Danish Fleet Scuttled as Nazi Rule Times Denmark
In Copenhagen harbor big fires blaze among scuttled Danish naval hulks while Nazi patrol boats and planes shoot at refugees fleeing to Sweden. Reports say many fishermen and small boats were sunk in the Oeresund as Denmark faces martial law and internment of King Christian X. The cabinet and king are in Sorgenfri Castle as Gen von Hanneck en imposes rule, ending Danish collaboration and signaling occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JOHN H. COLBURN
Associated Press
STOCKHOLM
Denmark
Copenhagen
Sweden
Oeresund
Christian X
Landskrona
CHRISTIAN
Eric Scavenius
Sorgenfri Castle
Hermann Von Hannecken
Werner Best
Hitler's South Front Headquarters Menaced
The German army announced the abandonment of Taganrog, a key southern anchor on the 1500 mile Russian front. The retreat signals crumbling southern front positions as Red Army advances. Taganrog was evacuated and destroyed, described by Germany as a strategic withdrawal.
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Berlin
Taganrog
Red
Donets Basin
Henry B. Jameson
Associated Press
ONDON
A.P
Sea of Azov
Stalino
Haitler
Globe making during war era gains and methods
The Chicago news describes globe factories in Chicago and Indianapolis, noting wartime sales surge and updates to maps. It outlines two globe types machine made and hand made, detailing production steps from printed sheets to half globes and final assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
Chicago
Indianapolis
Windy City
globes
Pearl Harbor
Cap Bon
Pantelleria
Tallpet Hand
News brief notes continued on the reverse page with a small, terse update from the paper’s back section about a local item titled Tallpet Hand.
Reorganizing Army Camps
Ottawa announces a wide reorganization of the army training centre system closing eight centres and merging basic with advance units. Infantry recruits will go to infantry specific training centres rather than general centres, with several sites repurposed as depots or for medical and operational use.
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FRANK FLAHERTY
OTTAWA
defence department
Three Rivers
Que
Gordon Head
B.C
Lauzon
Regina
Huntingdon
Rimouski
Two Canadians Die In Plane Crash In India
In Allahabad last Friday an RAF transport plane crashed killing two Canadians. Sqdn Ldr R C Cartwright, 33, of Vancouver, censorship adviser to the RAF India command, and F/Sgt William Clayton Walsh of Leonard, Ontario, were named among the dead. A British major-general and a British brigadier also perished.
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NEW DELHI
R.A.F
Allahabad
R. C. Cartwright
Vancouver
R.A F. India command
William Clayton Walsh
Leonard
Japanese transfer Catholic priests from internment camp
The German agency DNB reported from Peiping that 461 Catholic priests and nuns of Allied nationality were moved from Weishien camp in Shantung to Peiping. They will be allowed to resume religious activities. AP recorded the broadcast.
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LONDON
DNB
Peiping
Weishien
Shantung province
D.N.B
Associated Press
Drang Ins Freie becomes Berlin slogan amid bomb fear
Allied bombing shifts Berliners from Hitler's "Drang Nach Osten" to "Drang Ins Freie" as tens of thousands flee to countryside. the double meaning spurs Nazi anger, signaling a move toward freedom and free air.
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MADRID
Berlin
Ciano Flees To Germany
German underground radio Atlantik says Count Galeazzo Ciano former Italian foreign minister and Mussolini son in law reached Munich after fleeing Rome with his wife and children eluding guards. Radio said he had reached Innsbruck and was taken to Munich by car.
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LONDON
Atlantik
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Munich
Rome
Ciano
London Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
Innsbruck
TYALIANS
UHR
Galeagzo Ching
Ialian
Mussollini
Yanks Land On Arundel Island In Solomon Islands
Allied dispatch reports American infantrymen landed unopposed on Arundel Island just west of New Georgia and near Kolombangara. In Salamaua New Guinea fierce Japanese counter attacks forced Allied ground losses at some points while Australian and American forces, aided by aircraft, close in on the Salamaua air drome two miles from the town. The front held by Allied units remains under sharp fighting with enemy counter efforts, as air support targets barges and waterfront installations.
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DEAN SCHEDLER
Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
New Guinea
Solomons
Arundel Island
New Georgia
Kolombangara
s. Salamaua
Salamauan
CAN
Lae
Sala
Stalin declares capture of Taganrog on Russian front
Premier Stalin announced the capture of Taganrog, the southern anchor of the 1500 mile Russian front, in a special order broadcast from Moscow. He said the victory followed a bold Soviet cavalry and mechanized thrust breaking to the enemy rear, signaling crumbling southern front lines.
