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Banks, Peter. Album two
Description
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The album contains a varied collection of photographs taken whilst based at RAF Feltwell from 1937 onwards. There are aerial views of Windsor and Buckingham Palace, Harrow aircraft, plus social and service events. Post-war he was transferred to Singapore via India and Burma. The album reflects his social life with occasional photograph of his service activities at RAF Seletar. His return to UK via Bombay at the time of Indian independence is recorded, followed by scenic shots round Wick in Scotland. Finally there are some photographs of Angkor Thom in Cambodia. It also contains pages from newspapers dated 18 and 19 June 1940. <br /><br />Return to the <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/140">main collection</a>.
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PBanksP1501
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Battle of Britain: RAF on offensive
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Front page - contains Churchill battle of Britain quote.Subsidiary headlines: dictators talk four hours; French general's appeal from London, let all children go to safety. Photograph of evacuated children sitting in row with crowd behind them.
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Daily Sketch
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1940-06-19
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One newspaper page
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eng
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Photograph
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PBanksP15020020
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
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1940-06
childhood in wartime
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
evacuation
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Banks, Peter. Album two
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The album contains a varied collection of photographs taken whilst based at RAF Feltwell from 1937 onwards. There are aerial views of Windsor and Buckingham Palace, Harrow aircraft, plus social and service events. Post-war he was transferred to Singapore via India and Burma. The album reflects his social life with occasional photograph of his service activities at RAF Seletar. His return to UK via Bombay at the time of Indian independence is recorded, followed by scenic shots round Wick in Scotland. Finally there are some photographs of Angkor Thom in Cambodia. It also contains pages from newspapers dated 18 and 19 June 1940. <br /><br />Return to the <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/140">main collection</a>.
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One photograph album
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IBCC Digital Archive
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PBanksP1501
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Hitler will meet Duce today
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Pages 2 and 3 of Daily Sketch with several other headlines and articles. French army fighting on as dictators decide surrender terms, Will French navy obey cease fire, Empire pledges herself anew, French insist on peace with honour, Nazis near Swiss border, Turks may ask for Soviet aid. Churchill to speak today.
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Daily Sketch
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1940-06-18
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Two newspaper pages
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eng
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Text
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PBanksP15020003, PBanksP15020004
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945)
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Banks, Peter. Album two
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An account of the resource
The album contains a varied collection of photographs taken whilst based at RAF Feltwell from 1937 onwards. There are aerial views of Windsor and Buckingham Palace, Harrow aircraft, plus social and service events. Post-war he was transferred to Singapore via India and Burma. The album reflects his social life with occasional photograph of his service activities at RAF Seletar. His return to UK via Bombay at the time of Indian independence is recorded, followed by scenic shots round Wick in Scotland. Finally there are some photographs of Angkor Thom in Cambodia. It also contains pages from newspapers dated 18 and 19 June 1940. <br /><br />Return to the <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/140">main collection</a>.
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One photograph album
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IBCC Digital Archive
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PBanksP1501
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We shall fight on unconquerable
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Top - article subsidiary headline: US hears premiers words. Round up of news from France and broadcast by prime minister Winston Churchill relayed to the United States. Bottom - article headline every man to arms accompanied by photograph of RAF corporal showing model aircraft to a lady surrounded men in civilian clothes. Handwritten notes. Note 1 top - 'luckily left France this day from Orleans airport, s of Paris in a Dakota which arrived unexpectedly to pick up Lady ? landed Heston today'. Note 2 right margin 'Immediate leave pass to Feltwell in state of shock. MO gives sedative to help calm uncontrolled shakes'.
