German air action sinks British battleship and York cruiser
Berlin reports heavy German air attacks off Namsos and Narvik. A 30,000 ton Queen Elizabeth class battleship and a York class heavy cruiser were sunk or badly damaged, with eight British ships and transports affected in the operations. A U boat was sunk by a German recon plane.
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Berlin
Germany
Norwegian
Namsos
Narvik
High Command
York
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Warspite
Valiant
Barham
Malahia
Winston Churchill
British Admiralty
Churchill
High Ecommand
Norway
Chamberlain Faces Sternest Test of War Cabinet
London May 4. Collapse of the British campaign in central Norway tests Prime Minister Chamberlain's cabinet as Conservative rebels push for military success. Sources say unless a signal victory comes before next Tuesday when the Commons begins inquiry, the government may face a fierce fight for survival.
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London
Norway
Chamberlain
House of Commons
British Not Through Says London Report
London says Britain will continue fighting for Norway with the greatest vigor and notes the distance from German air bases near Narvik ore port should work in Britain’s favor, according to an authoritative British source.
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London
Britain
Norway
Narvik
Conservative unrest tests wartime resolve in Britain
Richard K Law and Clement Davies strong voices push for a change in policy as Labour and Liberal MPs oppose confidence votes amid the Norway crisis. The Manchester Guardian calls Chamberlain self deluded while Sir John Simon signals a government setback, highlighting public doubts about victory.
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Richard K. Law
Hull
Clement Davies
Manchester Guardian
Chamberlain
Norway
The
Guardian
Law
Bonar Law
Asquith
Hitler
Blast Shakes Du Pont Plant at Carney's Point New Jersey
A rifle powder explosion at 4:45 a.m. at the E. I. Du Pont plant in Carney's Point shook the south New Jersey area. No major injuries or damage reported. two workers in a nearby building were treated for shock. Powder cars nearby burned, carrying about 4,000 pounds each. The blast was felt as far as Wilmington and across the Delaware River.
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Penns Grove
N. J
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Carney’s Point
South Jersey
J. L. Roberts
H. L. Curtis
Wilmington
Delaware River
Chester
Marcus Hook
Italy warns allies against invasion in the Mediterranean
In Rome on May 4, the government warned that Italy would repulse any Allied naval attack massing in the Mediterranean. Virgiorio Gayda questioned Britain's and France’s motive for reinforcing their fleets, while Italian press speculated Britain may aim to widen the war into the Balkans and Mediterranean. Giovanni Ansaldo in Il Telegrafo suggested Germany could invade British territory, arguing Italians see German strength as decisive.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Virgiorio Gayda
I Giornale D'Italia
England
L’rance
Fplbert
Alexandria
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gayda
France
Giovanni Ansaldo
Galeazzo Ciano
Germany
Ciano
Il Telegrafo
Leghorn
Ansaldo
Balkans
Allied surround 4000 Nazis in Narvik region
French War Ministry reports Allied forces encircled about 3000 to 4000 German troops near Narvik Norway with German positions described as desperate. Norwegian troops continue in Trondheim area after British withdrawal, fighting Germans near Boros. Western Front sees serious artillery exchanges between the Blies River and the Vosges with ongoing air operations.
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Paris
French War Ministry
Narvik
Vosges Mountains
High Command
Western Front
Aftonbladet
Germany
Norway
Arctic
Dutch Arrest Twenty One In Hague Broadcast
Premier Derek Jan de Geer announced in a national broadcast that 21 persons considered to have endangered the Netherlands' security were arrested and interned overnight. None of the detainees were foreigners.
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The
Hague
Derek Jan de Geer
Netherlands
Norse Monarch Must Negotiate
Oslo reports that Norwegians believe King Haakon VII and the government, now hidden, must seek peace terms with Germany. With authority limited to Nordland Troms and Finmark, fighting is deemed futile after Allied withdrawals, while Oslo papers urge a personal decision on peace or war as Norway remains under occupation.
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Bjorn Bunkholdt
Oslo
Haakon VII
Germany
Nordland
Troms
Finmark
Norway
Narvik
Tidens Tegn
Haakon
Nationen
May Day Snow Falls in Blowing Rock
Snow fell overnight in Blowing Rock and remained visible as the sun rose before melting. Residents could not recall a May snowfall lasting until daylight. The day was cold but clear with sunshine returning.
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Blowing Rock
Norse General Decrees Fight Against Nazis Is Finished
Nordic war news reports from Stockholm state German forces have entered Namsos as Allied withdrawal advances 100 miles north of Trondheim. Col. Getz declares the fight finished effective immediately while Norwegians seek armistice amid retreat. Narvik bombardment and Alpine units aid push.
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Wes Gallagher
Stockholm
Namsos
Trondheim
Aftonbladet
O. B. Getz
Germany
British fleet seen in Aegean off eastern Greece
May 4 report from Salonika says strong British units sighted in the Aegean Sea off Greece's coast. Merchants and residents note reinforced naval forces since the war began and fear shifts in the Mediterranean could make Salonika a strategic prize for either side. Also: True Star scratches from the Kentucky Derby field in Louisville.
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Stratrhgic
Salonika
Greece
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Refugees Say Germans Cant Hold At Narvik
Refugees arriving from Narvik report a Nazi force, weakened by three weeks of fighting and supply shortages, cannot hold out against Allied land and sea attacks. They describe German mountain fortifications near the rail line to Sweden, ongoing Allied pressure, and desolation in Narvik after British bombardment. Seamen freed by the Germans recount perilous march to Sweden with deaths from exposure.
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Elmer W. Petterson
Stockholm
Narvik
Arctic
Norway
Salvation Army
John
Sweden
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