Sailors Recall Escape from German Prison Camps
Surviving HMCS Athabaskan sailors returned from northern Germany after years in prison camps. They describe Marlag evacuations near Bremen and Hamburg, hiding in rafters lockers and under floors to avoid guards. Lectures on antisemitism, sole contact through bribed guards, and daily hardship are recounted by Lieut Robin Maynard and others.
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Hmcs Athabaskan
Germany
English Channel
Vierge Island
Brest
Luebeck
Mering Nava Priea
Bremen
Hamburg
Canada
Marlay
Robin Maynard
RCN
Duncan B.C
LS. Allen Trasher
Toronto
Brockville
Stoker
Bob Hopkins
Sherbrooke
Que
Sam Willcock
Vancouver
Dick Stevenson
Montreal
Cmdr
Dunn
Balloons Threaten Britain’s Power Grid in War Era Report
The 1944 Central Electricity Board annual report notes barrage balloons caused about 75 percent of system faults. It recalls November 1939 incidents when balloons broke loose in Northwest England and drifted across Britain, damaging 16 undertakings and Thames crossing lines before fading at sea.
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Britain
Central Electricity Board
England
Thames
Four-Screw Carrier HMS Indefatigable Star of Royal Navy
The Montreal Gazette notes HMS Indefatigable as one of four British fleet aircraft carriers active early in the year against enemy oil refineries in Sumatra. It is described as the first four screw carrier in the Royal Navy with four engines totaling over 15,000 horsepower capable of speeds above 30 knots.
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HMS
Sumatra
Montreal Gazette
Churchill Called Cigars' Best Customer by Halifax
Earl of Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, described Prime Minister Churchill as the cigar manufacturers' best customer. He said Churchill smokes about three cigars each hour during the 18 hours a day he is awake.
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Churchill
Earl of Halifax
United States
Lord Halifax
Time Will Heal The Mundane Affairs
A reflective note extols Time as patient and thorough in resolving ordinary matters. It claims Time tends to favor right, progressing forward and cannot be halted, though its pace may be slow.
History Repeats Itself On German Atrocities
The Bryce commission’s 1914 findings on Belgian atrocities echo Nazi prison camp reports from 1945. The piece argues that public disbelief in past savagery faded as evidence emerged, urging vigilance against underestimating German brutality across both world wars and in future years.
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Lord Bryce
United States
Belgium
Bryce
Germany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
War not over until equality and justice prevail
The piece argues the war remains unfinished for the maimed and bereaved, the hungry and weak, and the dead. It calls for ending bigotry and xenophobia, enabling Negroes to play baseball on equal terms, freeing China, and preventing bullies from harming the vulnerable in society.
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Jim Coleman
Toronto Globe and Mail
News
Ethiopia
Spain
China
Toronto
Repatriates Hear American Juke Box Treat
Anthony Eden borrowed a nickel in San Francisco to let two British boys hear a juke box. The boys were among more than 60 British subjects repatriated from the Philippines en route to England, carrying memories of a Japanese prison camp.
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Anthony Eden
San Francisco
Philippines
England
Cease Fire Order Sender Seeks Radio Telegraphist
Frank Hilder Pennington, a former post office supervisor in Sussex, received the cease fire telegram at 8 13 am on November 11 1918 and transmitted it to all western front armies. Now a ventriloquist entertaining troops, he notes Hitler bombed his home and he is too old for the army. A camel cannot go without water for more than three days.
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Western Front
Frank Hilder Pennington
Hove
Sussex
Earl Haig
Pennington
Hitler
Vast underground fortress housed Berlin residents after bombings
The Soviet army newspaper Red Star reports a deep underground city beneath Tiergarten where Berlin defenders and many residents hid long after the city lay in ruins. It notes Nazi leaders Goebbels and Goering used fortified subterranean residences with thick walls and private power, and Goebbels delivered final speeches from 70 feet underground.
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Tiergarten
Berlin
Red Star
Goebbels
Goering
Liberated Canadian Prisoners Find Warm Welcome in England
Returned Canadians arrive at a reception centre near a hill once held by Caesar where they receive full meals six times daily, new uniforms, hot showers, and rapid medical care. They can send cables home, take a long rest, and receive 14 days of leave with pay and travel warrants, before decisions on repatriation or return to units.
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Canada
England
Dominion
Brussels
United Kingdom
Freedom in Norway After War Ends
Five years of enslavement end as Norway gains freedom from German occupation. The population faces hunger though relief arrives from Sweden as invaders retreat. Industry remains largely intact and political tension is low, with most of the merchant fleet and the crown intact. Norway should be among first to rebuild in Europe with aid. The Jewish word for Bible is Torah.
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Norway
Sweden
United Nations
Europe
New York Times
Effectiveness of Strategic Bombing
New York Times witnesses from Siemens Schuckert and a screw factory say pre 1943 bombing barely hindered German production. After 1943 raids cut materials and shipments, wrecked workers homes, and proved increasingly effective. A March 1943 raid on oil tanks and a transformer plant paused large transformers for the war.
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Nuremberg
John McCormac
New York Times
Germany
Siemens- Schuckert Company
New York Sun
Discovery of a New Super Nova Reported by Milton Humason
Milton L Humason of Mount Wilson Observatory claims a new star of extreme brilliance was found, suggesting such novas appear about every 500 years. The nova lies south of the Big Dipper's end star and is about 5 000 000 light years away, not visible without telescopes.
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Milton L. Humason
Mount Wilson Observatory
Ontario Film Censorship Board Reports for 1944 45
The Ontario Board of Censors reports 1944 45 reviewed 1800 theatrical films including 482 features with 167 altered and one rejected. US producers supplied most titles 1676 while 43 British features were released alongside 18 Canadian films. Advertising faced 228 rejections and 66 retreated after treatment amid calls for stricter regulation.
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Canada
Ontario Board of Censors
O. J. Silverthorne
Ontario Board
United States
Russia
Ontario
Silverthorne
Odeon British Company
Ottawa Citizen
Armchair Strategist Noted as Human Phenomenon
The Montreal Gazette treats the armchair strategist with nuance, calling him a long standing human phenomenon. It cites Sir Walter Scott from 1816 noting that people feel qualified to opine on foreign news and military matters.
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The
Montreal Gazette
Walter Scott
Allied experts study Skoda munitions site for possible restoration
An Allied commission of experts is examining the bomb-shattered Skoda munitions works to determine if restoration is feasible to aid the war against Japan. Scientists note that some earthquakes originate as deep as 1,000 miles below the earth's surface.
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Skoda
Japan
Herpetologist Studies Reptiles Explained
A herpetologist is a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians. The term derives from Greek roots and covers research on biology behavior and conservation of lizards snakes turtles and frogs.
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William Ross
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Freedom In Norway
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