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Daily Sketch
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1940-06-08
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Newspaper front page mounted on an album page
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eng
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Text
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PBanksP15020002
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
recruitment
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Tyrie, Jim
Tyrie, JSB
Description
An account of the resource
34 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Jim Tyrie (1919 - 1993, 87636 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, correspondence and prisoner of war log as well as a photograph album. He flew operations as a pilot with 77 Squadron before being shot down in April 1941.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Brian Taylor and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2019-06-01
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Tyrie, JSB
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[Underlined] A Delayed Honorary Citizen [/underlined]
[underlined] Churchill and the City Fathers of Dundee [/underlined]
In his vanity, Churchill has up to date accepted the Freedom of any town and every Doctor’s degree which have been offered him, saying the honour by a speech. However, when Dundee, Scotland, recently offered him the Freedom of the City, he wrote back that he regretted he was unable to accept this honour. The reason for this refusal can be found in the not very flattering vote of the Town Council, which proceeded the offer. Tho’ 16 voted for the motion, there were never the less 15 votes against. This majority seems too small for Mr Churchill. The whole affair would not be of any particular interest were Dundee only one of many towns following a popular example. But this is not the case. Dundee knows Churchill very well. He was Dundee’s M.P. from 1908 – 1922 and it is probable that the 15 councillors who voted against the motion, remember his barbaric speeches and promises of the last war.
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A Delayed Honorary Citizen
Churchill and the City fathers of Dundee
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The article describes why Churchill, a former MP of Dundee should not receive the freedom of Dundee and why only 16 of the 31 councillors voted for him to receive the honour.
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One handwritten page
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eng
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Text
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Civilian
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Great Britain
Scotland--Dundee
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MTyrieJSB87636-190601-05
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IBCC Digital Archive
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David Bloomfield
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
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Tyrie, Jim
Tyrie, JSB
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An account of the resource
34 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Jim Tyrie (1919 - 1993, 87636 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, correspondence and prisoner of war log as well as a photograph album. He flew operations as a pilot with 77 Squadron before being shot down in April 1941.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Brian Taylor and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2019-06-01
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Tyrie, JSB
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Warnung
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In this communiqué, dated 23rd April 1945, Allied Leaders Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill remind German commanders and officers of their responsibilities for the safety and well-being of all allied prisoners of war. They outline the consequences of any poor treatment.
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1945-04-23
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One double sided printed sheet
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deu
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Text
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MTyrieJSB87636-190601-020001,
MTyrieJSB87636-190601-020002
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Germany
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1945-04
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David Bloomfield
Sally Coulter
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
prisoner of war
propaganda
Stalin, Joseph (1878-1953)
Truman, Harry (1884-1972)
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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An account of the resource
131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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Headline cuttings
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Headlines: Hitler dead, no new overtures from Germany, Mr Churchill's hint of early statement, guidance over celebrations.
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One newspaper cutting
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10124
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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Allies are fighting in Jap Burma base
BEFORE MYITKYINA, Friday.
THE battle for Myitkyina, main Japanese base in Northern Burma, and northern terminus of the Mandalay rail[missing letters]y, is well under way today, and sections of the town on the western side are already in Allied hands.
The town may fall at any moment. Its loss to the enemy would endanger the whole of their line of communication in Northern Burma.
Our forces are closing in from the north and south while our artillery is shelling the town.
Allied bombers today kept up heavy attacks while fighters strafed troops
Mortars, machine-guns
The Japanese garrison are resisting with mortars and machine-guns.
American troops have captured Zigyum village, midway in the loop of the Irrawaddy River from Myitkyina to Pamati, where another airfield is situated two miles west of Myitkyina.
Other troops today closed in on the landing field half a mile to the north of the town.
Chinese troops are now threatening Kamaing, 10 miles north of Mogaung.
South-west of Imphal, in the the [sic] Bishenpur area, a Gurkha brigade has cut the Tiddim road, and is now astride the main line of communication of the Japanese in this area. – Reuter.
JAPS CUT OFF CHINESE CITY
Chungking, Friday. – The old Chinese town of Loyang, on the Linghai River, in Honan Province, is now surrounded by the Japanese and is cut off.
Artillery duels are taking place and street fighting is going on. Most of the town is still in Chinese hands.
The vanguard of the Japanese columns are moving westward, an official Chinese spokesman said today.
They are driving from Loyang along the railway and along the highway to the south of the railway, and have reached a point about 60 miles from Tungkwan, at the bend of the Yellow River.
Mr. Churchill’s “right-hand man”
Lt.-Gen. Sir Hastings L. Ismay, who as Chief of Staff to Mr. Churchill in his capacity as Minister of Defence, has been called the Premier’s “right-hand man,” is among three lt.-generals (Indian Army) to be promoted generals.
