Allied push into Avignon and Briancon reported
Allied forces captured Avignon and Briancon as part of a broad advance across southern France. French troops also seized Arles and Tarascon while Canadian units neared Rouen and British forces moved toward Pont Audemer. Allied air operations continued with thousands of sorties and heavy losses for German forces as fronts widened toward Germany and Belgium.
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GERMANY
ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Eisenhower
Belgium
France
Seine
1st
Rouen
Pont Audemer
Honfleur
Allies Seize Belfort and Paris Quiet Amid Mopping Up
Swiss dispatch says Germans withdrawing from Belfort and taking positions along the Siegfried line in Germany. Allied HQ reports Paris fairly quiet with ongoing mopping up. Toulon arsenal captured, Cannes guns bombarded as Marseille pockets cleared. Naval ships sunk one enemy vessel, damaged another. Allied air forces strike north of Avignon and bridge near Nimes Montpelier. Germans report clashes near Montelimar, no Allied confirmation.
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ONCON
C.P
London
Belfort
Switzerland
Germany
PARIS
ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
supreme headquarters
TOULON
Marseille
Cannes
Avignon
Nimes
Montpellier
Rattoneau
Montelimar
Oil Targets Heavily Hit by Allied Bombers
Allied air forces pressed a multi day assault against Germany and occupied Europe with nearly 1,000 U S heavy bombers striking oil targets in Germany. Brest in Brittany faced a third pounding in 36 hours while up to 750 bombers and escorts hit northwest and southwest Germany. Overnight raids and daytime sorties totaled thousands of flights from British and French bases as RAF and USAAF continued the strategic campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
United States
Europe
Germany
RAP
R.C.AF
France
BREST
Brittany
Hitler
R.A.F
R.C.A.P
Schol
Romania to Pay 600 Million Demnity to Russia
Charles Davila, former Romanian minister to the United States, announced that surrender terms require Romania to pay 600 million dollars in demnity and to cede Bessarabia and northern Bukovina to Russia. The statements came at a press conference in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Charles Davila
United States
Romania
Davila
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Russia
Bees and honey production rise in Canada amid growing beekeeper numbers
Canada sees a strong rise in honey production in 1943 with 39.49 million pounds and a 40.8 percent gain over 1942. Beekeepers reach 34,250, colonies up to 449,650 as Prairie provinces lead growth. Slate River field day notes farmer interest in Thunder Bay district beekeeping.
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CANADA
Thunder Bay
Fort William
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Laval and Petain Forge a French Collaboration Bid
Pierre Laval and Marshal Petain are in Morvillars France working to build a case for a new collaborationist government. Reports place both leaders in Morvillars with luxurious chateaus and complete freedom as of Thursday night despite earlier rumors of German removal.
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THOMAS F. HAWKINS
Associated Press
DELLE
France
Morvillars
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Germany
Laval
Petain
Von Kluge Reported Dead by Swedish Paper
Stockholm Aug 26 UP Field Marshal Gen Guenther Von Kluge reportedly killed according to the newspaper Dagens Nyheter citing German information. No confirmation from Axis or Allied quarters. Von Kluge, 61, had commanded German armies on the Western Front since July 6 replacing Von Rundstedt.
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STOCKHOLM
Guenther Von Kluge
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
Von Kluge
western front
Karl Rudolph Von Rundstedt
Bulgaria orders German troop withdrawal from soil
Moscow radio reported Bulgaria ordered all German forces off Bulgarian soil and warned they would be disarmed if they stayed. Ankara radio meanwhile claimed Germans evacuated Sofia, leaving only two liaison officers as of August 26.
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ONDON
C.P
Bulgaria
Moscow
SOFIA
LONDON
Ankara
Antonescu Is Under Arrest in Romania
Moscow radio announced Ion Antonescu, the deposed Romanian premier, is under arrest and Romania’s Royal Guard has taken him. Romanian troops reportedly occupy the Carpathian Mountain passes. Bulgaria pledges absolute neutrality toward the Soviet Union and warns it will oppose German forces if they enter Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Moscow radio
Ion Antonescu
Michael
Carpathian
Bulgaria
Russia
Gen L F Page Dies Halifax MAJ.GEN. L. F. PAGE
Maj. Gen. L. F. Page aged 60, commanding in chief Atlantic Command, dies at naval hospital Halifax after weeks of illness. Born in England, he served from 1907 in Canadian units, won the DSO and five mentions in dispatches, led troops to Iceland, England base units, 4th Division, and Newfoundland forces before becoming commander in chief Atlantic Command in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. PAGE
HALIFAX
Atlantic Command
naval hospital
Page
England
35th
Alberta Light Horse
D.S.O
Saint John
N.B
Iceland
Newfoundland
W. H. P. Elkins
Winnipeg man dies from kitchen solvent explosion burns
James Harris aged 27 of Winnipeg died in hospital today from severe burns suffered last Tuesday when a pan of cleaning solvent exploded on a stove in his kitchen.
