Serbia Faces Axis Demands as Public Protests Grow
Belgrade reports show demonstrations against Axis concessions in Belgrade Gornjani Milatovac and Kragujevac. The War Minister orders troops to barracks while Sokol youth movement calls for sacrifice before honour and freedom. Royalist and government shifts amid cabinet crisis and talks with Vienna.
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Daily Telegraph
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Serbs Demonstrate Nationwide for Policy Against Axis
Demonstrations sweep Yugoslavia as crowds urge a national policy aligned with popular will and insist on sacrificing nothing but the country’s honour. Skopje and Kragujevac host large protests praising resistance while Bulgaria faces growing food shortages and rationing spotlighted by Moscow radio.
German fleet eludes contact with British ships
London reports the Berlin radio admits a heavy British naval force including a Malaya class battleship chased the German battle squadron in the Atlantic for two days. British ships tried to contact the raiders off the Australia India route as a Nelson class ship neared the raiders.
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Berlin
Atlantic
China and Australia to establish normal diplomatic ties report
The Chinese Times says China and Australia will begin normal diplomatic relations by exchanging ministers. Lauchwalep is cited as enhancing friendly ties and commerce between the two nations. Also, the trawler Rubens is overdue and presumed lost near London.
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Australia
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Lauchwalep
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Enemy Ports Bombed In Coastal Command Strike
An Air Ministry communique reports Coastal Command aircraft attacked enemy ports on the French coast. Two direct hits hit the Quiberon barracks block causing heavy destruction as an escort vessel near Brest was hit. British airmen observed sympathy from occupied France communities.
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Brest
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Blenheim
France
Two German Bombers Shot Down In Channel Skies
An Air Ministry bulletin reports a clash over Britain with Hurricanes shooting down two German bombers near the south coast. Four crew rescued, one dead, one wounded. Additional engagements include Italian air forces in Albania and actions on the Greek front, with raids on Berat and Valetti and multiple raiders forced down or damaged.
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Tepelina
Red
Valetti
Tri-partite Pact Pivot of Japanese Policy
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka states the Tri-partite Pact is the core of Tokyo policy. He plans visits to Axis leaders and hopes to meet Molotov and other Soviet officials on his return from Berlin and Rome, emphasizing personal ties in shaping history.
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Penganta
Tehbrilotireh
Banjaluka
Miniatera
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M. Molotov
Berlin
Rome
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New Zealand Forces to Enroll Second Division in May
The Army Minister announced that May enrollment will draft the Second Division of the General Reserves including married men ages 19 to 45. The ballot is not expected before year end. Married men without children would be called up first.
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Moniny
Sempell
Final Stand by Italians at Keren
Desperate Italian resistance at Keren as British and Free French forces pound Italian positions. RAF bombed headquarters, 300 guns used, and 40,000 defenders including Savoy Grenadiers, Carabinieri, and Alpini. Deserters report heavy losses and supply strains as British advances continue.
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Keren
London
Crisen Keren
R.A.F
Koren
Wineh
Menzies Tours England After War Office Visit
Mr. Menzies concludes a England tour noting industrial resilience under air raids and Britain's wartime production growth. He visited Coventry and other centers, praising workers and Coventry’s recovery while noting limited Luftwaffe hits on military targets. He plans meetings with Mr Church and then returns to London. He then proceeds to the Royal Australian Navy pool for officers and men.
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Mids
Church
London
General Storey
Plymouth
Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Sea warfare update claims U boats sink ships near Orkneys
A wartime dispatch states that German U boats in the Atlantic sank 27, fur tons of enemy shipping including three tankers. Bombers also sunk two merchant vessels near the Orkneys and struck a 6000 ton ship near the Shetland area. German planes attacked two British ships, one a tanker, observed to be sinking.
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