Split in Nazi Party Over Soviet War Revealed
A New York Times dispatch from Washington reports a rift between Nazi leaders and German generals amid heavy losses on the Russian front. The official document notes 1,250,000 soldiers and 25,000 officers killed or missing by Dec 1, plus 12 armored divisions lost, hunger and disease from shattered supply lines, and a fabricated army revolt led by Admiral Canaris and General Marschner. Hitler remains popular at home, with no ready basis for a successful coup.
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the Times
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Russia
Germany
France
Poland
Canari
Marschner
Hitler
Poland’s Sikorski Sees Russia Talks as Turning Point
Polish Prime Minister and Commander in Chief Gen Wladyslaw Sikorski returned from Russia praising agreements with Joseph Stalin as proof of definite conclusions. He said Poland enters a sphere of real politics where only facts count and noted a Polish army on Russian soil among the terms. Ottawa reports the foreign exchange board will keep selling US dollars at a 10 percent premium over Canadian dollars for now.
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Wladyslaw Sikorski
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Poland
Sikorski
Ottawa
Foreign Exchange Control Board
United States
Churchill
Roosevelt
White House
U.S
Germany
Hiter
Convoy Defence Improves as Submarines Sunk
A British admiralty statement notes the sinking of three German submarines and improved Atlantic defense. An authority says capture of prisoners does not prove German morale declined and discusses a German shift of submarines to the Mediterranean to pressure British convoys and naval units amid the Libya campaign.
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Atantic LondorThe
Admiralty
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Libya
U S Budget Tops Billions in Largest History
The United States outlines a record fiscal plan for the coming year with a war toll of 56 billion dollars and total outlays near 56.5 billion. Normal government costs reach 4.25 billion, interest 1.75 billion, funded by 16.5 billion from existing taxes, 7 billion new general taxes, 2 billion in social security taxes, and 35 billion from treasury borrowing. Spending climbs from 2 to 5 billion monthly, marking a peak and a near tripling of wartime finance as the public debt swells past 110 trillion.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Gasoline Rationing Set for April 1
Munitions Minister Howe announced at a press conference that gasoline rationing will begin on April 1 as scheduled. He stated it is impossible to estimate the first ration allotments at this time.
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Ottawa
Howe
General Braun Reported Killed on Eastern Front
The broadcast said Maj Gen George Braun commander of the Brandenburg division was killed in December by a Russian mine on the eastern front.
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London
George Braun
Airmen rescued under white flag during Halfaya crash scene
Five younger airmen from a British bomber crew were brought out under a white flag by an Italian medical officer at Halfaya. The Italian officer was allowed to move through lines and aided the airmen who lacked medical supplies. The South Africans provided safe conduct and delivered surgical dressings to Halfaya.
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Cairo
Halfaya
Autane
Italan
Aarge
Dutch Precautions Scorched Earth Plan To Save Oil Wells
Sydney dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor H J van Mook of the Netherlands East Indies says a year of preparations protected oil fields by removing plants or dismantling them. Wells would be set on fire if needed, though Japan could likely restart production within six months.
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H. J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
Dealers to Allocate 6000 New Cars in Canada
JH Berry stated that Canadian automobile dealers will personally allocate the 6000 new cars now in their hands among buyers. Munitions Minister Howe announced production for civilian use would stop around late March or early April after existing inventories are exhausted. The dealers agreed to discretionary sales, with priority for doctors, police, fire departments, and other public services.
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Howe
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Canada
Mr. Berry
Japanese Banned From Canadian Officers Training Corps
Notices at the University of British Columbia require Japanese students who were members of the Canadian officers training corps to turn in equipment and uniforms. President L B Klinck said the ban was decided due to the current situation, affecting more than 70 members. A Danish council in Britain and Northern Ireland endorsed the Atlantic Charter and the United Nations pact as if by a free Danish government.
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Vancouver
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Officers’ Training Corps
L. 8. Klinck
Committee On Military Education
London
Ohe
Danish Council
Britain
Northern Ireland
Production of Munitions Reaches New High in Canada
Ottawa reports munitions output in Canada is at a peak with rapid expansion planned. Munitions Minister Howe said Canada and Britain have commitments surpassing 3.2 billion dollars since July 1939, with tank production over 1500 vehicles in 1942 and universal carriers above 9000. Canada's Canadian-US production parity and tightened steel priorities are part of a broader ramp up.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Lord Beaverbrook
Aly
Washington
America
United States
American Republic
Great Britain
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Jap Bombing Methods Used Against Defenceless Towns
The War Department reported Gen. Douglas MacArthur that Japanese air raids damaged and razed Luzon towns including Baler, Santa Rosa, Calamba, and Tarlac. Civilians were killed and injured as villages like Arayat, Camiling, and San Fernando were machine-gunned, with Sundays and religious holidays targeted for churchgoing crowds. The first attack occurred on Sunday December 7, with heavy air raids continuing on subsequent Sundays and major holidays.
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United States War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
War Department
Philippine
Baler
Santa Rosa
Calamba
Tarlac
Arayat
Camiling
San Fernando
Egypt Breaks Ties with Bulgaria and Finland in War
Egypt decides to sever diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and Finland as Britain declares war on both. The move follows the general deterioration of alliances amid the conflict.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bulgaria
Finland
Great Britain
Memorial at Vimy Ridge guardian briefly held in France
George H. Stubbs custodian of the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge is safe and well but a prisoner of war in a St Denis camp, France. A letter to George S. Layton of the Chadian Legion war services says 160 Canadians are interned there and notes three Red Cross parcels received and rough times ahead. The memorial remains standing and upkeep is seen as a future task.
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Montreal
George H. Stubbs
Vimy Ridge
St Denis
France
George S. Layton
Chadian Legion War Services
Red Cross
Stubbs
Canada aid to Russia ships from Britain to Crimea
Toronto Red Cross announces two large consignments of drugs bandages and surgical accessories have departed Britain en route to the Crimea as part of Canadian relief efforts. The move underscores ongoing wartime medical support and international aid coordination amid hostilities.
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