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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1940
Page
2
Coast Guard cutter Unalga will depart to Martinique with eight men who arrived in Miami four months ago aboard a sailboat from Devils Island French penal colony off Guiana. Immigration officials announced today.
In Chicago on December 21 the 22 regional engineering defense training advisers conferred with Washington leaders. Director R A Seaton announced 418 proposed courses in 54 engineering schools approved with more set for winter. Training will occur only in four year engineering colleges granting bachelor degrees.
Berlin reports from December 21 state British bombers killed six civilians and wounded 17 in an attack that damaged the city cathedral and the Zeughaus museum. Potsdam says an historic theater was damaged and three civilians were killed, raising the toll for the capital area. Two British planes were shot down by anti aircraft fire. The ministry estimated cathedral damage at 1.5 million marks.
Gen. George C. Marshall in a Washington message to the Army thanks officers and soldiers for the fine spirit shown in building a trained and disciplined force. He notes that mechanization and munitions matter little without skilled military teams and expresses deep gratitude.
German reports described a rolling attack on the British west coast early this evening with strong fires. First waves reportedly returned to base after causing many explosions. Targets included West British coast areas with sites in South England and the Midlands also struck.
The article discusses British Channel reconnaissance in three dimensions and warns Churchill’s forecasts of a possible Nazi spring attack on England. It notes fuel oil and gasoline shortages for U boats and air fleets, German reliance on the Danube corridor, and British heavy bombing of Nazi bases and rail hubs as a response. The piece draws a historical parallel to World War I winter expectations of a spring breakthrough.
On March 18 1918 the German drive against the British fifth army tested the Franco British line at Amiens forcing a backs to the wall order from the British commander. It brought American troops into action at Amiens before the halt. Eight months later Germany surrendered. German morale at home faltered though not at the front.
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