THE CANADIAN PRESS NEWS DIARY OF 1942

January

1-i.\i.-\v fear‘ Dug and 554th day of wan-United stions lulidarl_ pledie signed at Wuhinston by countries. s-souui African lorcel wniure Bu"!!! and 1.99‘: Axis risone-‘s. l-Slr Archibald Wuvell given lupreme co-ilnlzlnd lli southwesi Pacific and Gen. Uhlzlng Kai-slick in Chinese theatre of war.

d-isunduyl-KAJ. desire.“ 44 Axis lanes ln raid on Sicily. b- lusnuns recapture title-v. welt of bioscolv. I—l{,i)us|.‘\i.‘l! announce! united Stafiel lures‘: to opt-rule all uvel tlie world. 7-it..\ . uiui Flee French airmen at- tack bzllillli and liallu £- P ‘s. ll-lllulsh in ltialaya withdraw nortn of riualu Bumpul". D-Jlwanesc pour Into Ybllligilifl. IO-Jabaneie land on mluad o ‘araksn, northeast Borneo.

ll-isallduyi-Jzlpan declares war on bctncrlanris bus! ndles. Axis forces rctlrc .\n lii Ago 12-Lsrlllsn capture ulbyaln lruntlel 18-.) apanese inuke Singapore.

M-ticu. Wavell and stall lrflvl .\L'l.llL‘l"lllllllS East indies.

a, Joya.

alum. Egyptian- neavy air lttlcxl on in

.\.

\ l —\. l. .1 . \ u .:. Pans taken.

Axis

garrison of Haifaya surrenders; '

LJUU PTlSOllEFI

IB-(Sandziyi-Gcrmany, italy and Ja- pan sign military agreement. iii-cruise snip Lilli)‘ rum-kins torpedoed unu sunk in Alla-lilo, 151 inst. 2U—lfllsalu.lia recapture xloznalsk. 21-Axls columns penetrate ten miles into British positions in Libya. Ill-Netherlands forces destroy oil in Agedlbis in ‘e.

Borneo.

83—.»l.\is forces reoccupy

l lbvan counter-aliens“

2l—\ ‘ commission into Pearl liar- bui accuses navy Eliill army ncuds oi dcreliction ul duty" Australia usks sent on British war cabinet and lormatlon oi Pacific defence council.

.3.

Ib-(sundayo-Britlail retire east or Agedabia. Libya. '1l(lL\ lli'lk(‘s gift to Britain nt

u worth of Will supplies. 0.5. troops arrive in Northern lreiand.

Il-Lih-lrcnlll says ilomlnlons to nave representation in wal cabinet. ll-llmted Nations victorious in lix- dny battle with Jnmnese in Ma-

; r Strzul.

forces ~ccapture Bengasi. .. nmons votes confidence in Churchill Government by 464-1 vote. IU-llrltuin, Russia and iran sign

treaty o1 alliance.

It-Axiw air forces make ‘J68 raidl on Malta during lanuarv. British forces evaruule ilioulmcln, Burma. -Cl’-

February

A- Sunday)—U.S. naval forces attack

npanesa bales in iilurshlli and

islands. Major Vlkdun "accepts" orwegian {il'V.‘TlllGl‘Si’ilF.

B- ’-l"i'ish Co umbil. welt of (Jascadc

Aiountains, defined al "protected ea

Bl‘ .

l-LL-Gon. $11G. L llfcNl ton ro- turns to ado for oonsu tationl.

L-Fritish withdraw from Dems. . VTl

fse air raids on Singapore l1

unl attack Rzhev. German ke) point north of Vyazma. -

‘l-Jupanese cruiser and translpon sunk

oif Amboina island. N.E. .

l-(Sundaw-Japuneae shock tmcpl in Johore Strait.

B-Jupuncsu land on Singapore island. Lilli?!‘ Nurmtlntlle burns and cap-

sizes at Now York pier.

lb-Jupunesu land near Macallar, Island cf ciebel.

Iil-Vicc-Admiral C. E. Hslfrldll. Netb- eriunds Navy, becomes chief of

Allied naval forces in Western

Prlriflt‘.

