General Pope to Direct Postwar Plans in Canada
Ottawa reports General Maurice Pope returns to a key war finish role as military secretary to the war cabinet. He will liaise with the three services and the chiefs of staff, keeping government policy in step with war problems and demobilization plans.
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Ottawa
Maurice Pope
Canada
War Committee
Pope
Army
Navy
Air Force
Chiefs of Staff
J.C. Murchie
General Staff
George P. Jones
Naval Staff
Robert Leckie
Chiefs of Staffs
Gen. Pope
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
Harold Ismay
Churchill
British planes hit Tirpitz and damaging ships in northern waters
British naval aircraft scored direct hits on the 35,000 ton German battleship Tirpitz and damaged at least 16 other ships in attacks on northern shipping. The raids damaged radio stations and coast installations near Hammerfest, shot down nine German planes, and cost eleven British aircraft.
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London
Admiralty
Hammerfest
Ambassador Ray Atherton Ends 9000‑mile Western Trip
United States ambassador to Canada Ray Atherton completed a 9000 mile tour of the Canadian west and northwest. In a later interview he said he returned inspired by the unconquerable vitality of the western world and reassured that North American spirit, which shaped the west, is ready to serve the world.
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United States
Canada
West Port William
Ray Atherton
Northwest
Canada faces worsening sugar outlook amid scarce UN stock
A Ottawa Prices board spokesman warned Canada's sugar supply is bad and may worsen as Europe’s liberated countries draw down UN stockpiles. He noted 1943 production rose but will not raise the Canadian eight ounce per week ration, with Canada producing 20 percent of its needs and relying on a UN pool for the rest, which has no surplus.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Canada
Europe
United Nations
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Gift for France Red Cross Sends Canada Made Clothing
Twenty tons of Canadian made clothing will be sent to France for relief of French children in liberated areas. The shipment is a guard to 110 tons of clothing medical supplies and food heading to Normandy by various groups as a gift of the Canadian Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Canada
Toronto
France
Normandy
Cunningham Named Commandant of Royal Military College Kingston
Kingstown Ont native Wv G Cunningham winner of the D SO at Dieppe returns home to take an appointment as commandant of the Royal Military College Kingston.
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G. Cunningham
Kingston
Ont
Dieppe
Royal Military College
Belgians Helped Secret Army Prepare Landing Grounds
More than 50 agents parachuted into Belgium before the Allied entry. The secret Belgian army built landing grounds to receive supplies and troops, with sabotage rising as Allied forces advanced, including the destruction of 180000 gallons of gasoline the Germans badly needed.
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Secret Army
London
Belgium
Sweden will refuse asylum to war criminals minister says
Stockholm Sweden will not grant asylum to war criminals and will send them back for justice. Gustav Moller the social affairs minister warned that despite open frontiers refugees will be returned if they are war criminals. He cited horrific acts in occupied countries as justification.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav Moeller
Moel Jer
Fund Intact for Unemployment Insurance Ottawa
Louis J. Trottier, chairman of the unemployment insurance commission, said all contributions to the fund from employers, employees and the government remain intact. By July 31 the fund totaled $216,171,931 with interest on investments covering total benefits. July contributions and interest reached $6,585,122 while benefits paid were $134,432, yielding a net fund increase of $6,450,690. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Ottawa
Louis J. Trottier
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Trottier
Breaking Of The Gothic Line By Canadian Forces
The British Eighth Army shattered the Gothic Line in Italy in two days near the Adriatic front. Lt Gen Leese and Gen Alexander spearheaded the plan, drawing German forces into the center while a decisive push toward the Adriatic began on September 2. Casualties were heavy on both sides as the Canadians inflicted significant losses and advanced.
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Adriatic
Kesselring
Eighth Army
Germany
Brenner Pass
Leese
Sth
Alexander
Italy
Hope for Change In High Command Says Things Will Be Different Soon
London reports Lt Gen Kurt Dittmar, Nazi propaganda spokesman, warns of a deficiency of means but promises total mobilization will stabilize the western front. He says Germany will fight on reduced fronts and restore the strategic balance, while other Nazi voices push for attrition and internal defences.
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London
Kurt Dittmar
High Command
Germany
Western Front
Dittmar
Maginot Line
Stockholm
Hitler
Skeena Highway Opens Connecting Terrace and Prince Rupert
The skeleton road linking Terrace and Prince Rupert was officially opened on September 4 after costing 11,008,000 dollars. A 40 vehicle caravan including army trucks traveled the 78 mile stretch to mark the opening.
Graves of 880 Canadians Mark Dieppe Raid Cemetery
The Dieppe raid cemetery remembers 880 men of the Second Canadian division killed on August 19, 1942. Graves are un named and numbered. a cemetery attendant keeps the list. Allied paratroops carried radios, weapons, and light gear for the landing effort.
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Dieppe
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Soverseas
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Juliana
First Canadian Army
W. Gager
Winnipeg
Liberation Banner
Banner
Mim Wile
de Gaulle
Paris
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