RAF Pounds German Naval Bases and Harbors in Night Bombing
Royal Air Force night raids struck Hamburg Bremen Kiel Wilhelmshaven and other targets including docks oil refineries and industrial complexes. Bombers caused fires visible for miles despite poor weather as Berlin also faced attacks and German workers repaired the damage. A Moscow visitor reported a large factory damaged and set alight.
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Bremen
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
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Coshaven
Lowburg
Polx Rivere
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Berlin
Moscow
German Radios Close Down at Night
London report states Berlin announced all German radio stations in occupied territories will close at 3 p.m. daily due to wartime conditions. The BBC will continue broadcasting after midnight as the date of cessation passes.
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London
Berlin
France
Bohemia
Moravian
Memel
Tta
B.B.C
Italian Base in Dodecanese Hit by British Air Attack
An early morning Royal Air Force strike on Gempelia in the Dodecanese damaged hangars and seaplane pontoons and set fires in a major Italian base near Athens. Bombs hit barracks and an ammunition dump, causing large explosions that lasted after the raid ended. All British aircraft returned.
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London
Admiralty
Gempalia
Dodecanese
Athens
Rg Aig
Greeks Hold Line As Italian Assault Weathers Prolonged Combat
Reports from Tirana and Rome say Greek forces repelled fresh Italian pressure on the south eastern Albania front after more than 30 hours of fighting. Greek artillery and mountain troops pressed from the Korea sector. communications remain intact and air activity is limited. Diplomatic chatter in Washington hints Turkey will weigh Greek–Thrace events but not move if fighting stays northwest.
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Rome
Albania
Korea
Washington
Turkey
Greece
Thrace
Epirus
Macedonia
Athens
Uheltern
P Ny
Reconstruction of Europe and postwar plans debated
The Manchester Guardian urges a concrete postwar programme beyond Herr Hitler’s talk of reconstruction. England faces Europe’s future, with calls for an Allied Council and shared leadership. The piece praises Bevin for stressing economic foundations of peace and notes growing U S cooperation and support for China and freedom in nations enslaved by Germany.
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London
International Labour
Ministry For Labour
Manchester Guardian
Hitler
Germany
Europe
United States
China
Unai
Bevina
London relaxes petrol rationing to boost travel
Thousands of Londoners who stored cars are urged to resume driving within 20 miles of the metropolis. Motorists who offer lifts to locals and arrange pickup will receive more petrol to move workers in and out of the city quickly as blackout conditions continue. Extra buses will assist transport authorities in speeding the process.
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London
Huse
al Ange Serine
Series of London air battles and raids described
The report details a day of heavy German air activity over London and the southeast with about 150 aircraft involved. It notes 27 German planes destroyed, seven British fighters lost with five pilots safe, two bombers shot down at night, and multiple raids on Portsmouth, Lincolnshire, the Mersey area, and eastern districts with civilian casualties and fires.
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London Yosterder
Portsmouth
Aky
Lincolnshire
Liverpool
England
Als
Kent Rday
Mersey
Wo Midland
Kent
Messerschmitta
Channel
Aly
France
Greece Resolute in March to Victory
London dispatch reports Greece and King George VI vow united resolve against aggression. Metaxas replies to Churchill praising support and pledging final triumph with calm and courage on sacred Greek soil. King George VI expresses commitment to stand by Greece to the end with divine aid.
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Tuseday
Metaxas
Winston Churchill
Greece
George
George VI
Desert fighting and pursuit in Sudan and Kassala area
British patrols backed by aircraft withdrew strong reconnaissance units from the Blue Nile left bank in Khor Offat Sudan. The pursuit continued Sunday with enemy casualties. In Kassala area patrols remained active. An Italian post near Sidi Barrani was attacked at dawn after a cavalry column reached 8000 yards and camouflaged itself. Smoke rose from the camp as the retreating vehicles fled toward Sidi Barrani.
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Khor Offat
Sudan
Kassala
Egypt
Kenya
Palestine
Sidi Barrani
Diplomatic Moves Mention Greek Italian Talks In Moscow
Reports from Moscow claim Greek Minister Diaman Popoulou met with First Vice Commissar Vishinsky at the Foreign Office while Italian Minister Graszzi waits at the German Minister’s residence for a potential exchange of Legation members. Observers say Axis may seek talks with Russia to check Soviet influence in the Balkans by allowing a free hand in Iran and Afghanistan.
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M. Diaman Popoulou
Foreign Office
M. Vishinaky
Athens
Signor Graszzi
Legation
Rome
Preas
Russia
Balkans
Iran
Afghanistan
India
France Not to Capitulate
The Christian Science Monitor reports from Europe that Berlin’s plans for France crumble and French authority may reject German proposals. Rumors of peace terms include ending colonies, surrendering fortifications, and allowing German troops to move. Vichy election factors cited include speeches and Roosevelt’s message amid bombing of industrial centers.
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New York
Christian Science Monitor
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Berlin
France
Gerdell Hull
Roosevelt
Tain
Britain
Freezing of Credits Deferred in War Credit Talks
Preteen Roosevelt met with Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles and agreed to defer freezing Greek credits in the United States and the Neutrality Act area until official confirmation of Italy and Greece being at war is received.
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Cording
Associated Press
Greska
Egypt
Italy
Greece
Mountain Setare
Sarenes Mer
Athens
Britain
Belgrade
Tealiana
Dipalica
Viona
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E Ttia
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Senegee
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
United States
Rescue loss reported as Sino Japanese War cross border clash
A China National Aviation Company Douglas airliner, passenger list not disclosed, says the Kunming Reuters report. Pilot Kent, an American, and several crew were killed or injured after Japanese pursuit planes attacked on the Yunnan Kweichow border. No confirmation of the Mekong bridge destruction. Japan suspected of machine gunning the aircraft amid ongoing air activity. Britain allegedly moves to shield Thailand from Japan’s Indo China advance.
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Yunnan-Kweichow
China National Aviation Company
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Nlhe
Kunming
Reuter
Mekong
Burma
Thailand
Japan
S & Ward
Indo-China
Greek Australians pledge loyalty amid war mobilization
Sydney reports the Greek Consul-General Dr Vrinekia stating many Greeks in Australia wish to serve overseas for the Allied cause. A British analyst warns that 70 German divisions in south eastern Europe hinge on reachable territories and fuel networks.
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Vrinekia
Australia
Europe
France
Gomes
Turkish Valor Recognised on Independence Day Broadcast
Cairo reports General Wevell sent greetings from British forces in the Middle West to Turkish comrades and Allies. He praises their skill tenacity and reciprocates mutual respect from those met on the battlefield.
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Cairo
Wevell
Middle West
Raider Scharnhorst to Join Pacific Operations
Reports from Kobay suggest the German liner Scharnhorst, sheltering in Kobay harbor since the war began, is undergoing alterations to its hull and paint and will soon sail for raiding duties in the Pacific Ocean per the Shanghai Evening Post.
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Nordeutecher Lloyd
Scharnhorst
Kobay Harbour
Pacific Ocean
Kobay
Shanghai Evening Post
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