12-1 h»: mun battleships Scharnhorst and 1;: i.~ from Brest

ii 'i

P-Llbrmllu warships reach Axle ports.

l-Ahul-rne Japanese troops land at. Palembang, Sumatra.

l§—iSundl1y)—ChurCl'1ll.l announces fall of Singapore.

lili-Mniicn. l-Irhvard Quinan axpointed i-» command British 10th rmy in

lam anti Iruh. JT-xniheriands follows "scorched with" policy in Sumatra and i}

ll rneo. u-iu-iiish speed up civil evacuation of ilnngtion. lo-ru- Stafford Cri pl named Lord l'I'l\_V Seal and vernment Leader in CUIiiIYIOHS as Cabinet reduced ilnin nine i0 seven members. Ill-Japanese land un Bali. N. 1. 21—-ucn. Llhiong Kal-shek lt New Delhi says most of world "in full lym- ath wlit Xndia’l aspiration for rec: om. ’

fl-iSundnyb-Slr Jamel Grigg appoint- ml liritish War Secretary. ‘iii-Submarine fires nt oil refinery near 51min Bnrbllrn, Cu]. H-fivn. Chlnn‘ Kai-shalt joins Pacific War Counc l. B-Annnunced 296 Canadians dead or missing and 1,689 held by Japanese ut lloniz Kong. lii-liuizo Japanese fleet is covering In- Wis-um force off Java. QT-Pliiish pnrutroo s dcstro radio puzutlun plant at runevai, ranca. v8-Jupnnesc troo s land on Java coast. Axis airmen iii 116 civilians and injure 316 in 23d raids on Malta in February. ——Cl‘-—

March

l-(Sunda h-Thrlo-day Battle of Java Sen en s after heavy naval iolses on

imih sides.

Z-(h-n. Sir Archibald Waveli returns

in lmllzi command.

it A makes heavy raid on Renaul

win-ks: southwest of Paris. . 4—First “ um." heavily armored Canadian cruiser tanks arrive in

England.

I-Jnprltnfse capture Botavil. Java Cl! Xi.

G-itnnst-veit signs v32, 162,737,900 lg- pruorlntion bill, largest in U..

history,

‘I-Socmul Canadian Victory 1.40m totals nearly billion.

l-(Sulnflilayg-lifiaggoon, Burma, evacu- n er y l‘ s.

l-" niy hostages executed in Paris. O-liriiish Foreign Secretary Eden de- scribes Japanese atrocities nt Hang

one. - -(7liun-hiii hdmits Japanese naval strength not impaired in Far East.

Jzumn claims 210.000 prisoners cap- turn-d in war in the Pacific.

l8—.l.'| nose nnncnr in Solomon llilndl

(iii I4-Piium illinister Curtin lh broadcast wnlna thni "Australia is the last hunlinn between ivcst Coast of Amnrim and the Japanese."

l5-1Sundny)— 'nlted Nations bombers (nivi Japanese bases in New Guinea. r1

5 = I c 3 r: m i: 3 o 3 O 3 5

.\\| . mum! oi United Nations forces. IE-ifnilv at command established over (‘muuilnn naval. nir and land forces in Ailzliilll‘. Pacific nnd Newfound-

ili<| .'|Tl“|'4.

“unit in liurmn withdraw from ., m miles norilnvest of Rln- m.

“whim-worse fisheries llcroemeht 4' until-vi one vi-nr.

.= uir-i army rinses in on Orei. south m i wzwt of Mnlcnw.

~merirun and Australian . v 2.1 Japanese nisnes owl: .\'1~\v (iilinefl.

hnuirn‘) . c

84-42mm soioflve Ilvlee rdlrsm or d . lnada ollns two new army dlvl~ l

on . zit-Nazis spy ring brolmn up in Br .

fl-Crivnl ¢onferl with M. K. Gan on greater lute y or India.

28-811 s common on. ion and Ilh men lmllh 8t. Nlnlre d srd surprise attack.

29-iSundayi—l.t.-Gen. A. G. L. Me gauudhion returns-to Britain from

lllli Ll- 3°—Cllfl.'lilli elven seat on new Pacific

a1 wi’ iouniglLkiiied 2m c1

-A s 0m 0h

Mblin in March: 178 enemfllhyanu

destroyed or damaged. _(;p._

April

1-(944th day of wan-Tiffani British ‘ missinz after heavy raid on France

2—l3ritlsh evacuate abliroachel to Bur- mese oilfieids.

B-lfiuod Frlduyi-Ailled planes shoot down four enemy aircraft over Dub win. Australia.

Britain and italy exchange Wound- ed prisoners of war.

