Britain plans for protection of airdromes
London reports Britain will form three Special defence corps to protect airfields from airborne assault. Major General Claude Liardet will command the units under RAF direction, with army control of ground defence. Formation aims to shield RAF, naval, and aircraft production airdromes across the UK amid wartime fears.
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London
Britain
von Crete
Germany
Claude Liardet
Lord Moyne
Royal Air Force
Liardet
Artillery
Air Council
Air Ministry
Kuantan
Malaya
Commons
War Cabinet
Norway
France
Greece
Crete
R.A.F
Naval
Ministry of Aircraft Production
United Kingdom
RAF Regiment
RAF
Washington's proposed budget runs to trillions in round figures
The plan lists 56 billion for war and 4.25 billion for general costs plus 1.75 billion for interest, funded by 16.5 billion from existing taxes, 7 billion new general taxes, 2 billion Social Security taxes, and 35 billion borrowing. Spending rises to 5 billion a month, with the public debt forecast at 110 billion after borrowing.
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Treasury
Gas Rationing Set for April 1 in Ottawa
Gasoline rationing will begin on April 1 as scheduled. Munitions Minister Howe spoke at a press conference and said the size of the first ration allotments could not yet be estimated.
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Ottawa
Howe
Danish council affirms adherence to Atlantic Charter
The Danish council representing free Danes in Britain and Northern Ireland voted to adhere to the Atlantic Charter and the principles of the United Nations pact as if the declaration had been signed by a free Danish government.
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London
Danish Council
Britain
Northern Ireland
Cairo breaks relations with Bulgaria Finland and Vichy France
Egypt decides to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria and Finland as Britain declares war on both. The action also extends to the Vichy French government, signaling a broader shift in alignments amid wartime tensions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bulgaria
Finland
Great Britain
Memorial at Vimy Ridge Still Stands Despite Custodian’s Capture
George HM Stubbs, custodian of the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge, is safe but a prisoner in St Denis France. In a letter to George Layton of the Canadian Legion war services he notes three Red Cross parcels received and that the memorial remains standing. He reports 160 Canadians in the camp and that upkeep has not been addressed, promising much to do after the war.
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Montreal
George
Stubbs
Vimy Ridge
St Denis
France
George Layton
Cnadian Legion War Services
Red Cross
Dutch Scorched Earth Plan Aimed at Oil Wells
Lieutenant governor H J Van Mook said the Netherlands East Indies prepared a scorched earth policy for a year to deny oil fields and industries to Japan. Plants were removed or dismantled while unmovable ones would be destroyed. wells would be set ablaze, though Japanese forces might restart production in six months.
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Sydney
H. J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Split in Nazi Party and German Generals Reported
A New York Times dispatch cites an official report to the U S War Department detailing a rift between Nazi leaders and a German general staff faction. It notes heavy losses on the Eastern front 1 250 000 killed or missing 12 armored divisions destroyed and growing discontent amid hunger disease and cold with an alleged October plot to seize command led by Admiral Canari and General Marschner. Hitler remains popular at home despite the tension.
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New York Times
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United States War Department
Department
Russia
Germany
France
Poland
Nazi Party
Canari
Marschner
Hitler
Production of Munitions Reaches High Peak in Canada
Canada reports munitions output rising to new highs as WWII demand expands. Howe says contracts for Canada and Great Britain exceed 3.2 billion since 1939, with tank production over 1500 vehicles planned for 1942 and universal carriers above 9000. Parity with US in steel priorities under new agreement. imports unlocked for American orders.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Lord Beaverbrook
Washington
America
United States
American Republic
Great Britain
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Truce at Halfaya Aids Wounded Airmen
Five wounded airmen from a British bomber crash near Halfaya were taken out under a white flag by an Italian medical officer. He passed through the lines to reach South Africans besieging the position and returned with medical supplies after delivering the airmen to their friends.
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Cairo
Halfaya
Convoy Defence Improves Submarine Losses in Atlantic
A British admiralty statement credits improved convoy defence with sinking three German submarines. He notes captured crews do not reflect German morale, cites maritime moves to the Mediterranean as possibly due to stronger Atlantic defence and Libya battles impact, and suggests German command aims to divert Atlantic efforts.
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London
Admiralty
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Libya
Vancouver Ban Forces Turn In of Japanese Corps Uniforms
Notices posted at the University of British Columbia order Japanese students who served in the Canadian officers training corps to surrender all equipment and uniforms. President L S Klinck explained the action was decided by the military education committee on January 2 amid the current situation, affecting more than 70 Japanese members.
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Vancouver
University of British Columbia
L. S. Klinck
Committee On Military Education
Soviet Troop Influx Pressed to Thwart German Fronts
British sources report Soviet troops moving to the central front toward Vyazma and Bryansk as Red Army reserves are drawn in to sustain an offensive on multiple axes. Meshchevsk recaptured and advances reach Kaluga and Staritsa, threatening Mozhaisk and the Moscow line.
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London
BBC
Kuibyshev
Sevastopol
Russia
Vyazma- Bryansk
Moscow
Smolensk
Red Army
Karelia
Crimea
Meshchevsk
Vyazma
Jap Bombing Washington Latest Lys Luzon Towns
The War Department reports Gen Douglas MacArthur received word of widespread damage from Japanese air raids in Luzon. Philippine towns Baler Santa Rosa Calamba and Tarlac were razed with civilians killed. Other affected areas include Arayat Camiling and San Fernando. Attacks targeted churches and streets on Sundays and holidays starting December 7 and continuing through Christmas and New Year.
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Washington
United States War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
War Department
Philippine
Baler
Santa Rosa
Calamba
Tarlac
Arayat
Camiling
San Fernando
Sikorski Announces Soviet Agreements as Concrete Policy
Polish prime minister General Wladyslaw Sikorski returns from Russia saying agreements with Joseph Stalin prove definite conclusions and real politics. He notes a Polish army on Russian soil is part of the agreements and hopes for world benefits from this new policy.
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Wladyslaw Sikorski
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Poland
Gen. Sikorski
Supplies For Russia Toronto
Red Cross headquarters report two large consignments of drugs bandages and surgical accessories have left Britain for the Crimea as part of Canada’s aid to Russia.
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Toronto
Red Cross
Russia
Britain
Crimea
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