British troops land on Danish island as Reich fleet sinks
Berlin reports British troops land on a Danish island while the German navy claims the Third Reich sank ships and strengthened positions in Norway. German sources say King Haakon VII has one last chance to recognize Oslo’s interim regime approved by Berlin.
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REICH
Reynaud
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Haakon VII
Norway
Oslo
Supreme Court
Norw
British Cruiser Sunk Off Norwegian Coast
Berlin reports a British cruiser was attacked and sunk by German bombers off the Norwegian coast. A British amphibian plane was destroyed, termed a Sunder amphibian flying battleship, though no such craft appears in standard references.
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Berlin
High Command
Vick
Stark Urges $45 Million Navy Fund Increase
Admiral Harold R. Stark told the Senate Naval Committee that Congress should add 45 million dollars to the navy budget above the 965 million already voted by the House. He outlined 18 million for shore facilities and 27.4 million for shipbuilding to lay keels for four cruisers 13 destroyers and eight submarines next fiscal year. The Navy also discussed establishing a base in the southeast Caribbean to bolster Panama Canal defenses and Monroe Doctrine security.
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Washington
United States
Harold R. Stark
Congress
House
Chief of Naval Operations
Senate Naval Committee
Johnson
Rcalif
Admiral Stark
Stark
Navy
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Walsh
D-Mass
Navy Department
Florida
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Canal
Sniping Death Offense In Oslo
German decree proclaims the death penalty for snipers in Oslo and for Norwegians forming bands to fight occupying troops. A new Oslo government commission is named as the first constitutional authority since the Nygaardsvold government left. Life in Oslo is described as returning to normal amid continued German troop landings and control.
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OSI
Oslo
Johan Nygeardsvold
Nygaardsvold
Berg
Quisling
Haakon
Activity Reduced On Western Front
Paris April 16. French and German patrols scouting in no mans land between the Maginot and Siegfried Lines fought scattered local engagements with losses on both sides. French and British air forces conducted reconnaissance missions over the German lines. Nazi fliers made comparatively few flights over French territory. The French high command morning communiqué reported nothing important to report during the night.
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Paris
No-Man's Land
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Ragged Guard Volunteers Reported in Norway War
Hungarian volunteers known as the Ragged Guard are said to fight in Norway as part of their third war in eight months. About 400 men crossed from Finland after the invasion and offered services to Norwegian commanders, though Hungary does not officially recognize them. The group, descended from the Rongyos Garda of 1919, has previously fought for Poland and Finland and aims to defend Hungary’s interests amid shifting borders in Europe.
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Daniel Deluce
Budapest
Arctic Circle
Hungary
Ragged Guard
Norway
Poland
Finland
Scandinavia
Rongyos Garda
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
Ruthenia
Nicholas Horthy
Britain and Allies vow to crush Germany in World War II
Chamberlain and Reynaud spoke of crushing Nazi Germany as Allied leaders announce new troop summons. Britain claims an expeditionary force lands in the Faroe Islands while Norwegian royal authorities flee toward Sweden. German reports say a British cruiser was sunk off Orkney as forces move toward Norway.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Germany
Denmark
Chamberlain
Reynaud
Scandinavian
Orway
North Sea
Norway
Europe
Berlin
New York
Haakon
Sweden
Scotland
Iceland
House of Commons
R. A. Butler
Faroe Islands
Butler
Britain Lands Troops in Faroe Islands Amid War Mobilization
Britain announced landing troops in the Danish Faroe Islands as Prime Minister Chamberlain vowed to crush Germany. The new draft notices call up 27 year olds on May 25 and 26 year olds on April 27, boosting Britain to about 2.375 million. Reports of a large naval battle in the Skagerrak and German losses were noted.
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London
Britain
Faroe Islands
Chamberlain
Germany
George
Greenland
Free Church Council
Commons
Norway
Denmark
Skagerrak
North Sea
Reuters
Army Bomber Forced Down Off Coney Island
A twin-engined Army bomber on a routine training flight made a forced landing in the ocean off Coney Island. Eight crew members survived, with Lt. Edmund Gorman stating fuel shortage and poor radio reception forced the landing. Some crew reached shore on a rubber raft, others were rescued by a coast guard boat.
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New York
Coney Island
Edmund Gorman
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Gorman
Coast Guards
Senate Okays New Judges
The Senate approved a bill to add three circuit court judges and six district judges in various districts. The 47 to 21 vote sends the measure back to the House with amendments for action.
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Senate
House
Eighth Circuit
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
California
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
French Plane Downed Near Londelier Border
A French aircraft was shot down near Londelier beside the French border, bursting into flames. One crewman was killed and two injured in the encounter with a German fighter.
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Brussels
Londlier
Scandinavian Invasion Costly To Nazi Navy
Paris April 16 AP Premier Reynaud told the French Senate Germany has lost about 30 percent of its navy in the past week in Scandinavian waters. He cited 20 percent of cruisers and 25 percent of destroyers sunk or damaged along with several submarines and seven destroyers at Narvik. The Baltic Sea has been mined and Allied shipping losses were minimal.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Scandinavian
Reavnendanlaasa
Reynaud
Roosevelt
Senate
Admiralty
Narvik
Baltic Sea
War Trade Boom Boosts U S Exports in March
United States export value rose to 344 million dollars in March, up 30 percent from a year earlier, aided by machinery trucks iron and steel products other metals chemicals and aircraft. Gains centered on Canada France Japan Russia Argentina Finland and the Philippine Islands with England buying slightly less.
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Washington
America
Hopkins
Canada
France
Japan
Russia
Argentina
Finland
Philippine Islands
England
Believe Norway Cut In Half By Fast Moving Nazi Troops
Stockholms Allehanda reports German troops on an extra train reached the Storlien Heights near the Swedish border, about 50 miles east of Trondheim, seen as cutting Norway in half. The advance was aided by a Nazi push and possible misdirection of Norwegian railway staff. Hegra fortress guns face east toward Sweden.
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Norway
Stockholm
Storlien
Trondheim
Germany
Sweden
Allehanda
Hegra
Germans Lose Grain Supply
BUCHAREST April 16 Germany’s wheat imports from Romania were halted by a government decree banning exports indefinitely to avert a domestic shortfall. Romania prioritizes oil wood and coal for military needs and may push for a larger share of foreign oil output. Danube patrols tighten to guard river shipping amid saboteur fears.
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Bucharest
Germany
Romanian Economic Council
Reich
Rumania
Danube
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Hungary
Imprisoned Irish Republican Dies After Hunger Strike
Dublin reports Anthony Darcy aged 32 died after a 52-day hunger strike. Darcy was arrested February 17 amid an IRA roundup and joined eight prisoners in a February 25 hunger strike. He had been sentenced to three months for refusing to give his name and address to police.
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Dublin
Anthony Darcy
Irish Republican Army
Gastonia Man Clarence L. dies from Florence crash injuries
Gastonia North Carolina resident Clarence L. 39 died in a hospital in Florence from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Lituiguam on April 7. He passed away yesterday, the report states.
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Florence
8. C
Clarence
Gastonia
N. C
Litiuguam
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