B-(Easter sundayi-Japaneu ion 2t lanes first attack on Ceylon. ‘hree hundred British bomberl

raid Rhlneiand.

ii-ist Canadian Army formed 1n

Britain. tgrilaén offers icloncasaségudtowlnfiliu. am uriz eav l! a 9—Japanese sink cruisers Donotlhlso and Cornwall and aircraft carrier Hermes in indion Ocean.

lo-Joint war crop nlnn arranged by Cnnudn and .5.

11—l3riti.sh proposals (or Dominion sta-

tus for India rejected.

12—(Sundsy)-Japanelo main rapid

1111!. Somervillo sp- C.-in-C. of Britain’! Eut-

ern fleet.

ill-Pierre Laval becomes Chief of Gov~ ernment in Vichydreorganiullion. Iii-Prime Minister ackenzie King ab tends third meeting of Pacific War Council at Washin ton. ‘ 16—Foui hundred R.A. . and R-QA-F- planes make daylight sweep over continental enemy territory. 17-R.A.F. and RC.A.F. planes mil-KG day-long raids from Cfillllflemlli coast tu Augsburg. southern Ger- many; i6 planes lost.

1B-U.S. bombers attack Toklu and other Japanese cities.

1B—(Sunday)—Chinesc aid British 1h

urmo. 20-Britlsh shoot down 11 enemy plsnll over Malta. 21—Polisn force arrives in Middle East. 22—British commandos raid enemy de- fenses near Boulogne. 23—R.A.F. and R..C.A.F. plum make first of four smashing 111d! 011 Baltic port of Roltock.

rman bombers attack Elmer. first of "Baedeckor" raidl. 25—French General Henri Glflllll escapes from German prison camp.

ZB-(Sunda )-Bath. England, heavl at y for second successive uilllz otel "Yes" in Dominion manpower plebiscite. 28-Civii Governmen of Muymo, northwest of Mandalay. 29-Japnnese capture Lashio, rallhesd Burma Road to China. 30—Jupanese offensive starts in south- ern Hanan, China. Axis raiders kill 297 civilians in Malta during April; 101 Axis pianos downed. —C1>

May

evacuated by Allies.

1—M a1 an H dinhurgh sunk in Arctic.

Z-HJVLS.

l-(Sunday -Firlt nadlan res: No for distribu- tion among Canadian troops over-

BEBE. 4-U.S. naval aircraft link seven JBPB‘ nese warships and two transport-l f the Solomons. b-British invade Madagascar. d-Corregldor. 0.5. fortress In Manila Bay, surrender: to Japanese. ‘l-Viscount Gort named Malta Gov~

B-jlaillgtlrloses aircraft carrier Lexing- ton and destroyer Sims in Coral

S . b-Clllnele rseilt strongly in Yunnan.

10—(Sundly)—Bl'ft.ilh deli-Ivy ill Add airplanes over Mediterranean.

11-Hon. P. Cardin resigns from

Cnnudlnn Cabinet on conscription

issue.

iii-British destroyers Lively, Jackal

and Kipling sunk in Mediterranean.

IS-Announced two frei hters torpedoed in S. Lawrence vor: one dud, 18 missing.

ll-French wurshlpl at Martinique im- mobilized.

15—Russlans crossed Donets River.

16-Chincsc attack Japanese in Cheki- ang Province.

1.7--( ‘ i-Growln discontent 0! Axis peoples rave ed st Lisbon.

ll-JS. armored forces arrive xiorthern Ireland.

IQ-Jnited Nations Air Training Ooh- crence opens at Ottawa.

2o- ichy asked to close Consulates tn Canada.

‘alt-Japanese land at Foochow China.

22-'l‘cn hostages executed at Bull.

kill-Russians abandon Korch peninsula.

M-(Bund -Victorla Dly) - Chinllo inflict .000 casualties on Japanllc in Chekiang buttl

e. Zia-British Labor Party vntu 14-1 to r0- muln in Government. ZB-Britaln and Russia sign 20-year mutual assistance act. fl-Reinhard Heydric , protector of Bohemia and Moravia. wounded in Prague assassination attamft. Rat-Sale withdrawal oi four-f ithl of British Burmae army announced. 29-Axis hrenk through British defences west of Tnhruk. .'i0--R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. make 1.000- lutue raid on Cologne; 44 planes os

81- Sunduy)-Britllh Pianos destroy

enemy vehicles h Libyl. —CP- June shut the

1.—Mcxico deciarsl war Axis. RA . ln .C. .14‘. make 1,000-piano raid on Ruhr Valley.

