Domination of the Sea Guides Allied Naval Strategy
The article argues that Allied naval aims seek total sea domination by destroying sea traffic to Germany, while German aims focus on crippling Britain’s mercantile fleet and pressuring neutral ships. It notes land and air operations lack a clear objective, with both sides using air support for naval goals and relying on reconnaissance for future raids.
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Graf Spee
Germany
British Isles
British Mercantile Marine
Great Britain
France
Prefix Letters for Overseas Mail to Canadian Troops
Ottawa announces that letters to Canadian active service personnel overseas must include a prefix before the regimental number. Prefixes reflect military districts with A through L and extra letters for permanent and Royal Canadian Regiment personnel.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
London
Youngest Casualty Named in Graf Spee Clash
The admiralty identified Ronald Bernhard Hill as the 17 year old bugler aboard the British cruiser Exeter and the youngest death in the Exeter Graf Spee engagement off Uruguay. Hill joined the marines at fourteen and had served since the Spanish War before perishing when Exeter took 11 inch shells from Graf Spee.
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London
Admiralty
Ronald Bernhard Hill
Exeter
Eight Germans jailed for listening to foreign broadcasts
In Berlin eight persons received prison terms from one to two and a half years for listening to foreign broadcasts. In Danzig five members of a single family were sentenced to two years for listening to French and British broadcasts and informing neighbors of the content.
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Berlin
Danzig
Allied supreme war council strengthens Franco British ties
The Allied supreme war council met at the French war office with Daladier Chamberlain Gamelin and Darlan. They issued a communique noting complete agreement on key issues and decided on fixed measures to bolster Franco British military and diplomatic collaboration. Chamberlain toured France to inspect British Expeditionary Forces.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Finland
Dalladier
Chamberlain
Maurice Gamelin
Francois Darlan
War Office
Daladier
Graf Spee
Supreme Council
Officially Approved London Flag Honors Canada Britain and France
The headquarters of Canada’s first division flies a new flag officially approved for the senior formation of the Canadian active service force. The flag shows the Union Jack in the upper half staff side, a white field with three red maple leaves in the lower half, and three gold fleur-de-lis on blue in the upper half away from the staff, within a circle. Designed by Col A Fortesque Duguid, the emblem mirrors Canada’s armorial bearings as set by royal proclamation on November 21, 1921.
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London
Canada
Great Britain
France
Canadian Active Service Force
Record Payment Hinted For Canadian Wheat Farmers
Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Canada's agriculture minister, said farmers could receive a record payment if this year's wheat crop progresses and prices hold. He noted 35 million bushels had moved forward and explained the 70 cent minimum for No 1 Northern Fort William wheat is an advance, not a fixed price.
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Winnipeg
J. G. Gardiner
Canada
Fort William
Finns Submit List Paris Urgent Aid Needs
Finnish government in Paris outlined a preliminary list of urgent military needs to Britain and France under League action. Immediate requirements include aircraft, anti air craft guns, field artillery, anti tank guns, and munitions for the Finnish army fighting Russian invaders.
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Paris
Britain
France
League Dismissals Hit Permanent Staff After Russia Ouster
The League of Nations announced the dismissal of about 150 of its 500 permanent staff following the ouster of Soviet Russia from the membership. This reduces annual contributions by over 11 percent of about $5.0 million, with Russia’s roughly $500,000 share carved from expenses including salaries.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
League
First Canadian Division Overseas With RCAF Support
Ottawa announced the dispatch of No. 110 City of Toronto squadron and allied RC and RAF units to accompany the First Canadian Division abroad. The force includes 6 000 to 7 000 personnel from permanent and auxiliary air and army corps units to ensure full division weight in the army corps.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Norman Rogers
National Defence
van Vliet
Winnipeg
No. 110
City of Toronto
RCAF
Canada
Air Force
R.C.A.F
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
England
Rogers
Swedish Sculptress Donates Goesta Ekman Prize
Signe Hasso, renowned Swedish sculptress and 1939 Goesta Ekman prize recipient of 1,000 crowns, donated the prize to Finland to aid in its fight against Russia. The donation equates to about $240 Canadian.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Signe Hasso
Goesta Ekman
Finland
Russia
Paris Faces Heavy War Costs in Early 1940 Credits
The government requested approval from the finance committee of the chamber of deputies for military credits totaling 1.265 billion dollars for the first three months of 1940.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Truth and War Communiques From London Minister Burgin
London supply minister Leslie Burgin told the Foreign Press Association that Allied forces fight to restore truth and that British communiques will be factual. He outlined extensive wartime provisions for army, navy, and air force, noting Britain and France use immense quantities of supplies and new weapons. Burgin spoke in multiple languages to a cosmopolitan audience.
