German Army In Russia On The Defensive
A diplomatic and military source says Hitler shifted to a defensive stance in 1943 due to manpower shortages. The plan reportedly withdraws to a winter line from Sevastopol to Briansk with a secondary line Nikolaev to Vitebsk, risking the loss of troops as Russians press the front.
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London
Germany
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Kursk
Kharkov
Orel
Briansk
Stalingrad
Nikolaev
Gomel
Kiev
Vitebsk
Nazi Air Force Now In The Role Of The Defender
London reports the German air force shifting from offensive to defensive duties with hundreds of bombers distributed across Europe. Analysts estimate 1,600–2,000 heavy bombers, 300–500 fighter bombers, 800–1,200 dayfighters, 400–500 night fighters, and 800–1,000 transport aircraft, with many night fighters clustered in western Europe and substantial dayfighter presence in northern France.
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Germany
Greece
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France
Tunisia
Europe
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Sicily- Tunisia
Fear Invasion Forecastin Anglo American Assault on Western Europe
Stockholm reports German sources say Allied invasion of Western Europe is planned soon before the Russian push. Fortifications on the Atlantic coast are being rushed with highways to move mobile units to key points. Rundstedt has inspected French coast defenses as Germany prepares for a final gamble.
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Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Atlantic
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Mediterranean
Germans Build New U boat Bases Hinted At Marseille
Naval observers estimate Germany is expanding submarine facilities in Marseille while evacuations there continue. They compare a Marseille base to Lorient and note the heavy concrete pens make total destruction difficult.
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Lorient
France
Marseille
Mediterranean
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Premier Hart urges northland links with Alaska road plan
Premier Hart tells the British Columbia legislature that the province must share in northland development and that US authorities are surveying three routes linking the Alaska highway to BC roads at Prince George. A railway to Alaska is also being considered as part of postwar reconstruction. BC will survey routes this winter to position for a defence road or a future public works program. Ottawa reports K W Taylor named foods administrator replacing J G Taggart. Taylor, a MacMaster University dean, has army and Brookings and McMaster ties. Health authorities report an influenza epidemic closing one school for a week and reducing attendance at others.
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J. G Taggart
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England
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Washington
McMaster University
Toronto
Canadian Frigates Adopt Frigate Name For New Corvettes
The designation frigate is officially used for Canada's faster, more powerful corvettes built for Allied nations. British admiralty approval followed Canadian naval authority efforts. The term Frigate traces to 16th-17th century Portuguese ships and later French and British warships.
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Canada
Farm Work Talks Under Way With Prisoners Of War
Ottawa discusses employing prisoners of war on farms for the coming crop season. No decisions yet, but officials say Canada has plenty of prisoners if authority is granted. Involved groups include the selective service branch of the labor department the department of agriculture and the defence department which custody of the prisoners.
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Selective Service
Labor Department
Department of Agriculture
Defence Department
Canada
River Project Advocated For The West
In the House of Commons John R. MacNicol urged an immediate study of developing the Saskatchewan river for irrigation water power and a prairie boat route. He argued co operation among federal and provincial governments, planning similar to Tennessee valley projects, and said 400000 horsepower could repay rehabilitation costs.
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Saskatchewan River
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
John R. MacNicoll
Toronto Davenport
Dominion
United States
MacNicol
Lake Winnipegosis
Prince Albert
Sask
North Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Forks
Canada
Tennessee Valley
Prairies
Churchill Says U-Boat Battle Shows Clear Progress
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that progress is being made against enemy submarines. He noted Anglo American and Canadian shipbuilding in six months exceeded all UN losses by over 1,250,000 tons and that joint fleet tonnage grew by that amount. He warned losses are heavy but predicted shipping strength will improve by end of 1943.
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Britain
Canada
United Nations
House
North Africa
Casablanca
CBC Extends Provincial Election Air Time For Parties
Dr James S Thomson CBC general manager said the CBC board will grant network time during provincial elections for parties to present views to electors. Previously CBC coverage focused on federal politics and provincial use will follow the established Dominion model with a mutual agreement on time allocation.
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James S. Thomson
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Dominion
Honor for Yugoslav General Mihailovich in London ceremony
General Draja Mihailovich, head of Yugoslav forces resisting the Germans, received the Croix de Guerre with palms from General de Gaulle in London. Viscount Astor was re elected president of the Empire Press Union, with Lord Harmsworth as honorary treasurer and the council members remaining in office.
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Charles de Gaulle
Draja Mihailovich
Viscount Astor
Empire Press Union
Lord Harmsworth
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