Z-Gcrmanl raid Canterbuig.

S-iinpuriilsekalnnen raid utcii Hab-

or. as n. d-Death of Reinhard Haydn-fell, Nlzl rotector of Bohemia announced.

5- ree French belt off attacks south of Tobruk.

6—U.S. naval and air forces rout Japa- nese at Midway; U.S. iosel aircraft carrier Yorkton.

7—(Sunday) - Japanese submarines shell‘! Sydney and Newcastle. Aus- ra a.

B-Ailieii aircraft attack enemy New Gui bales.

"BI D-Comblned production and resources flag (good boards for Britain estab- s e

Qfmflfll H118 18B V All U

10-G C h ill I Lldice in reprisal for slaying of

Reinhard l-leydrich.

il-Axis forces captur B? Hlcluim, south of Tobruk. after 6-day {lend

Ill

nounced h Washington. 12-Jnpnflese forces gain loehoid in Aleutian lslnndl.

lfi-Gemiana launch nlg offensive on Kharkov front.

ld-ifiunduyh-Jnpaneso occupy Nu-

c n . 15-03,.“ lanes link Jn new cruiser. iii-Brim lose cruiser iermlone. f

Inn cruiser, damage eight umber

69 Axis pulls LnJlviedlterruneln four-day mnvoy l]

iT-Annr-(llnred R.C.A.F. lquldronl laud‘

oo illuo of "The U0- 35- wl."

,III,DII\OQIICIIIPII.I) ,

Milan, Genoa, Hamburg, Dusseldorf"...

i

bomb!!! iiolidsyeowdl:

"BERLIN-British bombers raided Western Germany last night . . .” Nightly, in bombing weather, the lads who once delivered your paper . . . varapped your groceries . . . played in your backyard . . . don the harness of war, streak down the flare-path and into a black sky to do

another job for you. This is their flying workroom. Sil- houetted here are the “offices" of front gunner and bomb aimer in a Halifax, one of the heavy bomber types manned by the R.C.A.F. As many as 1,000 Canadians have served at once in raids on enemy lands.

XB-Churchlll in 11.5. for second war- me visit. lb-Germans Intensify attacks on Scvos-

t i. QO-igstlgvan Point. Vancouver Island. lhelild by enemy submarine.

Il-(Sundan-Axls forces capture ‘To- bruk in eastward swee .

fl-Churchili und Roosevet confer.

2$—Cahadian budget imposes $377,850.-

taxation. M-Ontarlo Conservative Leader Lt.- Col. Gouge A. Drew accused under

27—Churchlll-Rooscvelt sinivmeni says "coming operations oi‘ Uniieli Na- tions will divc-ri German strength from attack on Russia."

Z-(Suhdafl-Germans start offensive

in Kursk area.

29-Axis captures Mersa Mali-uh. in Egypt.

SO-Gcrmnns use 250.000 men in assault on ScvastopoLcp

July

1—(Domlnion Day and 1,035ih dzly of war)—U.S. Nuvy completes huge o ertulting [balsa-flats Lonzinndorrly, or ern re an . evasio oi fa s after 21 days‘ siege. p I-Britlsh 8th Army stands s ainrt Axis invaders at lei Aiamrin. ‘onii- tlon Administration formed in New

Zenllind.

B-flnntndian joint staff sct up in ivnsh- n on.

d-Three Japanese destroyers sunk in Aleutlnnl.

5—(Sunday)-Br1tlsh force Axil from advance positions at El Alarneln. rman spearheads advance to Don River on Russian front. ‘l-China enters sixth year of war

r King declines to table documents of Hong Kong in- quirv

Salienl Dales

February lI. rman battleships scheming-g; Gneilcnau escape from Brest, February 15. Singapore surrenders to Japa- nese.

March 1. H i l in fiifi-‘ii?’ s35? 3i‘ 5291's??? March B. Allied defence collapses in Java. April d.

m‘i'é.°§‘<i‘:§.';ili..“""’ rue i»

April ll.

lndia t! B iti h for domirligleanltatulr alter Divrglrafua]!

Ge and

May 6.

British invade Madagascar. Mly d.

Corregidor, Philippines, foils. May .

Britain and Russia sign 20-year

mutual assistance treaty.

Ms! iii.

Safe withdrawn! of major part of British army in Burma sn- nounccd.