The other officers promoted, states last night’s “London Gazette,” are: Lt.-Gen. H. Finnis and Lt.-Gen. A.G.O.M. Mayne.
Maj.-Gen. (acting Lt.-Gen) Sir Richard N. O’Conner is to be Lt.-Gen. He was captured in April, 1941, in Lybia and escaped ear[missing words]
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Allies fighting in Jap Burma base
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Article headlines: 'allies fighting in Jap Burma base', 'mortars and machine-guns', 'Japs cut off Chinese city', 'Mr Churchill's right hand man' (Lt Gen Sir Hastings L Ismay promoted).
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One newspaper cutting
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eng
Type
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Text
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SValentineJRM1251404v10114
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Burma
Burma--Myitkyinā
China
China--Luoyang (Henan Sheng)
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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David Bloomfield
Steve Baldwin
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
Description
An account of the resource
131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1943
CHURCHILL – ROOSEVELT – [inserted above] INONU [/inserted above] TALKS: ‘CLOSEST UNITY’
General Smuts joins Premier and President in new Cairo Conference
Mr. Churchill, President Roosevelt and President Inonu of Turkey have concluded in Cairo a three-day conference at which they discussed the general political situation and the policy to be followed.
The Turkish President, said the communique issued last night, went to Cairo on the invitation of the British, U.S. and Soviet Governments.
Although the third of the great Middle East conferences has now ended, talks continue in Cairo. Gen. Smuts has now arrived from London on his way to South Africa and has conferred with Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill.
SCHARNHORST SUNK IN ARCTIC BATTLE
ATTACK BY HOME FLEET GUARD[missing letter]NG RUSSIAN CONVOY
LONG FIGHT OFF NORTH CAPE
THE Scharnhorst has been sunk by British warships of[missing letters] Norwegian coast. This news was given in an Admiralty anno[missing letters]ment, issued late on Sunday night, which stated:-
This afternoon (December 26) the German battleship Scharn[missing letters] was brought to action by units of the Home Fleet, under the comm[missing letters] of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, K.C.B., K.B.E., which were cove[missing letters] a North Russian convoy.
Scharnhorst was sunk this evening off the North Cape.
DECEMBER 28 1943
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Churchill Roosevelt talks: closest unity and Scharnhorst sunk in arctic battle
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Article 1 headlines: Churchill-Roosevelt-talks, closest unity, General Smuts joins premier and president in news Cairo conference. Article 2 headlines; Scharnhorst sunk in arctic battle, attack by home fleet guarding Russian convoy, long fight off north cape.
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1943-12-08
1943-12-28
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Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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Text
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SValentineJRM1251404v10087
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Egypt
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Norway
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North Africa
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1943-12
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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THE PLANNERS OF VICTORY GIVE US A SMILE
FIRST pictures of the meeting in Teheran of the leaders of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union were received in London last night by special aeroplane.
It was the first time Marshal Stalin, President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill had met together and the first personal meeting of Stalin and the President. The picture below was taken at the Soviet Legation in Teheran. Stalin, wearing his Marshal’s uniform, and the President are in specially good humour. Mr. Churchill, whose smile is more restrained, is in the uniform of a Commodore of the R.A.F.
Other pictures of the leaders with their staffs and a 69th birthday party for Mr. Churchill are on the Back Page.
[photograph]
[photograph]
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The planners of victory give us a smile
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Photograph 1. Stalin and Churchill both in uniform sitting either side of Roosevelt with a building with windows in the background. Photograph 2. Stalin and Churchill both in uniform sitting either side of Roosevelt. In the background several officers of different nationalities and services.
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Two newspaper cutting mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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Photograph
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SValentineJRM1251404v10083
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Civilian
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Iran
Iran--Tehran
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1943-12
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1943
[underlined] Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin: We agree on plans and timing for destruction of Hitler [/underlined]
United Nations are determined to make a peace which will banish the scourge of war
DECISIONS REACHED BY CHURCHILL, ROOSEVELT AND STALIN DURING THEIR FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE IN TEHERAN WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT IN THIS DECLARATION SIGNED BY THE THREE LEADERS:
“We, the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and the Premier [missing word] the Soviet Union, have met these four days past [missing word] this the capital of our ally, Iran, and have [missing letters]aped and confirmed our common policy.
