British Crush Rommel Drive Near Matruh Front
In a sweeping advance the British Army pushed past Matruh toward the Libyan border, capturing about 20,000 Axis troops and 350 tanks while seizing hundreds of vehicles and 400 guns. Rommel’s forces, including the Bologna and Trieste divisions, retreat in disarray as Allied air and ground forces pressure them from the coast inland.
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Sy Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
AIRO
Romarre
Matruh
Axis
Africa corps
army of the Nile
Trahan
Rommel
El Alamein
Mussolini
Bologna
El Alameini front
Trieste
Italy
Fuka
Mauruh
Sth
Marinh
Matrah
Sriiich
Qattara
Amis
El Alamen Hae
Kers
ion
Egypt
Rom
Bengasi
Toorak
auracit
immrdice
Avis
Convoy Fights Three Day Atlantic Battle
Washington reports a three day fight in the North Atlantic between a U S Allied convoy and a submarine pack. At least one Allied merchant ship was sunk and there were no survivors from another ship as crews faced heavy losses during the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
North Atlantic
United States navy department
WSS
Nianne sinting
Sun Victory Loan At All Time High Across Canada
Canada reports Third Victory Loan reaching 879.5 million dollars at close of business Friday, surpassing the 750 million goal. Major subscribers include Ontero Fower and Paper Co. Ltd and Wright-Hargreaves Mines Ltd, with Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, and Vancouver among top municipalities passing the top. Ralston addresses aer school graduates in Rockville Ontario as defence ministers urge continued wartime effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA No
CPII
Canada
national
Comida
secord
Dax
DUSINESS
caieyee pesroll
Amone
Wright-Hargreaves Mines Ltd
Toronto
Charlote
regans
mday
Moose Jaw
Shkerbrooke
eo Bridge
Vancouver
town
Lethbringes
Regine
Mortreal
John
Stener
RALSTON
AER
SROCKVILLE
Oni
fough
tisss
H. P Saunders
C. Jon
R.D Myers
Calgary
Genoa Hit Again by British Bombers in Early November Raid
London reports heavy loss for Genoa as British bombers strike the Italian port for the fifth time since late October. Casualties reach about 20 killed and 50 wounded. The attack targets Genoa’s repair yards and Ansaldo ship works, with waves of aircraft lasting about 45 minutes. The Genoa communiqué notes notable damage and the RAF raid aligns with North Africa operations.
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LONDON
Britain
Genoa
Itajiany
Italy
Asis
North Africa
air ministry
Balian
Europe
Ansaldo
2 DNB
Vichy
RAF
Rome
Egypt
Dunker Dipping Meaning and a Canadian Soldier Hero
A scrambled local note explores the Dunkers and the verb to dip, tracing etymology from High German origins. It highlights Sergeant Henri Elliott of New Zealand, VC, praising his El Alamein actions duplicating Captain York’s feats, noting remarkable bravery and multiple wounds, with a desert ceremony and a sister featured.
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Toronto Telegram
Germany
Baptist church
tne .C
Express
Lorna Elliott
Stever
Red Army Recaptures Two Stalingrad Posts
The Red Army drove Germans from two fortified posts in the Stalingrad factory area and reported strong resistance elsewhere from the Arctic to the Caucasus. Casualties mounted as Russian offensives continued, with Stalin signaling further counterblows and preparations for an extended drive against Axis forces including Germans, Romanians, Hungarians, Italians, and Finns.
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Red Army
Stalingrad
OSCOW
A-P
Arctic
Caucasus
Black Sea
Nalchik-Ordzhonikidze
Stalin
Hitler
Japs Claim 21 Allied Subs Sunk Since July 194?
Japanese broadcasts claim Imperial forces sank 21 Allied submarines from July to October while reporting losses of 20 Japanese merchant vessels totaling 122,500 tons. The communiqué also notes British submarine losses to date and that American losses were agreed.
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Imperial headquarters
wheing tso
thei
cor mummique
Doemel
Quintuplets Buy 32000 in Victory Bonds
Quints purchase 32 000 dollars in Victory Bonds as part of wartime savings. The report notes donations from local communities including North Ontario and Alberta units. Names of Canadian service groups are mentioned in connection with the funding drive.
I am just another fighter pilot
A distorted memoir fragment from a Verdun born 2 year old fighter, recounting enlistment dreams, training, and a crash at Gibraltar. The piece navigation through RAF screening towards becoming a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, with hopes of returning home soon.
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Princ
George F
Double Tea and Coffee Rations For Alberta Miners
Ottawa reports that soft coal miners working underground in Alberta now receive double rations of tea or coffee, effective November 2, with sugar unchanged. Administrator T C P L B Unwin called the measure crucial for wartime effort, noting the hardship borne by miners. The policy covers all regions including Leshbridge and Croa''s N Pass fields and extends to other Alberta mines.
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OTTAWA
T C.P
L. B. Unwin
priers board
Leshbridge and
Croa
Alberta
Bond record set by hose promotion in Vancouver
A Vancouver store offered a pair of nylon hose with every Victory bond purchase and sold bonds totaling 323 203 dollars in two hours. Four salesmen operated as the largest single sale reached 31 000.
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VANCOUVER
Big Battle In Solomons
American and Allied forces faced stiff Japanese resistance in the Solomons and New Guinea fronts. Reports say rugged fighting continued as allies repelled counter-attacks west of airfields and near Buna, with both sides suffering heavy losses and further assaults anticipated hourly.
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WASHINGTON
aifield
Hell point
New Gujice
Solomons
emems
Buna
Stalin boasts of over eight million Nazi casualties
Soviet premier Joseph Stalin declared in an order of the day that the Red Army has put out of action more than 8,900,208 enemy officers and men in the German Russian war. The claim appears in a wartime dispatch from Moscow dated November 7.
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WOSCOW
Joseph Stalin
Red army
Guadalcanal advances and global war updates
United States forces pushed eastward on Guadalcanal in the Solomons, while German broadcasts claim U boats sank five ships near the American coast. In England, Spurs and Blackpool led or held steady in soccer sections. Canadian cattle exports lag behind, and a Quebec accident killed and injured three soldiers. Calgary reports Victory Loan quotas met with a higher provincial target also achieved.
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VEERICANS
GUADALCANAL
United States
Solomons
islate
Holi Pamt
EGYPT
YORK
hitch command
Zaanaam
QUEENS PIAN RANGERS
SOLTH
O.C. SGCCEER Socens Park Ranger
West Ham
Arseratsis loung I
Totenham
Blackpool
Southport
United State
Agriculture department
QUEBEC
ACCIBENENT
DAWASE
Que
T—C.P
ted
St. Hyacmthe
Montreal
CALGARY
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Sun Victory
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Gemren
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NGool
RCAF
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Fogary
Alta
George Beurling
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Gibraltar
Noy
Finland
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England
Wren
Easland
Hose
New Guinea
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