May 30.

Thousand-plane raid on Coingnn.

June B.

‘United States fleet inflicts henv defeat on Japanese naval force o f Midway llilnd.

Juno l2. J adps no I e land in Aleutian l.

Islln June ll.

Prime Mlnllfel‘ Churchill Th United States.

Juno I0. Jlplheie submarine shells Vnn- couver llllnd radio staiion. Juno Ii. Axis army capture-l Tohruk, Libya. 1

July Scvlliopoi falls to German army. I.

Axis ldvonce into E y t IiO lt fJl Aiameln. a p “m! August ‘l. U.S. Marines land in Solomon Isllndl. August l. Gandhi and Ali-indie Congrri Party lenders arrested; dlsordul

2Jl——.i"-iiin".v' occupy Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal.

Canadian anti-aircraft units Alaska.

i

p-Japanelo complete conquest bf ChekiunF-Kiangal raiiwa .

lo-Charge aid against LL . r10 A. Drew under infer-ice regulo cal

withdrawn s0 N!!! ID I h.

Aside From Wor-

Recalling Some Nofable Evenfs of 1942 Aporf From Acfion in Hie Baffle Zones

u-Am f ' mid miles $21‘ o‘; El T113.

12-0‘ l-Rlllllllil evscultl key points on Don River front.

ia-Announced three merchant Ill: sunk in St. Lawrence by Axis lu

‘X 7 AR around the world provided most of the front-page head- 14" Egégggfigfi‘ MW‘ "m" "1 m“ lines for 1942, but other events from time to time crashed 15—~.R\ll.l‘l‘:% ‘re argon.“ nmupt the news spotlight. For instance: <- '9 Ruuiggpchln. fimw” g. o;

" i‘ ‘ ‘ * iv-fsrgriillrir advance in music

IS-Canadian House holds secret lollion on 5t. Lawrence llnkinga.

lp-rsundln-Ruulanl quit Vomlbll- l 20- .M.C.S. Huron third new tribal

class destroyer for Canadian Navy. launched in Brita

In the plebiscite of April 27 Canada voted “yes" on the question of releasing the government from commitments on conscription for overseas service... . Mitchell F. Hepburn resigned as Ontario Premier Oct 21 and Gordon D. Conant took over the post. . . . Premier John Bracken of Manitoba was elected leader of the Con- scrvatlve party Dec. 11 and the party name was changed to jjErg-N", , m" m gresslve Conservative." . . . M. J. Caldwell, MP. for Rosetown-Biggar ill-Baltic] :01‘ Rvlwv 81m

(SaskJ, was elected leader of the C.C.F. July 29. . . . W33‘ p"":-,,,|'J'AL o a e o o to conscription for ovorual service

14145 voio. lo in Digostov suburbs.

isberg and 0th

The I-Iong Kong Royal Commission report was presented June 5, ‘r

and on Juno 2-1 Lt.-Col. George Drew, Ontario Conservative leader, was charged under the Defence of Canada regulations following his

criticism of the report. . . . 'I'he charge against Col. Drew was with- start offensive drawn July 10. . . . Tim Buck and 16 other Communists were re- o; “ma,” M”, leased from prison Oct; 6. ‘ ' _ ' ‘nggflfigio North's" New Dominion cabinet ministers named Oct. 6 were Mai-Gen. °' Bflfnufn L. R. LaFleche, national war services; Ernest Bertrand, fisheries; in operations over

Alphonse Fournier, public works. . . . On June l2 Canada and Russia established direct diplomatic relations. On Nov. 4 Dana Wllgress was made Canada's first minister to Russia; Mai-Gen. Victor Odlum, to China; Warwick F. Chipman, to Chile, and Justice T. C. Davis, high commissioner to Australia. . . . Hon. J. T. Thorson left the cabinet for the Exchequer Court Oct. 6, and Hon. Thos. Vien be- came a Senator. . . . P. R. DuTremblay, Montreal; W. Rupert Davies, Kingston, 0nt., and Joseph J. Bench, St. Caiharines, Ont, were named Senators Nov. 10. . . . Elliott M. Little, director of Selective Service, resigned Nov. 18. I

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Augusf

l-Fyodor Gusev ap clan Minister to

3-(5 a ,- W235i cfiéllflu? °" "mm" m

Salienl Dales

inted firlt Rul- ads.

