Allied prospects for victory in the Mediterranean theater
The analysis argues that Allied air and sea superiority in the Mediterranean, plus planned invasions from North Africa to Europe, threaten Hitler on three fronts. A Sicily invasion could trigger Italian capitulation and open routes from Gibraltar to Suez, while the Italian navy remains impotent and German air power may not keep pace. Germany appears on the road to defeat though not immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya
Tunis
Bizerte
Crete
Sicily
Sardinia
Spain
Italy
Greece
Balkans
Europe
Hjtler
Royal Navy
Dodecanese
Aegean Sea
Hitler
Mediterranean
Germany
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Famous General Led British Column That Split Rommel’s Africa Corps
British headquarters identified Maj. Gen. Sir Bernard Freyberg VC as the famed commander who led the New Zealand division and allied forces in the bold Wadi Matratin operation that cut Rommel's Africa Corps, a pivotal Middle East action.
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Rommel
Cairo
Middle East
Africa Corps
Wadi Matratin
Sir Bernard Freyberg
V.C
New Zealand
Bernard Montgomery
Highth Army
Underground Cable Links Washington to Pacific Coast
A new all underground transcontinental telephone cable between Washington and the west coast was opened recently. Construction began in 1940 to ensure Pacific coast communications in wartime, avoiding pole line failures due to weather conditions.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
New York
West Coast
Pole Line
Eisenhower Relates Command Over Gibraltar Fortress
The article recalls Eisenhower’s remark about commanding the British fortress of Gibraltar while serving as Allied commander in chief. It notes the rock’s air raid shelter and the underground offices carved from limestone where staff worked around the clock under U S supervision, with MacFarlane in actual charge and guards at tunnel entrances.
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British Empire
United States
West Point
Gibraltar
Eisenhower
The
Rock
Mason MacFarlane
Navy
Hitler’s Representative in Norway Speaks on Allied Victory
Joseph Terboven, Hitler’s envoy in Norway, told a group of about a dozen top Norwegian manufacturers on December 8 that an Allied victory would bring Russian political and economic expansion to Norway. He warned that even Sweden could not resist the Bolsheviks, and the remarks were reportedly published officially ten days later.
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Hitler
Norway
London
Joseph Terboven
Terboven
Sweden
Awarded Trophy A. D. McLean Ontario aviation leader
Awarded the trophy donated by James Dalzell McKee of Pittsburgh in memory of the first Trans Canada seaplane flight. A. D. McLean of Ottawa controller of civil aviation in the department of transport was cited for his services in selecting and developing airport sites for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and for R C A F bases.
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A. D. McLean
Ottawa
Department of Transport
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
R.C.A.F
James Dalzell McKee
Pittsburgh
End of the War Prophecy Cited by Allied HQ
Allied North Africa notes mock a recurring historical pattern claiming the war ends in 1943. The text cites Napoleon 1804, Napoleon 1812, abdication 1814, and Hitler rise in 1933, framing 129 year intervals as a supposed cycle.
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Allied
North Africa
Napoleon
France
Hitler
Australia’s air training plan praised as wartime success
Sir Donald Cameron and Anna Robson comment on the third anniversary of the Commonwealth air training plan. They note rapid Australian progress, extended undertakings, and airpower now surpassing the prewar RAF, with RAAF in Britain exceeding Australia’s wartime strength.
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Butiney
Donald Cameron
Anna Rp Dso
Head
Australia
Britain
Shortage of Men Hampers Alberta Hog Production
Edmonton. H E Nichols secretary of the Alberta Farmers Union representing 16 000 farmers warns that without skilled farm labor now, hog production cannot rise as urged by the prices board. He notes most farmers cannot increase output and urges agriculture be treated as an essential war industry to prevent food shortages.
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Edmonton
H.E. Nichols
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Prices Board
Nichols
Official Films From Desert Battle Chronicle British Drive
Forty thousand feet of film taken under fire document the British Eighth Army advance from Alamein to Benghazi. Divisions across the offensive were thoroughly photographed by noncombatant sergeants armed with pistols. The final film, ready about Feb 1, will show frontline action and Tobruk’s flag swap, though desert tank battles eluded capture.
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London
Sth
Ft Alamein
Field Marshal
Rommel
Africa Corps
Egypt
Tobruk
Raptors of the Pacific Coast Beat Japanese Submarine
An RCAF plane from Toronto piloted by PO W E Thomas dropped a 500 pound bomb on a Japanese submarine hundreds of miles off the Alaskan coast. The craft could not escape, and wireless gunner Sgt Robert Kenning signalled the kill to naval units. Wreckage remained. RCAF crews operate along the Pacific coast with U S forces, patrolling Canada, Alaska, and joining raids over Kiska in the Aleutians.
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R.C.A.F
Pacific
Alaskan
PO. W. E. Thomas
Toronto
Robert Kenning
Pembroke
Ont
Canada
Alaska
U.S. Air Force
Aleutian
Kiska
Poultry Shipments From Alberta For Christmas Markets
Seventy-five carloads totaling 1,500,000 pounds of dressed poultry were shipped out of Alberta for Christmas markets. The 10 day shipping season saw lighter than expected supplies, with turkeys making up all loadings and geese ducks and some chickens included. Producers received 375000 dollars, largely from central Alberta.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Boy Tries to Enlist at 15 in Winnipeg Army Office
Major C. E. Otton, former Reginan, reports a 15-year-old boy entered the Winnipeg recruiting office attempting to enlist in the Canadian active army. The youth smoked a cigar to appear older but grew pale and ill during the interview, saying he believed smoking would convince the officer he was 18.
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Winnipeg
C. E. Otton
Hitler plans drive through Spain toward Gibraltar
Geneva reports from the London Daily Mail correspondent that Hitler intends a southern drive toward Gibraltar after deeming the Russian campaign a failure. The plan focuses on southern and western Europe with Spain as a route.
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London
Geneva
London Daily Mail
Hitler
Spain
Gibraltar
Europe
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