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London
Leslie Burgin
Lord Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Burgin
Foreign Press Association
Britain
Red Cross Receives 9000 Dollar Gift from Finland
The Ontario division of the Canadian Red Cross Society received a cable from Finnish minister in London G A Gripenberg expressing grateful acknowledgement to the society and the Finnish people of Canada for a nine thousand dollar contribution for Red Cross relief in Finland.
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Toronto
Ontario
Canadian Red Cross Society
G. A. Gripenberg
London
Canada
Red Cross
Finland
South Africa Loyal London Attitude Toward War
Col. Deneys Reitz, South Africa’s native affairs minister, says 100 percent anti German and about 70 percent pro-British in his nation. He notes South Africa enjoys more freedom under the British commonwealth and fears Germany would prey on its resources if exposed as a target.
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London
South Africa
Denecys Reitz
Union
Col. Reitz
Dominic
United Kingdom
Germany
King’s Emissary Registers Arrival of Canadian Troops
Buckingham Palace announced by command of the King that Lieut General Sir Charles Grant welcomed the first contingent of troops from the Dominion of Canada to England on behalf of His Majesty. Sir Charles serves as the general officer commanding in chief the Scottish command.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Charles Grant
Canada
England
Sir Charles
Swedish Volunteers Mobilize to Aid Finland Against Russia
Stockholm reports Swedish committees prepare several corps of volunteers under General Ernest Linder to reinforce Finnish forces. About five thousand volunteers, possibly rising to ten thousand, travel to the front with veterans from Sweden's regular army. Britain France and the United States discuss aircraft and arms aid while coordinating with Sweden to fill gaps in defense and supply Turkey in the Balkans.
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Stockholm
Finland
Swedish Committee For Finnish Aid
Ernest Linder
Amsterdam
Holland
London
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Chamberlain
England
Alied Supreme War Council
Buckingham Palace
United States
Britain
Turkey
Balkans
Confiscation of Gasoline Strains Nazi War Effort
London reports Royal Navy seizures of enough gasoline bound for Germany to fuel 50 twin engines bombers daily for a year and a half. British economists say the two way blockade is hitting Germany hard, with shortages in gasoline fats copper zinc and cotton. Estimates place German wartime gasoline needs at 15 to 20 million short tons annually.
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London
Royal Navy
Germany
Britain
Adolf Hitler
The Russian Army Ottawa and the Polish view
Polish consul-general to Canada Victor Podoski warned against underestimating German forces and overestimating Russia. He noted 3,000,000 Communists rule 180,000,000 Russians, predicted Communist tyranny would end, and urged a settlement after the war based on humanism and justice. He linked Prussian influence to German military aims.
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Ottawa
Kremlin
Victor Podoski
Canada
Communist Party
Russia
Mr. Podoski
Germany
BC Game Board Promises Cooperation With Ducks Unlimited
Attorney General Gordon Wismer said the British Columbia game board will fully cooperate with Ducks Unlimited in wildlife preservation efforts. The attorney-general in Vancouver met T G Main, Ducks Unlimited general manager, to discuss proposals for a game survey in British Columbia.
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Victoria
Gordon Wismer
British Columbia Game Board
Ducks Unlimited
Vancouver
T. G. Main
British Columbia
Blake Patented the Modern Microphone Form
Blake is credited with inventing the microphone as we know it today, outlining a pivotal advancement in audio capture technology and shaping subsequent developments in communications and recording equipment.
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Blake
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Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Mildenberger
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Saskatoon Light Infantry
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B.C. Game Survey
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