Allied control in northern Norway remains firm despite withdrawals
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that southern Norway has fallen back to German forces under General Von Falkeshorst. Allied plans to seize Trondheim were abandoned due to insurmountable geographic and strategic difficulties, with the main force withdrawn from Andalsnes without losses.
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Ates
Norway
Nikolaus von Falkeshorst
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Trondheim
Andalsnes
Mr. Chamberlain
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Italy
Narvik
Strengthen Resistance Leicester
Walter Elliot appeals for more men and more machines for the British army and warns that the enemy may attack ports and industrial centers without notice. He notes Nazi advantages in Norway and the need to land troops at inferior ports while German air bases operate from Norwegian soil.
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Leicester
Walter Elliot
Norway
Elliot
Danish Minister in London Receives Semi official Status
The Danish minister to London Count Eduard Reventlow will keep diplomatic privileges but operate in a semi official capacity. Foreign under secretary Richard Butler informed the House of Commons.
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London
Eduard Reventlow
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Farm Help In Demand In Calgary Region
Spring seeding in southern Alberta raises farm help demand with 25 to 30 workers daily going to farms, per Leo J. Ricks, Alberta employment service bureau superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Leo J. Ricks
Alberta Employment Service Bureau
Immigration boom expected after war ends, Blair predicts
Frederick C Blair, director of immigration, foresees a surge of European migrants to Canada and other Western Hemisphere nations as World War II ends. He notes likely large movements and shifts in population patterns driven by postwar opportunities.
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Ottawa
Europe
Canada
Frederick C. Blair
German Sabotage Toronto Targeting Canadian War Industry
Fire Marshal W J Scott cites German sabotage attempts near Toronto and across Canada including a British Columbia plot to damage Trail Consolidated Smelters. He links these to a German consul in Seattle and warns that many plans were thwarted by vigilance and technical countermeasures.
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Toronto
Ontario
W. J. Scott
Canada
Scott
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
British Columbia
Consolidated
Trail
Seattle
Washington
Maine
Windsor
Ont
Revelstoke
B.C
Graf Spee Sailors Reported in Buenos Aires in Uniform
Graf Spee sailors were sighted in Buenos Aires wearing uniforms and carrying money after the scuttled ship’s crew reportedly dispersed. Burke noted no Argentine action to relocate them. Montevideo rumors claimed the bulk of Graf Spee sold for 100000 dollars. Warships patrol South American ports as several German merchant ships await chances to return to Germany.
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Buenos Aires
San Diego
Calif
South America
McCormick
West Ira
Graf Spee
William R. Burke
Montevideo
Burke
England
France
South American
Germany
Tribute to the Navy Arrivals in Egypt Met with Embassy Welcome
Rhodesian territorials who joined empire troops arrived secretly in Egypt. Sir Miles Lampson, the British ambassador, did not learn of their arrival in time. Counselor C. H. Bateman welcomed the troops on the quay, calling their safe arrival a tribute to the navy.
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Suez
Miles Lampson
Egypt
C. H. Bateman
Belgium Vows Strong Army to Deter Invaders
Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak warned would be aggressors that Belgium in 1940 is not 1914 Belgium. He stated a strong army and national solidarity boost defense and may spare the country from war.
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Brussels
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
New Zealand Navy Names Commodore Parry Head of Naval Division
Commodore William Parry of the Wellington based New Zealand Navy has been appointed commodore of the New Zealand naval division and the first member of the naval board. He commanded the cruiser Achilles which first engaged the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the December battle off Uruguay.
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Wellington
N.Z
William Parry
Achilles
Graf Spee
Uruguay
New Zealand
Naval Board
Summerside to House Commonwealth Flying Training School
The national defence department announces provision for a service flying training school near Summerside P E I under the British Commonwealth air training plan. The move aligns with wartime aviation training aims and regional defence needs.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
Summerside
P.e.s
RAF raids in Norway prove effective in night strikes
London reports one of the RAF’s largest night raids targeted Stavanger and Fornebu in Norway and Aalborg in Denmark. Four German fighters were shot down while the Stavanger airfield suffered extensive damage from bombs. A daylight Stavanger attack followed with further hits and known enemy casualties. seven RAF aircraft were lost.
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Britain
Norway
Stavanger
Oslo
Aalborg
Denmark
London
Royal Air Force
Fornebu
R.af
R.A.F
Air Ministry
Civilian defence corps organized across Canadian seaboard provinces
Ottawa reports a highly organized civilian defence corps across seaboard provinces to meet wartime emergencies from raids sabotage or fires in ports. Provinces collaborate with the Dominion government through pensions and health departments to train first aid and fire fighting volunteers. Grants of 5000 have been advanced. Halifax serves with 400 workers and 200 wardens, while Sydney Saint John Quebec Vancouver Victoria Nanaimo and Prince Rupert already have similar bodies. A corps will soon form at Montreal.