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WINNIPEG
James Harris
Germans May Leave Italy
British and Canadian press reports outline a probable German withdrawal from Italy to the Austrian Alps as Allied pincers tighten around the Gothic Line. Romania and Bulgaria may desert the war, while Tito’s Partisans and Greek guerrillas loom in the Balkans. Polish forces near the Gothic Line press the eastern end toward Rimini and Pesaro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOUGLAS AMARON
LONDON
iC. P. Cable
Italy
Austrian Alps
Gothic Line
France
Maritime Alps
Alexander
Romania
Bulgaria
Kesselring
Euro
Germany
Balkans
Serbia
Greece
Tito
Yugoslavia
Marshal Kesselring
8th Army
Adriatic
Rimini
Pesaro
Lombardy
Reds Breaking Through Galati Gap Near Bucharest
MOSCOW Aug 26 The Red Army pressed through the Galati gap heading toward Bucharest, reporting Romanian troops turning on Germans, with 360 Germans captured. Soviet forces claimed to be about 100 miles from Bucharest and 75 from the Ploesti oil fields as a pitched battle unfolded beyond Tirguniam.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Galati
Bucharest
Ploest
firet
Tecuci
Red Star
United Nations
Tirguniam
Paris Liberated Claims Clash Over Capitulation
Paris broadcasts claim liberation but military headquarters withholds confirmation. German capitulation orders surface while Paris resists with pockets of activity around Place de l Etoile and Arc de Triomphe. De Gaulle returns amid jubilant crowds and vows continued operations as France asserts its place among world powers.
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LONDON
C.P
Paris
Berlin
Place de L'Etoile
Arc de Triomphe
de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Fichuing
France
rane
Liberal nominating conventions called in Lethbridge and Macleod
Liberal party activity grows in Alberta as conventions set for September 15 in Lethbridge and September 14 in Macleod. Expected attendees include federal ministers J G Gardiner and James A McKinnon. A big rally is planned in Lethbridge the nomination day evening. Ros Risinger leads the Lethbridge Liberal Association with L Turcette as secretary. delegates projected at 250 to 300 based on 1940 votes.
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Europe
Liberals
Lethbridge
Macleod
J. G. Gardiner
agriculture
James A. McKinnon
Edmonton
trade and commerce
Ros W. Risinger
First Canadian Armored Regt Reaches Seine Front
The 18th Canadian armored cavalry regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, is believed to be the first Canadian unit to reach the Seine, linking with American forces near Louviers and moving to St. Pierre du Vauvray. The 4th Canadian Armored Division played a leading role in the Caen to Trun advance, aiding the Normandy breakout. Troops were south of Rouen, with 35,000 to 40,000 Germans in the Seine pocket as Allied forces bombarded and moved to seal the river crossing.
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ROSS MUNRO
FRANCE
C.P. Cable
Seine
18th
12th
Manitoba Dragoons
Risle river
Louviers
St. Pierre du Vauvray
Thun Gap
Dragoons
reconnais
C. P. Cable
Caen-Falaise
Trun
Falaise
Normandy
ROUEN
Ger. Crerar
armer
Seine bank
la Haye Malherbe
Sink 92 Jap Ships In Aug. Sink 92 Jap Ships In Aug.
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports during August the air force blasted ships at over five per day on the invasion route to the Philippines. A Thursday raid sank a cruiser seven freighter transports and a barge tender at Dutch Celebes, plus three coastal vessels and a landing craft. Total sunk or probably sunk for August reached 92 ships, with 34 freighter transports among them. Damaged 42 ships, including 26 freighter transports. Also noted a Pearl Harbor briefing on a heavy bomber strike on Iwo Jima within 750 miles of Tokyo.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific
far eastern air force
Dutch Celebes
Philippines
Allied
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Pacific fleet
Iwo Jima
Volcano islands
Tokyo
Hold 250,000 Nazis France
The BBC reported in a CBS broadcast that unofficially about 250,000 German soldiers, including generals, have been taken prisoner in France. The broadcast said up to last night 30,000 German prisoners were counted in southern France.
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NEW YORK
C.P
BBC
CBS
France
Harvest Accident Claims Calgary Area Farmer
Robert Nichol Elliott, 48, was killed one mile south of Priddis after a hail storm broke loose a team detached from a harvest binder. The incident, the third such harvest accident in a week, left Elliott crushed when the draft animals were stampeded by the machinery.
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CALGARY
Robert Nichol Elliott
Priddis
Finnish Police Raid Helsinki Streets in Mass Roundup
Finnish police blocked all roads out of Helsinki at dawn and conducted mass raids through the capital into the morning hours. About 500 people were interrogated for missing identity papers while ships and trains were inspected. Minister Hillilae expressed satisfaction with the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Helsinki
federal communications commission
Kaarle Henrik Hillilae
Russians Capture Ismail on the Danube
Premier Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Ismail on the Danube eight miles east of Galati in Romania on Saturday night. French troops in Toulon seized Forés D'Atrigues and Malbousquet, while Otopeni airfield near Bucharest was bombed in support of defending Romania. Six Allied divisions alleged to be across the Seine bridgehead at Melun. A five year old girl was found stabbed to death in Toronto, mother gravely wounded. father questioned. Chinese forces besieging Tengchung report advisories after repulsed counter-attacks. Duchess of Gloucester's son born. mother and infant reported in satisfactory condition.
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ISMAIL
DANUBE
LONDON
C.P
Marshal Stalin
Galati
Romania
TOULON
ROME
Forés D'Atrigues
Malbousquet
BUCHAREST
Italy
Otopeni
SEINE
Reuters
Melun
Paris
Germain DNB
TORONTO
C.PJ
Ida Morrow
Wilson Street
Joseph Morrow
TENGCHUNG
CHUNGKING
Yunnan province
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
prisce
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OME
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RANCE
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Seine river
Deauville
Lisieux
Vernon
Vernon-Lisieux-Deauville
Mantes
Corbeil
Fontainebleau
Head of Lakes
MARSHAL VON KLUGE
Antonescu
L.F.Page
Galati Gap
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