“We expressed our determination that our nations shall work together in war and in the peace that will follow.
“As to the war – our military staffs have joined in our round table discussions and we have concerted our plans for the destruction of the German forces. We have reached complete agreement as to the scope and timing of operations which will be undertaken from east, west and south.
“The common understanding which we have reached guarantees that victory will be ours.
“And as to peace, we are sure that our concord will make it an enduring peace. We recognise fully the supreme responsibility resting upon us and all the United Nations to make a peace which will command the good will of the overwhelming mass of peoples of the world, and banish the scourge and terror of war for many generations.
“With our diplomatic advisers we have surveyed the problems of the future. We shall seek the co-operation and active participation of all nations, large and small, whose peoples in heart and mind are dedicated as are our peoples to the elimination of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance. We will welcome them as they may choose to come into a world family of democratic nations.
“No power on earth can prevent our destroying the German armies by land, their U-boats by sea and their war plants from the air.
“Our attack will be relentless and increasing.
“From these friendly conferences we look with confidence to the day when all the peoples of the world may live free lives untouched by tyranny and according to their varying desires and their own consciences.
“We came here with hope and determination. We leave here friends in fact, in spirit, and in purpose.”
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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin: we agree on plans and timing for destruction of Hitler
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Headline: united nations are determined to make peace which will banish the scourge of war. Announces decision made by Churchill. Roosevelt and Stalin during the Tehran conference.
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1943-12-07
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One newspaper cutting mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10082
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Civilian
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Iran
Iran--Tehran
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1943-12
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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Churchill, Roosevelt, Chiang have met, agreed on plans to beat Japs
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Additional headline: to be stripped of all territory taken since 1895. Photograph with seated Chiang Kai-shek on left, Roosevelt in the centre and Churchill on the right. Behind then are a number of standing military officers.
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1943-12-02
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Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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Photograph
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SValentineJRM1251404v10081
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Civilian
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1943-12
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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131 items contained in a scrapbook. Mainly newspaper cuttings of events from May 1942 to 1945.
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THE TIMES WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18 1943
ALL SICILY CONQUERED
GERMAN RESISTANCE AT AN END
MESSINA CAPTURED BY SEVENTH ARMY
ITALIAN MAINLAND SHELLED
It was officially announced from Allied Headquarters last night that all enemy resistance in Sicily was at an end. Messina fell to the United States Seventh Army. Gun duels between Sicily and the Italian mainland are taking place.
The Germans had earlier claimed that “all German and Italian troops,” with their tanks, guns, and other heavy equipment, were evacuated from Sicily by 6 o’clock yesterday morning.
The first raid on Southern France was made yesterday by a strong force of Flying Fortresses operating from a Mediterranean base. Liberator bombers, in an [missing words] destroyed 43 out of 100 Axis fight[missing letters and words]
AUGUST 25 1943
DECISIONS AT QUEBEC ON WORLD OPERATIONS
AGREEMENT ON POLITICAL AND MILITARY ISSUES
RESULTS “CAN ONLY EMERGE IN ACTION”
HINT OF MEETING WITH RUSSIA
A joint statement was issued last night by Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt at the end of the Quebec Conference. It announced that another conference between British and American authorities is to be held before the end of the year in addition to any tripartite meetings which it may be possible to arrange with Russia.
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All Sicily conquered and decisions at Quebec on world operations
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Article 1. Headlines: all Sicily conquered, German resistance at end, Messina captured by seventh army, Italian mainland shelled. Mentions operation by B-17 on southern France and by B-24s destroying 43 axis fighters during battle in southern Italy. Article 2. Headlines: decisions at Quebec on world operations, agreement on political and military issues, result can only emerge in action, hint of meeting with Russia.
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The Times
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1943-08-18
1943-08-25
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Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10077
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Wehrmacht
Royal Air Force
British Army
United States Army Air Force
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Italy
Italy--Sicily
Italy--Messina
Canada
Québec--Québec
Québec
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1943-08
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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THE TIMES THURSDAY MAY 13 1943
FINAL AXIS COLLAPSE IN TUNISIA
ALL ORGANIZED RESISTANCE AT AN END
MOUNTING TOTAL OF PRISONERS NOW 150,000
VON ARNIM CAPTURED
A GREAT VICTORY ACCLAIMED
THE KING’S CONGRATULATIONS TO GENERAL EISENHOWER
MARSHAL STALIN’S TRIBUTE
The victory in Tunisia has been widely acclaimed. The King has sent a message of congratulation to General Eisenhower. Mr. Churchill has received messages from Marshal Stalin and General Smuts.