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Ottawa
Seaboard
Canada
Dominion
Pensions and Health Department
Halifax
Sydney
Saint John
Quebec
Vancouver
Victoria
Nanaimo
B.C
Prince Rupert
Montreal
Ships Detained at British Contraband Stations
The ministry of economic warfare said 36 ships including five Danish vessels were detained at contraband control stations due to the Norway and Denmark situation. The fortnight to April 27 saw 135 ships examined, with 54 Italian, eight US, 36 Dutch, 12 Norwegian, six Belgian, and four Greek vessels. Officials warned passenger and freight rates to India or the Near East would not rise immediately despite the 5000 mile detour to avoid the Mediterranean. increases require agreement with the shipping ministry.
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London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Norway
Denmark
United States
Netherlands
India
Near East
Mediterranean
Shipping Ministry
War Stops Shipments Through Churchill Port
Well informed observers in Ottawa doubt any wheat will be sent overseas from Churchill this summer as war disrupts exports. Hudson Bay port stores 2,495,000 bushels of grain and convoy limits hinder outside activity. The Hudson Strait route typically opens in August, with last year’s activity severely reduced. The Nascopie, a federal government vessel, remains the sole large ship expected to reach Churchill this season to supply northern posts.
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Ottawa
Churchill Man
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Prairies
Churchill
Far North
Dominion
German Retreat From Norway Amid Naval Battle Off Sweden
British submarines and warships clashed with German vessels off Sweden’s west coast near Goteborg in a two hour fight. German ships were seen afire and sunk as Norwegian authorities reported retreat and reoccupation of Roros and surrounding areas, with Norse troops claiming first victory and cutting German supply lines.
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Paul Reynaud
Paris
Reynaud
Germany
Norway
Stockholm
Kattegat
Roros
Osterdalen
Tynset
British Ships Ordered Home Via Suez Route
British merchant ships in Italian ports, including four at Genoa, were ordered to sail to Great Britain via the Suez canal avoiding Gibraltar as tensions rise. The Llandovery Castle led the first departures, 150 passengers bound for Durban, while the indirect route totals about 15,128 miles versus 2,000 miles via Gibraltar.
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Genoa
Italy
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Africa
Llandovery Castle
Durban
South Africa
Cape Town
Southampton
Seamen Safe In Sweden After Narvik Sinking Ordeal
Seamen from five British vessels sunk at Narvik are recuperating in a northern Swedish village after a German invasion. Among the rescued are two Canadians and a Newfoundlander. Four captains and 123 crewmen were marched 30 miles to the frontier after 14 days in captivity. Names include Lawrence Sickle and R. J. Smith of Toronto and a Newfoundlander named Clarence of the Riverton. Other ships sunk were the Blythmoor Romanby and North Cornwall. Fifty six crewmen from these ships remain unreported.
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Sweden
Narvik
Norway
Lawrence Sickle
R. J. Smith
Toronto
Clarence
Riverton
Smith
Mersington Court
Blythmoor
Romanby
North Cornwall
Canadian doctors discuss wartime emergency organization at Maritime CMA session
National emergency and doctor organization in Canada during the war were debated at a Maritime Conference of the Canadian Medical Association. Of 8,553 doctors who replied, 3,112 offered overseas service and many assisted in Canada. The group includes 2,672 with prior military service. Only 43 were unavailable, many due to age or disability.
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Moncton
N.B
Canada
Canadian Medical Association
T. C. Routley
Toronto
C.M.A
Ottawa Pensions For 27 War Widows
Pensions are paid to 27 women whose husbands served in the Canadian armed forces and died since the Second World War began. Several were widowed by accidents at Royal Canadian Air Force training bases.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
British Subs Return to London Base
Submarine Sharks and Seawolf return to home bases in London after patrols in Norwegian waters. Seawolf reports sinking 8 000 tons of German transport ships during the voyage.
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London
Shark
Seawolf
Brisbanes Well Equipped Expedition Carries Trans Receiver
A well equipped American expedition to cross Australia’s interior carries a combined radio transmitter and receiver called a trans receiver and an electric plant to power experiments.
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Brisbane
Australia
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N.Z. Navy
Air Training School
Bacon
Melville
Saskatchewan
James G. Gardiner
Civilan Defence Corps
Goteberg
Gudbrandsdalen
British United Press
Oester
Reros
Steinkjer
War Office
Dombas
Gudbrands
Boros
van Galen
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