I U O I

Dominion by-elections Feb. 8 returned the following: Hon. L. S.

sweep India.

lérétfiili‘

Ruhr Valley targets using two-ton i. bombs.

th for luunedhte ll g-Il-defl-lllillglhltlgllndllil m“ uocu ltW

“fii-ifiriluiitiiiléfi

l dtlloullod sacs in mall lllfll u-grfiffifiim so mm .1 1...»... navel bue on

a1“. Mai all: ‘gtdallln mu- imog against the Axil. _-.-..

ll- dag)- Ag“ “lglbglllql?flullillfi\ldfl.fi v ednigg-C. in tile Middle Gen. B. L. Montgglli’! "ll W“ fiend oi Britilh firm!

w! when

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Ynlll "llrlyilll: °' figlfhaeitgvla lvlthm fighter plgumn ma safe"

wounded. i188 n-giimiillllll’ ‘align:- Wlh mulurs

ieallcrs in (hi

I0. art-nu m.

ll "MUM a»- “gig-nt killed n w!» w" 5- a nose land st Milne any. "I"

37- “mm illozdok near

m-u

r; rmnnp ch Ciomy oilflzlsl.

D- .A.F. lulstl U.S. air forces in &fl Agfnfltk rflch UPON! with grsnilioflslid magical Illlihllil-

30-(5 ndayi-Aultrulanl rout JIM- ne: at Milne Buy. New Guinea. til-Germans advance l miles throulll El Aiamein llllillllfl ill-

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Sepfember

marl-l. or“! 1 p? min S-tilendgl ‘l... Wll e 15m u:

. u Otllce dnuee - or rmlnlclptund at Dielm- l-l-‘onlgn Mlnllur Bunn- luvol Q-lsxlr announces

plaal let u Canadian

I11 , Ifllllbfl "-55% cr':.....'r:.... .. M: D "m.

.__._.. O-(Suhdnw-Axll drive ll Ill All-

mein coils _ plnIO Ill‘! 7 33% ’;r’?'i"s"i'gonli.v. uh uullld I

fllelblllh. i Ill”!!-

u u lioule P! III!

was “lhflllhfllllhil ptoiignlry to

N. blimp

no com- wit ecu

LI.- lnl 1811mm Novomllilk on

the l Bri i u-ui oonbuul Ans m-polltlglll n: Bllrlllamoiu.

18-Sunday)—' tro Slklr ‘zglillflfl durln| gamma

tel-LL. . pltml velloi lumen ll

win. "are. . u con-lol- Wulp sunk in muthwuel dill

G-donernl mobllinbuu in Srllli. LT-l-iand-to-hsnd

ti in Stallo- rnd suburbs. u“ n.

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min on Lie 10—R.A. . ELI‘. attack Munich

. lad l)- -Amniiaul Ill J large u dgmtoaf; llllht lllsl ll Ill. Are me...c""'~""- “I-figlllfll pnopuu for spring count»

80m: ' t... .:.... w» ----=- fi-munm will! nortbwiltr I'm NIB). lwllllllll. lllilil 11:“ nlllloroponlugofacond

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n-sunci-um cow u lcpslbafifinan

nee ‘will: w. -

W warships bombard Jlpuulo au- unoed moie than mu onnmy nilblllarines can! sin:

III. ltlliugrld. lt arrived tn tsntun. non and l‘unn bombed for [Q0- n-‘lkiflmdu-iil. “ilk... t o e v meln. Milan bombed. l El M.‘

Wni>.-".r..tzu.="~ ‘hm--

I- lilkio vnrnl 0.8. melon laxity

Sixteen killed in

R. i a‘? command cruh at

9111325000 coiling on sal- B-Axll

lud

‘counter-attacks in Egypt r5

D- ultrlllln ldvun m‘ on Ill

5'1 war Oggglli/IC-uln “mum” m m" 81—:3|ingcg’es1t94aayiight raid on Britain

.43»...

November

1- sllllfllyl-Germanl make gains in ucalu

3—Alllirels recapture Kokoda, u“. u u.

l-Rommerl tank forces in desert

re

6—Nazi Gen. v Th t d Gen. von slllmme°Tfii§fi° "filings:

5- a nose mus troops in Nurih

Ill. O-Britllh overtake retracting; Axlg troops st Matruh. T-Britlh and American forces uind It If ht lntl in 9|‘ and Frenc Morocco. Third Canadian Ximlriy boon totals nearly a plump o .