British Navy sinks Bismarck after Hood loss
London reports the British Fleet Air Arm destroyed the German battleship Bismarck in a protracted chase following the Hood tragedy. Planes from the Ark Royal aided aerial torpedo strikes amid shifting weather as the pursuit closed in and the Bismarck was left unable to steer.
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Admiralty
Bismarck
mid-Atlantic
Hood
Denmark Strait
Iceland
Greenland
Bramarck
Prince Eugene
Berwen
Prince of Wales
Cattalini
Bisemarck
Ark Royal
France
Gestapo Card Index Supposedly Tracked U S Citizens
Richard Krebs former Gestapo member and author testified before a House committee on un American activities that a Gestapo card index listed U S citizens as enemies or friends of Nazi rule. He said New York housed the Gestapo before the war and agents worked in various businesses including Bran Ol Companys tanker Callope.
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Washington
Richard Krebs
The
Gestapo
House Representatives
Krebs
Bran Ol Company
Callope
Lambeth Palace Hit By Bombs Ruins Esconce
The Archbishop of Canterbury reports five heavy bombs and incendiaries struck Lambeth Palace, damaging the historic residence long tied to the Church of England. The palace is described as a wreck with much of the structure ruined.
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London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Church of State
Coca University
Albert Gold Medal Awarded to President Roosevelt
The Royal Society of Arts plans to confer the Albert Gold Medal on President Roosevelt with the Duke of Connaught approving. The medal honors distinguished merit in promoting the arts, industry, and commerce and has a lineage including Queen Victoria and Thomas Edison.
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London
Council of the
Royal Society of Arts
Duke of Connaught
Roosevelt
Albert
Society
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
King George V
Thomas Edison
Orville Wright
Louis Pasteur
Guglielmo Marconi
Madame Curie
Little air activity over Britain reported
The Air Ministry said there was very little enemy activity over Britain last night. A few bombs fell in the southeast and east anglia with one light damage but no casualties. Fighters shot down an enemy aircraft in the English Channel during daylight yesterday.
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London
Air Ministry
Britain
Bouth
East Angiia
Engilah
Stratosphere Planes Attack London Balloon Barrage
Two of the latest type of Measer Schmitts attacked the Dover balloon barrage this afternoon and shot down a balloon. Antiaircraft fire drove them off, one emitting a make.
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London
Dover
Pune
Destructive Power of British Bombs Reported in Berlin
Lisbon Daily Mail correspondent notes a new British bomb wrecked a Berlin railway station and caused window and roof damage within half a mile. An American businessman arriving from Germany says Germans call these bombs aerial tor or terror. Thousands of Jewish families faced evacuation to shelter in Berlin after bombings hit Bremen Hamburg Kell Hanover Wilhelmshaven. One Hamburg resident said a single bomb wrecked 250 houses as raids damaged 40 square miles. Berlin authorities struggle to minimize damage and conscript workers including 16 000 Italians to cover up the effects.
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London
Lisbon
Daily Mail
Berlin
Germany
Bremen
Hamburg
Kell
Hanover
Wilhelmshaven
Generous Response to London's War Weapons Week
War Weapons Week raised £120,410,000 for war bonds with an average per capita thrust. The figure implies London’s population stands around 6,714,000 amid wartime thrift and effort.
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London
Disturbances in Bombay Leave Fatal Toll and Arrests
Twenty people were killed with 140 wounded and 800 arrested after weekend communal disturbances in Bombay. Jollee Fred riots occurred in two locations before order was restored as the military intervened. Tensions rose from persistent communal propaganda between Muslims and Hindus, especially in the slum areas. The situation is reported quieter now.
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Bombay
Jollee Fred
Slama
America Unperturbed by German Threat Across Nations
Washington officials report Berlin and Raeder threaten U S actions to deter self defence while Hull Knox and the Navy seek expanded power in territorial waters. Britain may ally with U S in naval affairs as AFL pledges aid to Britain. Tokyo warns U S to heed Raeder and avoid destabilising civilisation amid ongoing neutrality battles.
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Washington
Joseph Early
Admiral Raeder
Berlin
Hull
Germany
United States
Navy
Colonel Knox
Congress
Hitler plans partitioning of France
Free French headquarters possess a document from General Doyen stating Germany would annex nine French departments if it wins the war. Regions from Nord to Doubs, including Lille and Besancon, are named for annexation and colonization. The report cites pressure on workers to emigrate to Germany.
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London
Doyen
Wiesbaden
Germany
France
the Times
Nord
Pas de Calais
Somme
Aisne
Ardennes
Meuse
Meurthe-et-Mouelle
Haute-Saone
Doubs
Alsace
Lorraine
English Channel
Lille
Rheims
Verdun
Besancon
Petain
Lisbon
Marshal Petain
Loyal Syrians Anticipate Early British Move
The piece reports Syrian optimism for a British intervention to counter German influence in Syria as Axis propaganda efforts target the region. It notes pro-British Arab sentiment, Kurdish and Shia communities' positions, and Iraqi front tremors with Rashid Ali's shifting support. Roosevelt signs parity-linked agricultural legislation.
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Syria
Jerusalem
Daily Telegraph
Axis
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Palestine
Metulah
Daily Mail
Casdal
France
the Times
Britain
Baghdad
Basra
Rashid Ali
Berlin
Ramadi
Rithpa
Habbaniyah
Bienheima
Palmayra
Cairo
Rashid Allhan
Turkey
Severe fighting in Crete as more parachute troops land
London reports ongoing brutal combat in Crete near Malemi and Canea as German parachute divisions reinforce. Front lines shift between Canea, Malemi and Rethymno with stubborn resistance by Imperial Forces at Suda Bay. Reinforcements continue and air and land assaults escalate the battle.
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Crete
London
Melemi
Cairo
Times
Crate
Canea
Suda
Rethymno
Candia
Canes
Malemi
Daily Mall
Carriar
Conscription Opposed by De Valera in Dublin Speech
Premier de Valera denounces conscription plans for Northern Ireland in the Dail Eireann arguing they would wrong the Irish and threaten unity. He cites protests by Northern counties and warns Britain against forcing service while Labour voices fear of renewed enmity.
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Dublin
de Valera
Dail Eireann
Northern Ireland
Britain
Islands
W. T. Congrave
de Valer
Eire
I[rieh
Labour Party
Labour
InLondon
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House of Representatives
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United States Navy
Admiral Rueder
Come
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Sladdin
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Greyhound
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Alexandria
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