Britain Becomes Refugee Mecca As War Escapes Mount
Refugees from Holland Norway France and Belgium flood into Britain as occupied areas resist. Accounts from Free France praise British resolve while British women refugees recount perilous crossings, near misses with German forces, and daring escapes that culminate in service with the Netherlands navy or British forces.
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Norway
France
Belgium
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Middle East
Charles de Gaulle
Free France
Vichy
Manchester
Brussels
Lorraine
de Gaulle
England
Legion
Netherlands
Netherlands Navy
United States Navy Challenged Over German Submarines
A Tokyo radio broadcast in New York claims the United States is losing face as the American navy has not sunk German warships. The report notes months since Roosevelt's shooting order and criticizes naval vessels for failing to destroy submarines, while Tokyo reports Premier Tojo resigns nine cabinet advisory members and will appoint new ones.
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Japan
United States
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Tojo
Cabinet Advisory Council
Comet Broadcast
Canadians Ready for Action in England War Postings
Canadian air crews arriving from the Dominion await posting orders at an English coastal town reception center. They hope to fly Spitfires or Hurricanes soon, with some ready to serve in Russia or the Middle East if posted.
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Aaleus
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Russia
Middle East
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Great Britain
Herb Butcher
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Ont
Harry Bennett
Vancouver
RCAF
Army Women pensions for Canadian corps and air force
Ottawa authorized disability pensions for members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps and the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Subaltern ranks in the army and section officers in the air force receive annual pensions up to 600 dollars. Pension classes range from 24 to 20 percent disability to 100 percent. A minor disability under 20 percent may receive a single payment or a gratuity up to 300 dollars. Also notes camels used as shields by Cairo-German desert patrols near the Egyptian Libyan frontier.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
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Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Women’s Army Corps
Air Force
Cairo
Libyan Desert
Washington leaders urge arms output peak in spring
A British management labor mission after a month in the United States predicted American arms production would reach a spring peak sufficient to “lick it or anyone else.” The report underscores wartime industrial mobilization and expected gains in U S manufacturing capacity.
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Washington
British Management-Labor Mission
United States
New Likely Ottawa Tax Shift Aimed at Stable Prices
Government circles suggest price and wage stabilization will shape next budget. Sales tax may stay at eight percent, while direct taxes like income, corporation, and national defence taxes could rise to fund stabilization without fueling price growth. Indirect taxes to remain unchanged.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Tissey
Eggs in Ottawa See Prospects Of UK Supply Rise
A mild prairie winter could boost Canadian egg exports to the United Kingdom. Officials report that many poultry owners increased flocks last spring and expect young birds to lay in December, increasing future shipments though winter weather may alter gains.
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Ottawa
Prairies
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Prairie Provinces
Appeal To Frenchmen Urged Sabotage Over Killing
The BBC urged Frenchmen to target sabotage in factories rather than execute Germans. It warned NBC listeners that each German shot today will be replaced, while many French civilians lose their lives in the interim. The appeal argues sabotaged parts and tanks hurt Germany more than individual German deaths.
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New York
BBC
NBC
London
France
No Invasion London Warned by British Minister
Hugh Dalton, minister of economic warfare, urged focus on war production over plans for a Western Front. Quoted by the BBC, he warned Germans and Italians would turn against Hitler and Mussolini once pressured, while Air Vice-Marshal Edwards would assume command of overseas operations.
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London
Hugh Dalton
British Broadcasting Corporation
Germany
Dalton
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Edwards
Air Vice-Marshal Edwards to lead overseas RCAF operations
Ottawa reports Air Vice-Marshal Edwards will leave Canada to command Royal Canadian Air Force operations overseas. He succeeds Air Commodore L. F. Stevenson in Great Britain as the Western Air Command officer moves to Victoria. Edwards, born in England, helped form the RCAF and has long served in higher RCAF circles. The service today is more than ten times its wartime strength.
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Harold Awards
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
R.c.af
Power
Edwards
L. F. Stevenson
R.C. AF
Great Britain
Dominion
Western Air Command
Victoria
A. E. Godfrey
RCAF
J. A. Sully
Gus
England
Cape Breton Island
Navy
Royal Naval Air Service
France
United States
Nancy
Fand
RAF Raids Over Germany Report Details Broad Damage
London reports from the air ministry and economic warfare ministry summarize RAF bombings on Germany. Cologne is described as heavily damaged, with landmarks gutted and hotels Adlon and Eden hit. Berlin’s Knorrbremse plant and key rail sites suffer, and Bremen Mannheim Karlsruhe fronts show rail disruption, factory damage, and power cuts.
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Air Ministry
Ministry of Economic Warfare
RAF
Germany
Cologne
Berlin
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Friedrichsmuseum
Berlin Knorrbremse
Schleuaischer
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Anhalter
Friedrichstrasse
Unter den Linden
Bremen
Atlas
Focke-Wafe
Deschimag
Deutsche Werfte
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Schloss
Vatican considers merchant navy to fly papal flag
Reuters Stockholm dispatch reports Berlin correspondent for Dagens Nyheter says Vatican City may purchase a merchant navy. The ships would fly the pope's flag and carry food supplies.
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London
Vatican City
Reuters
Stockholm
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
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