Red Attack Surprises Germans Near Stalingrad
Soviet forces struck in the Hletskaya area along the Don bend northwest of Stalingrad, driving back German units in a surprise night action. Reports say German casualties were heavy with 200 dead, two field guns, machine guns, ammo trucks, and a radio station left on the field. Moscow also cited German pressure in other southern theaters and noted a trapped German bridgehead southeast of Kletskaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Red army
Hletskaya
Don bend
Stalingrad
central
Caucasus
Pyatigorsk
Kletskaya
Kotelnitovski
Krasnodar
Don
Left Hand Corner recalls 23 days on washed bridge
A longshoreman aged 73 recalls a 23 day ordeal during a bridge washout near Mission in a 347 era tale. He describes train and crew stranded, fuel and food hauled by towboat as the river blocked the span. A separate column quotes a Dutch escapee labeling German soldiers as gullible and staunch Orange loyalty amid wartime chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDWARDS
Vancouver
GPR
Mission
STUriIp
Montreal Star
Holland
Netherlands
Orange
48 Canadians Known Killed At Dieppe
The Hst releases today show 21 killed in action three dangerously wounded 30 wounded one wounded and missing nine missing believed killed five missing and one missing drowned. Total Dieppe casualties 48 killed 25 missing 53 wounded. Hamilton represented by the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry had six wounded and four killed. The Central Ontario Regiment accounted for 12 killed 13 wounded and six missing, the Western Ontario Regiment had one killed one wounded and four missing, the Saskatchewan Regiment five killed and three wounded, the Quebec Regiment seven wounded, and the Fusiliers Mont Hoyal four wounded. One artilleryman killed, two Royal Canadian Engineers killed or wounded, Calgary Tank Battalion one wounded, and three missing in the Provost Corps. Brig. W. W. Southam of Toronto is noted as commanding Canadian forces.
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Hst
Dieppe
Hong Kong
Hamilton
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
leutenant
Central Ontario Regiment
Ontario
Royal Regiment of Toronto
Western Ontario Regiment
Essex Scottish
Saskatchewan Regiment
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Quebec Regiment
Le Regiment De Quebec
Quebec
Fusiliers Mont Hoyal
Royal Canadian Engineers
armored corps
Calgary Tank Battalion
Canadian Provost Corps
SOUTHAM
TORONTO
W. W. Southam
Night crash tale from RCAF Beaufighter crew in England
Canadian press report from Aug 2 details Pilot Jack H Devlin and radio operator A J Tennant surviving a crash over a Pitch-black night after engine fire and an in-flight explosion. They avoided injuries as the burning aircraft plummeted, bullets and shells volleyed nearby before it stopped. Other notes include Lt. Buck McNair’s eight shootdowns since Malta and introductions to a new RAP coastal command squadron with Canadian pilots and navigators.
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LOUIS ¥. HUNTER
RCAF
ENGLAND
Jack H. Devlin
Torono
A. J. Tennant
Winnipeg
Brandon
Devlin
Tennant
coastal command
J. D. Jewett
Montreal
J. A. Stullborn
Lemberg
Sask
E.L Bertrand
Sgis
Piper
J. P. Campabtli
Vancouver
W. T. Tabor
Port wil-lam
Marines Smash Seaplane Base On Makin Island
U S Marines and Navy forces wiped out a 700 strong Japanese force in the Gilbert Islands extension of the Solomon Islands campaign and destroyed a Japanese seaplane base near Makin Island. Maj James Roosevelt led American troops in the fighting. Communiques from Admiral Nimitz report heavy enemy losses with 28 Marines killed and 72 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makin Island
Roosevelt
Gilbert Islands
Isle
Walter B. Clausen
Associated Press
EARL HARBOR
Hawaii
United States
Solomon Islands
James Roosevelt
Gilbert group
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific fleet
Solomon Island
Nimitz
U.S
Maine
Alexander A. Vendergrift
U.S.M.C
Maj
Gas Trucks Face New War Time Load Rules
At a Calgary meeting the Alberta Motor Transport Association said 85 percent of gasoline haulers cannot meet the new 15000 pound per axle and 30000 pound overall limits. They will petition the government to delay wartime application of the rules to gasoline trucks, citing inability to reduce loads and lack of materials to rebuild fleets. About 52 percent of Alberta gasoline, or roughly 50 million gallons, is trucked within the province, with 25 million hauled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CALGARY
Alberta Motor Transport Association
Alberta
wucks
Swedish Ships Pass Gibraltar En Route to Greece
Three Swedish ships carrying 15 000 tons of wheat given to the Greek people by Canada passed Gibraltar on their way to Greece. A foreign office commentator said the voyage marks the first step in a plan to ship 15 000 tons monthly from Canada to Greece to aid the distressed nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Greece
LONDON
Canada
rae
foreign office
Sidelights On Dieppe Major McCool Leads Beach Landing
Major Brian McCool head professor at Canada’s Com mando School led the Dieppe landing and reembarkation efforts. Western newspapermen Maj. Clifford Wallace and Lieut. Frank Royal assisted press and radio teams. Canadian engineers faced firstline demolition under a Lieut ent Colonel. Major Bert Such-Rroy of Winnipeg was second in command, Col G. P. Fenwick oversaw medical care at ports. Col Cecil Merritt led his men across a Dieppe bridge and earned observers’ commendation for composure. Privates W A Holmes and Pte D Holmes of the Essex Scottish returned together. Pte W Ellrood swam free of clothing under fire and was rescued. Lieut Jack Harris of the Essex Scottish, Toronto-born son of MP Joseph Harris, also reached England safely with the Carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian McCool
Canada
Clifford Wallace
Edmonton Journal
Frank Royal
Winnipeg Prep Press
London
Bert Such- Rroy
Winnipeg
Gol
Cecil Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Dieppe
Vancouver
Pte. W. Ellrood
England
Toronto
Jack Harris
Joseph Harris
Harriy
Dieppe Raid Spurs German Alarm in Paris
London dispatch says a secret German radio broadcast cited by Reuters described panic among German troops in Paris after the Dieppe raid. It claimed soldiers marched in corridors of the Hotel Majestic, hostages were seized, women evacuated from Cologne confined indoors, and a shift to champagne and victory songs after news of British departure.
