Canada Unveils Sexton Self Propelled Gun Mount
Ottawa reports Canada has produced a 2 pounder fill tracked Sexton self propelled gun mount now in service with the Canadian army and destined for the British army. The turretless Ram based design carries its crew of six and ammunition within the unit and features a 25 pounder gun capable of 40 degree elevation and high speed firing in Normandy and southern France operations.
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Ottawa
Canada
France
Howe
Normandy
Sexton
el Alamein
Allied forces in southern France led by Wilson
The report places Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson in command of Allied troops invading southern France, with Lt Gen Jacob Devers as deputy and Gen Harold Alexander directing Allied forces in Italy. It notes Eisenhower’s West theater role and mentions the airborne army under Lt Gen Lewis Breveton, announced recently.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
France
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Wilson
Eisenhower
Jacob L. Devers
United States
Harold Alexander
Italy
West
Allied Airborne Army
Lewis H. Brereton
Survey party to map British Columbia lands after war
Regina F. McCallum junior engineer of the water development branch of the P F R A joined a survey party to map lands in interior British Columbia for possible postwar settlement. Areas include the lower Similkameen Okanagan valleys with Kamloops potential. the reconnaissance was done earlier this month by E L Gray.
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Regina
Similkameen
Okanagan Valley
Kamloops District
E. L. Gray
P.F.R.A
Polish Underground in Warsaw Receives Allies Arms
Polish resistance in Warsaw reports a small shipment of arms and ammunition from western allies reaching the city. London officials said the aid enables continued resistance though amounts remain limited and uncertain.
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London
Warsaw
Eisenhower cautions against over optimism on war end
General Eisenhower, at a Normandy press conference, warned against expecting a quick European war end. He said the current phase shows a definite climax, German forces are taking a beating, and many more tactical victories are needed before final victory. He stressed guarded optimism and unity of Allied arms.
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Normandy
Eisenhower
Navy
R.A.F
Hitler
United States Sets Wheat Acreage Goal for 1945
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced 1945 wheat acreage goals totaling about 68.5 million acres, up 1.9 million from this year and 13.5 million more than 1943. Since Canada entered the war, over 100 million tons of essential supplies have moved to support the effort via the North Atlantic.
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Washington
United States
War Food Administration
Marvin Jones
Canada
North Atlantic
Objective Of Allied Landings In South France
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson described the southern France invasion as aimed at driving out the Germans and linking with Normandy forces. He urged French civilians and military to support the campaign, remember 1918, and unite with Allied armies to end the struggle quickly and restore peace.
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South
France
Rome
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Normandy
United Nations
Army of
1918
Airman Decorated With the RCAF Overseas
Wing Cmdr. M. E. Pollard of Montreal received the Air Force Cross at a field investiture at an Allied Expeditionary Air Force medium bomber station. Also present were Canadians including F C J Williamson of Pambrun Sask, pilot of a Boston bomber.
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R.C.A.F
M. E. Pollard
Df.c
Montreal
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
FC. J. H. Williamson
Boston
Pambrun
Sask
French Guerrillas in mountains may join Allied push
Allied landings on the Nice to Marseilles coast could spur Maquis units to swell their ranks overnight by arming and equipping them. Officers warn the mountains will slow advances as small Nazi groups resist in difficult terrain and Milanese or Italian counterparts may form.
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Washington
Nice-Marseilles
Mediterranean
Italy
Preparations Continue for Dominion Provincial Conference Postponed
Preparations for the Dominion-Provincial conference will continue after the next federal election. D A Skelton of the Bank of Canada has prepared an agenda and gathered statistical data to discuss rearranging Dominion Provincial financial and other postwar relations. The work is fairly well advanced but still unfinished.
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Ottawa
D. A. Skelton
Bank of Canada
Dominion
Allied gains in France boost victory bets in London
London reports Allied successes in France have spurred betting on a quick war end. Odds shifted from 100 to 7 three months ago to 100 to 15 now, reflecting optimism that the conflict may close by the end of October.
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London
France
Draft Agenda for Canada Social Problems
Ottawa reports the draft agenda for the Dominion provincial conference outlines postwar Canada needs. It covers private industry support, market stabilization, and public works including transportation, resource development, social services, and a joint Dominion provincial planning board as proposed by Premier Drew. The conference was delayed beyond the next federal election.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Ralston
King
House of Commons
Quebec
Manitoba
Col. Ralston
Dominion
Dominion Provincial Joint Planning Board
Drew
Bracken Seeks Far Wider Japanese Exclusion in Canada
In Kamloops British Columbia John Bracken national leader of the Progressive Conservative party urged removal of all Japanese from the province. He cited wartime rules barring residence within 100 miles of the Pacific coast and said the policy would extend a protective zone to 500 miles in peacetime.
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Kamloops
John Bracken
Progressive Conservative Party
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Pracken
Marauder Crew Repels Three Messerschmitts Over Corsica
Pacific era report says Ting Latinga from Macleod Alberta and a six man crew survived a 25 minute high speed duel off Marseilles. Their Marauder took 89 holes but returned fire and the six aboard remained unhurt after beating off three attacking Nazi fighters.
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R.C.A.F
Corsica
Ting
Latinga
Macleod
Alta
Messerschmitts
Marseilles
Seven British padres Killed in Normandy Landings
London reports seven British army chaplains killed in the Normandy invasion with 12 wounded. The overall toll since the war began rises to 57 dead 69 wounded 127 captured and seven missing among chaplains.
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London
Draft calls ordered for Chinese residents in British Columbia
Vancouver based Pacific command officials announced orders to issue draft calls to Chinese residents in British Columbia. The statement outlines mobilization steps and geographic scope within the Pacific command area.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Pacific Command
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Royal 22Nd Regiment
Paul Triquet
Triquet
Rhine
General Crerar
Kenneth Stuart
Crerar
First Canadian Army
W. H Pope
M. A Pope
C.be
R.C.A F
Iceland
RCAF
Earl Tilander
Toronto
Bert Hunter
Langley
Tommy Cooke
Clinton
Ont
Dauphin
Man
G. McMacken
Winnipeg
Eric Wisken
Island Falls
Peter Ficek
Fort William
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