Arab League conference demands French withdrawal as Franco-British roles clash. De Gaulle’s summit ideas surface as Lebanon and Syria brace for new policy moves.
A London report from Monday describes ongoing and tense talks on Trieste governance. Allies weigh a joint military framework and the fate of a provisional administration as Tito’s delegates press for a voice in postwar arrangements.
General Otto Auge Commander in Chief of the Norwegian forces travels from Sweden to report on the Phospharmatic corps inCalin in Fi oti ve Wey Ren Year of rotret inns Tithe far atone: pepresent alive Lan gefire the war.
In Carinthia, leaders including President of the Croat Government denounce French terror actions. The protest centers on miscarried security and the withdrawal of allied forces, while officials demand renewed stability and regional safety measures.
The Daily Telegraph reports rising contrivercy in Norway as Quisling and allies face civil indictment. Oslo police chief Bernard Aakvig and acting editor Feney Endsjie undergo pretrial proceedings for treason in October amid strong public anger.
A garbled dispatch claims the Argentina Junta, described as composed of women and their husbands, suppresses U S aid in a context tied to a New York Tribune report. The fragment references democratic sentiment and mobitaie and mentions a Campout and relevant figures amid unclear details.
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