Allied control in north Norway and withdrawal from Trondheim
Allied forces hold northern Norway while plans to seize Trondheim are scrapped. Prime Minister Chamberlain says long term strategy dominates as British and French fleets move toward Alexandria. RAF bombs Norwegian and Danish airfields to cover withdrawal, with operations near Stavanger Oslo and Aalborg. Northern Norway likely bordered with Sweden for future mopping up Narvik and possible Sweden excursion.
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Norway
Nikolaus von Valkenhorst
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Trondheim
Charoberlain
Andalsnes
Mr Chamberlain
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Italy
Narvik
Sweden
Germany
Kiruna
Strengthen Resistance Forces Calls for More Men and Machines
Leicester-Walter Elliot, minister of health, urged Britain to send more personnel and equipment to the army. He warned that Germany could strike without warning at ports and industrial hubs and that losses or sacrifices would be needed to counter German gains in Norway. He noted Britain must land troops at inferior ports and fly long distances while the German air force operated from Norwegian soil. He affirmed Britain’s material superiority but insisted on expanding manpower and machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
Walter Elliot
Norway
Elliot
Tse
Danish Minister in London Given Semi Official Status
The Danish minister to London Count Eduard Reventlow will retain diplomatic privileges but operate only in a semi official capacity, as stated to the House of Commons by Foreign Under-Secretary Richard Butler.
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London
Count Eduard Reventlow
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Farm Help In Demand In Southern Alberta
Spring seeding drives hiring in southern Alberta with 25 to 30 workers daily going to farms said Leo J. Ricks superintendent of the Alberta employment service bureau.
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Calgary
Alberta
Leo J. Ricks
Alberta Employment Service Bureau
Immigration surge foreseen for Canada and West after war
Frederick C. Blair, director of immigration, predicts a rapid postwar migration from Europe to Canada and other Western Hemisphere nations as the war ends, signaling a period of heightened movement and settlement opportunities.
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Ottawa
Europe
Canada
Frederick C. Blair
German Sabotage Efforts Cited Near Toronto
Fire Marshal W J Scott cited German sabotage attempts in Canada including a mine hoist tampering plan near a northern Ontario mine. He noted a large-scale BC plot aimed at Trail’s Consolidated Smelters, linked to a Seattle German consul, and warned of other attacks on Windsor clothing plants, Revelstoke tunnel, and the Maine Canada bridge. He urged vigilance and high technical defense.
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Toronto
Ontario
W J Scott
Canada
Scott
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
British Columbia
Consolidated
Trail
Seattle
Washington
Maine
Windsor
Ont
Revelstoke
Graf Spee Sailors Sighted in Buenos Aires Streets
Sailors from the scuttled Graf Spee were reported in Buenos Aires wearing uniforms and carrying money. A Montevideo seller claimed the bulk of the ship had been sold for 100000 dollars and that the original cost exceeded 20000000 dollars.
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Buenos Aires
San Diego
Calif
South America
McCormick
West Ira
Graf Spee
William R. Burke
Montevideo
Burke
England
France
South American
Germany
Tribute to the Navy Suez Arrival of Rhodesian Troops
Rhodesian territorials joining empire troops arrived secretly at Suez. Sir Miles Lampson, British ambassador to Egypt, did not learn of their arrival in time. Counselor C. H. Bateman welcomed the troops on the quay praising the navy’s might.
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Suez
Miles Lampson
Egypt
C. H. Bateman
Spaak Warns Belgium Stands Ready To Defend Itself
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak warned potential aggressors that Belgium is no longer the Belgium of 1914 and can now defend itself. He said a strong army and national solidarity increase Belgiums defensive power and may spare the country from war.
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Brussels
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
New Zealand Navy appoints Commodore Parry to lead naval division
Commodore of N Z Navy Wellington Captain William Parry commanding the cruiser Achilles the first warship to engage the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the December battle off Uruguay is named commodore of the New Zealand naval division and becomes the board’s first member.
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Wellington
N.Z
William Parry
Achilles
Graf Spee
Uruguay
New Zealand
Naval Board
Training School Planned at Summerside under BCATP
The national defence department announced a provision to establish a service flying training school near Summerside Prince Edward Island in connection with the British Commonwealth air training plan.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
Summerside
P.ei
RAF raids on Stavanger Fornebu and Aalborg reported
The Royal Air Force carried night raids on Stavanger in southwestern Norway and on Fornebu near Oslo and Aalborg in Denmark. Bombers hit runways and hangars causing fires and heavy damage while fighting off anti aircraft fire. A daylight strike on Stavanger followed with many hits and seven RAF planes lost. The air ministry said multiple enemy aircraft were shot down and more attacks were planned.
