Lost British Warship Destroys Algiers Boom and Sinks
Royal Canadian Naval Reserve officers recount a destroyer’s raid to smash a boom in Algiers harbor. The ship released 390 US troops before sinking in heavy shelling as its crew, including three Canadian officers, escaped uninjured. The narrative notes the vessel’s sinking the day after the operation amid Mediterranean combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOUIS V. HUNTER
ONDOXN
C.P. Cable
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
becom
Algiers
United States
London
Joss
tfover
Leslie Turn
Hudson Bay Junction
John F. William
Winnipeg
Bers Force
Currine
Sask
Turner
Altrhar
bor
Left Hand Corner features Giraud escape and mythic captivity
An article chronicles Captain Henri Honore Giraud known as a French leader who was wounded and captured early in World War II. It recounts his escape from a fortress above the Espe, hiding as a magician in a traveling circus and posing as a Dutchman, with Germans reportedly delaying his capture. The piece notes his bold return to France, his alliance appeal to Free France, and his Africa campaign under Lyautey’s blessing, ending with a hint of further continuation on the back page.
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Henri Honore Giraud
Holland
Espe
France
Hess
England
Lemuel FP
Parton
New York Sun
Petein
Free France
Africa
Lyautey
Asd-el-Krim
owe
Honigstein
Foremost Man Burns to Death in House Fire
Ben Berger, 85, an early Foremost district homesteader, was burned to death when his small house burned last night about 16 30. The fire, caused by an overheated stave, gutted his residence three quarters of a mile south of town. He lived alone, came from North Dakota in early days, and left no wife. Relatives are believed to be in Montana.
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Ben Berger
Berger
North Dakota
Montana
Four Supply Ships and Two Destroyers Sunk Near Tunis
British naval action night of Dec 1 sank four enemy merchant ships and two escorting destroyers bound for Tunisia in the push on Bizerte and Tunis. The Royal Navy said no British losses, though destroyer Quentin was later sunk by air attack. Italian and German reports offered conflicting casualty claims amid continued North African fighting.
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Bizerte
Tunis
Quentin
ONDON
Tunisia
admiralty
United States
Germa
Mediterranean
Algerian
Air Carrier Avenger among ships lost in war note
The Avenger is not listed in Jane's Directory and naval sources decline to identify her. It may have been a converted merchantman. Allied losses were smaller than expected as stated to the House of Commons. The naval escort for major operations included 17 Canadian corvettes and Dutch, Norwegian, and American units. The expedition sailed in three parts from the United States.
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tostes
Avenger
Britain
ORAN
house of conymors
cleimee
Alexav“r
United States
Frankfurt Hit Again by RAF Night Attack in Western Germany
The RAF renewed night raids on Frankfurt and other western German targets after a 10 day pause. Six bombers struck Frankfurt in the latest raid, with losses estimated around five percent of the force, about 120 aircraft. Berlin called the attacks nuisance raids and noted it was the first night raid since Stuttgart on November 22. Weather hinted it may have hindered the operation.
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LONDO
Beco
R.AF
Reich
Frankfurt
Germany
air ministry
iBstimatne
Berlin
Stuttgart
Night naval battle sinks nine Japanese ships near Guadalcanal
United States Navy reports a night action north of Guadalcanal in which nine enemy vessels were sunk. Two large destroyers or cruisers, four destroyers, two troop transports, and one cargo ship were lost by Japan, while an American cruiser went down and other U S ships were damaged. Some transports may have carried 4 000 to 5 000 soldiers.
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ASHINGTON
Guadalcanal
Solomons
United States
navy
Duesseldorf Ruined City Described in Letter
London dispatch quotes a resident in Berlin describing Duesseldorf as a ruined city. The letter says 130000 people were made homeless and many were killed or missing amid colossal material damage. The account notes Duesseldorf has become a regular city of ruins and depicts a stark, ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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LONDON
Duesseldorf
girmancsing
neas semie
Beri
Diesseldorf
King King's Universal Rule of Law Urged by Mackenzie King
New York December 3 Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged a new world order governed by a universal rule of law based on human rights and the rights of all. He spoke to the Pilgrims of America at a Plaza Hotel dinner attended by 500 guests including Leighton McCarthy Walter Nash Sir Owen Dixon Ralph W Close and Adolphus Andrews.
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NEW YORK
Rr. Hon
Mackenzie King
Cantada
Mr. King
Pilgrims of America
Thomas VW. Lamont
the
pilgrims
tor
Plaza hotel
Wiscouri
Halifax
United States
Leighton McCarthy
Washington
Walter Nash
New Zealand
Sir Owen Dixon
Ralph W. Close
iministe
Adolf A. Berle
John W. Davis
London
Adolphus Andrews
Isley Has Good News On Cost Of Living Broadcast
Finance Minister Uey will address Canadians with a 15 minute radio speech promising to lower living costs. The plan, broadcast coast to coast via CBC, aims to ease price pressures and support the Prices Board. The government signals swift action on commodities, with details to follow in subsequent coverage.
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OTASA
Uey
Tisley
Canadian Broadcasting Corpora fom
Gniv
PDT
Donald Gordon
Beard
Prices Board
Russ Ski Troops Driving Germans West of Moscow
Soviet ski troops pressed the Nazis west of Moscow as winter drives intensified. On the Stalingrad front, the Red Army stormed strategic heights, trapping German forces and slowing but not stopping their advance amid blizzards and snowbound combat.
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Moscow
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
A.P
Don
Volga
Red army
Staligrad
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Vyazma
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist party
Dera
Raker
Luki
salwar
Restants
Benet
sscape
ecrndor
Seamerad
Rhzev
Leningrad front
Second Nazi attack repulsed in Tunisia with losses
Allied command reported a second Axis assault in North Africa was repulsed on Thursday with heavy destruction of enemy equipment. An Axis destroyer was sunk off Tunis. fighting continued near Djededa as Allied forces approach Tunis city.
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TUNISIA
North Africa
Djedede
Tun WANES
PEACH HEIGHTS
TUNIS
LONDON
Sriz
Hanford MacNider
ent-inme
Canada
southwest Pacific
TAWA
Bec
VANCOUVER
C.P
Natty
United States
Mervis
Ernst
New York
American war production board
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Rommel
western
desert
George Monstzemerr
Erwin Rommel
Bricht
Russia
Piccadilly
The Herald
North African
A. V. Alexander
adminry
house of commozs scdar
Air Carrier Avenger
Tokyo
Little Maginot Line
Italy
Sicily
Isley
Ottawa
Stalizzrad
Red Star
Stalinz
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