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LONDON
Paris
Dieppe
Reuters
Hotel Majestic
Cologne
Cameron Highlanders Carry Dieppe Fight 342 Miles Inland
The Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg carried Dieppe inland three quarters of a mile up the Scie River valley near Pourville, landing under heavy fire at dawn. They pushed along both river banks, joined South Saskatchewan forces, and fought to secure a bridgehead before a final withdrawal during re-embarkation.
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Cameron Highlanders
Dieppe
Winnipeg Boys
South Saskatchewan Regiment
ROSS TUNEOC
ENGLAND
Cabiel
Winnipeg
Scie River
Pourville
Robert Thompson
Ypres
Lees
sid
Camerons
south
Sas
Sele
Brazil joins war with Germany and Italy in South American action
Buenos Aires reports Brazil has declared war on the Axis after submarine sinkings of Brazilian ships. Brazil informs its 20 American sister republics that war exists with Germany and Italy, making it the first South American nation to enter the conflict. Argentina weighs its own move as observers expect a non belligerency stance similar to the United States entry.
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BUENOS AIRES
Brazil
America
Germany
Italy
Ans
North
Central America
Tuly
Ramon Castilo
Argentina
United States
British Navy Seizes Fourteen Danish Ships
The Admiralty announced fourteen Danish fishing vessels had been fired and moved into British ports. Denmark is German occupied. The seizure aligns with a prior warning that vessels acting outside lawful channels in the North Sea would do so at their own risk.
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LONDON
admiralty
Britsh ports
Denmark
North Sea
Gifts of tea banned for Canadian residents under wartime rules
OTTAWA August 22 Gifts of tea from the United States and other countries cannot be accepted legally. Orville J. Stanley regional ration officer ruled that such gifts violate rational regulations. Since August 10 no person may import tea or coffee into Canada in their own name unless registered with the foods administrator of the board as a direct importer.
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OTTAWA
United States
Prices art Trade Board
Orville J. Stanley
Canada
Axis Troops Strafed by RAF in Egypt Front
CAIRO Aug 2 Despite stormy weather hindering offensive operations over the Egyptian front RAF fighter-bombers attacked Axis vehicles and troop concentrations yesterday. Land activity was limited to artillery exchanges in northern and central sectors and to night patrol skirmishes, the British communique said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAIRO
witcefresh gerigi
RAF
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy
Brazil announced a state of war against Germany and Italy and said it would permit further details of its action to be transmitted abroad by unofficial channels. The declaration came as the country officially joined the Axis powers in conflict timing.
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BRAZIL
DE JANEIRO
Buenos Aires
A.P
Germany
Italy
US Submarines Sink Four Jap Ships In Pacific
Navy announces U S submarines in the Pacific have sunk four Japanese non combatant ships and possibly sank one destroyer while damaging another non combatant vessel. Also reports on Upholder losing her career in the Mediterranean with Capt M D Wanklyn and crew. Coal miners at Canmore strike, Iraqi leader Essaid urges war on Germany, and a Macleod death. A Swedish ship torpedoed near South Atlantic.
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WASHINGTON
Aux
API
navy department
United States
Pacific
UPHOLDER
LONDON
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
admiralty
M.D. Wanklyn
bene
CANMORE
CALGARY
C.P
Sborexansiely
Western Canada
Bueminess Cal Operstors Association
TEAQ
NEW YORK
Ave
Neri Pasha Essaid
qiler
Iraq
BBC
Reuters
dispatch
CBS
MES
RUSSELL
MACLEOD MACLEOD
Qsr
BE Rerecell
Carmangay
St Andrew's church
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eBALHIVE
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North Battleford Sask
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G. P. Fenwick
Sps
W. A. Holmes
Pte. D. Holmes
Essex Scottish Regiment of
Windsor
Rangers
France
spiy
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