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Britain
Norway
Stavanger
Oslo
Aalborg
Denmark
London
Royal Air Force
Fornebu
R.A.F
Air Ministry
Civilian Defense Corps Expands Across Canadian Seaboard
Ottawa reports civilian defence units organized in seaboard provinces to handle wartime raids saboteur activity and fires. Provinces partner with the Dominion government through pensions and health departments with grants of 5000 dollars. Halifax leads with 400 volunteers and 200 air raid wardens. similar groups exist in Sydney Saint John Montreal and several Pacific cities.
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Ottawa
Seaboard Provinces
Canada
Dominion
Pensions and Health Department
Halifax
Sydney
N.S. Saint John
Quebec
Vancouver
Victoria
Nanaimo
B.C
Prince Rupert
Montreal
Ships Detained in British Contraband Control
The ministry of economic warfare said 36 ships were detained at British contraband control stations due to the Norway and Denmark situation, including five Danish vessels. It reported 135 ships examined in the fortnight to April 27, with 54 Italian, eight U.S., 386 Netherlands, 12 Norwegian, six Belgian, and four Greek ships noted. Rates to India or the Near East will not rise immediately despite a long detour, as increases require agreement with the shipping ministry.
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London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Norway
Denmark
United States
Netherlands
India
Near East
Mediterranean
Shipping Ministry
War Stoppage Halts Churchill Grain Shipments This Summer
Ottawa sources say no wheat will move overseas from Churchill this summer due to war. About 2,495,000 bushels are stored as the Hudson Bay port risks convoy restrictions and limited outbound traffic. The Nascopie, a federal vessel, is the only large ship expected to arrive, delivering supplies to northern posts.
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Ottawa
Churchill Man
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Prairies
Churchill
Far North
Dominion
Germans retreat from Norway as naval action roils Baltic coast
British raid and submarine actions off the Swedish west coast sparked a two hour sea battle near Goteborg while German troops pulled back from Roros and Tynset in Osterdalen. Norwegian authorities hailed a local victory as Allied forces reportedly press south toward Steinkjer.
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Stockholm
Germany
Kattegat
Norway
Roros
Osterdalen
Tynset
Oslo
Trondheim
Gudbrandsdalen
British United Press
Oester
London
Steinkjer
War Office
Dombas
Gudbrands
Sweden
British ships ordered home via Suez avoiding Gibraltar
In Genoa British merchant ships in Italian ports were ordered to speed home to Great Britain via the Suez canal, avoiding Gibraltar. Four vessels were in port. one sailed immediately while others prepared. The move follows a prior instruction to circumnavigate Africa. Dutch destroyer Van Galen moved toward Dutch waters as British and French forces concentrate in the eastern Mediterranean. The Llandovery Castle led the way with 150 passengers bound for Durban. The Suez route totals about 15,128 miles, far longer than the Gibraltar path of roughly 2,000 miles.
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Genoa
Italy
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Africa
Suez
van Galen
Netherlands
Cape Town
Southampton
Seamen Safe In Sweden After Narvik Sinking
Seamen from five British vessels sunk at Narvik are recuperating in Jorn Sweden, an isolated northern village. Two sailors are Canadian and one is a Newfoundlander. Four captains and 123 crewmen were marched 30 miles to the frontier after 14 days in captivity. Names include Lawrence Sickle and R. J. Smith of Toronto and a Newfoundlander Clarence of Riverton. Other ships sunk were the Blythmoor the Romanby and the North Cornwall. Fifty six crewmen from these ships remain unreported.
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Jorn
Sweden
Narvik
Norway
Lawrence Sickle
R. J. Smith
Toronto
Clarence
Riverton
Smith
Mersington Court
Doctors Discuss National War Medical Organization
At the maritime session of the Canadian Medical Association conference in Moncton New Brunswick leaders reported 8 553 doctors responded to a CMA questionnaire. Of these 3112 could serve overseas while others offered service in Canada and districts. 2672 had prior military service and 843 were unavailable often due to age or disability.
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Moncton
N.B
Canada
Canadian Medical Association
T. C. Routley
Toronto
C.M.A
Pensions Paid to 27 Widows of Canadian Servicemen
Pensions are being paid to 27 women whose husbands serving in the Canadian armed forces died since the second Great War began. Several widows were left after accidents at Royal Canadian Air Force training bases.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
British Subs Return to London Bases
Submarines Shark and Seawolf return to home bases from patrols in Norwegian waters. The Seawolf reports sinking transport ships totaling 1,000 tons during the voyage.
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London
Shark
Seawelf
Seawolf
Expedition crosses Australia with radio transmitter unit
An American expedition plans to traverse Brisbane region and inland areas carrying a combined radio transmitter receiver and an electric plant to power experiments.
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Brisbane
Australia
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James G. Gardiner
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Llandovery Castle
Durban
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