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STALIN
LONDON
C.P
Taganrog
Moscow
Associated Press
Taganrog Falls as Red Army Drive Presses to Rostov
The fall surprised observers as heavy fighting eased, with Donetsko Amvrosievka railcutting Taganrog’s only north western line. The evacuation signals a compromised German right flank and a renewed Soviet push following Rostov’s recapture. Minefields and German withdrawals shape the near-term moves toward Mariupol and the Mius river.
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Taganrog
Moscow
Berlin
Donetsko-Amvrosievka
Donets basin
Stalingrad
Rostov
Ottawa Sets D Coupon Ration For Jams And Syrups
Ottawa announces ration allowances for jams jellies syrups and canned fruit with D coupons becoming valid Sept 2 under No 0 ration books. Two BD coupons monthly offer choices including jam jelly honey or syrup and sugar as an alternative. Industrial ration adjustments and infant provisions also described amid tighter controls on maple syrup and corn syrup.
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OTTAWA
C.P
prices board
oligar
jeras
Allies Ruin Italian Rails In Major Strike
Allied air forces bombed Orte a key rail hub north of Rome and Torre Annunziata on the Bay of Naples, targeting Italian rail links and communications. Wellingtons and Amel bombers damaged rail yards and freight targets while fighters attacked concentrations. Allied claims noted several enemy aircraft downed and ships in Augusta port attacked.
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ALLIED
North Africa
Orte
Rome
Torre Annunziata
Bay of Naples
RAE
Amel
Italy
Mediterranean
Nazi Death Toll Reported in Danish Clashes
BBC said several hundred German soldiers were killed in clashes with Danish troops as CBS recorded the broadcast. The report dated August 10 cites heavy Nazi casualties with no further details.
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NEW YORK
BBC
CBS
Allied seizure splits Italian Navy in North Africa
Allied headquarters report that Sicily’s conquest has cut the Italian fleet in two, separating La Spezia and Taranto. The straits’ control confines the ships, leaving Italy with a prize that could aid a future Pacific push, while weakening Med operations.
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NORTH AFRICA
Sicily
Italy
La Spezia
Rome
Taranto
Straits of Messina
Mediterranean
Pacific
Japan
itus
Thales
Eden and Winant Meet as Early Anglo Russian Talks Hinted
London reports that Foreign Secretary Eden plans a meeting with Ivan Maisky and US ambassador John Winant, raising expectations of a three power foreign minister level discussion. Observers note Eden’s Quebec conference involvement and Maisky’s recent return to Britain.
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LONDON
Eden
Ivan Kfauky
Great Britain
John G. Winans
Cay
Ris wa
Quebec
Churchill
Bulgarians Face Regency Dilemma After King Boris Death
Istanbul report notes Bulgaria’s regency struggle as Bogdan Philov seeks support amid a five member council. The metropolitan Stefan and Queen Mother Loanna tilt toward Britain and Germany, while pro German figures like Prince Hirghil and Philov push toward stability, risking a military coup if the regency falters.
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ISTANBUL
Bulgaria
Boris
Hitler
Bogdan Philov
Simeon II
Sofia
Stefan
Loanna
Hirgil
Philov
supreme court
Allied air sweep across Europe in weather aided raids
Formations of Allied planes roared over the English Channel in a 24 hour aerial campaign aided by bad weather. RAF fighters patrolled Dover to Boulogne with no confirmed targets announced.
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EUROPE
LONDON
C.P
English Channel
Anis
Dover
Calvin
Boulogne
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eee
Littleborg school
Oslo
South Front
Globe
India
Germany
Arundel
Mius
Mariupol
Russia
Tagan- 108
els
NOLAND NORGAARD
EDWARD KENNEDY
Eden, Maisky Winant Meet
Patley
FRANK J. O'BRIEN
HORNET
NEWPORT NEWS
United States navy
Navy
KRex
Tokyo
KAUISERK
BERNE
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hany
Georg
schonaieh-Caralath
Hermite vor Preussen
Rarer Walhelm
RE.A.F
C.Po
ROAE
Irrawaddy
Hunter's Bay
arety jin
Burma
U.S
CHUNGKING
Yandhue
Yochow
Hunan
China
United States
Ciinese
Tencuyeh
Ywnan
C.C.F
CALGARY
EDMONTON
Edmonton Journal
Alberta
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