ALLIED CONFERENCES IN AMERICA
PRIME MINISTER AND PRESIDENT
FIELD-MARSHAL WAVELL IN BRITISH PARTY
Mr. Churchill, who, as announced in later editions of “The Times” yesterday, has arrived in the United States for conferences with President Roosevelt, is accompanied not only by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the First Sea Lord, and the Chief of the Air Staff, but by Field-Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell and the Commanders of the other fighting services in the Indian theatre.
THE AFRICAN VICTORY
PRISONERS EXCEED 200,000
FORCES THANKED BY PARLIAMENT
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, May 18. – General Eisenhower, allied commander-in-chief in North Africa, announced to-night that the total count of prisoners taken in Tunisia now exceeds 200,000. – [italics] Reuter. [/italics]
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Four cuttings: final axis collapse in Tunisia, great victory acclaimed, allied conferences in America, the African victory
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Cutting 1. Headlines: final axis collapse in Tunisia, all organised resistance at an end, mounting total of prisoners now 150,000, von Arnim captured. Cutting 2. Headlines: a great victory acclaimed, the King's congratulations to General Eisenhower, Marshall Stalin's tribute. Cuttuing 3. Headlines: allied conferences in America, prime minister and president, Field-Marshall Wavell in British party. Cutting 4. Headlines: the African victory, prisoners exceed 200,000, forces thanked by parliament.
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The Times
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1943-05-13
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Four newspaper cuttings mounted on an album page
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10069
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Civilian
British Army
Wehrmacht
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Tunisia
United States
North Africa
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1943-05
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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THE TIMES SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6 1943
CIANO GOES
DUCE AS FOREIGN MINISTER
GRANDI LOSES HIS MINISTRY
Mussolini has dismissed Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, and taken over the post himself.
MR. CHURCHILL IN TRIPOLI
THANKS TO EIGHTH ARMY
REVIEW OF TANKS
CAIRO, Feb. 5. – Mr Churchill visited Tripoli by air on Wednesday and thanked the Eighth Army for their achievements, it was announced here to-night.
THE TIMES MONDAY FEBRUARY 15 1943
ROSTOV CAPTURED
VOROSHILOVGRAD ALSO IN RUSSIAN HANDS
RING CLOSING ON KHARKOV
RAPID THRUSTS INTO THE DONETZ BASIN
The capture of Rostov was officially announced by the Russians last night. The city was taken after violent fighting, and the main assault groups were greatly assisted by an outflanking movement from the west.
The fall of Voroshilovgrad and Krasny Sulin, which was also announced in the special report, worsened the position of the enemy in the Donetz Basin. The Germans had already suffered a heavy blow after a daring thrust from Kramatorskaya had reached Krasnoarmeisk, where the Russians cut an important trunk line to the west.
Soviet forces are closing in rapidly on Kharkov, and their recent successes have placed them in an unbroken arc round the city. Only the railway line to the west through Poltava lies open to the Kharkov garrison.
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Three cuttings: Ciano goes, Mr Churchill in Tripoli, Rostov captured
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Cutting 1 headlines: Ciano goes, Duce as foreign minister, grandi losses his ministry, Cutting 2 headlines: Mr Churchill in Tripoli, thanks to eighth army, review of tanks. Cutting 3 headlines: Rostov captured, Voroshilovgrad also in Russian hands, ring closing on Kharkov, rapid thrusts into Donetz basin.
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The Times
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1943-02-06
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Three newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10059
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Wehrmacht
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British Army
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Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation)--Rostov-na-Donu
Ukraine
Ukraine--Kharkiv
Italy
Libya
Libya--Tripoli
North Africa
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1942-02
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Valentine, John. Ursula Valentine's newspaper cutting scrapbook
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FEBRUARY 1 1943
PAULUS AND 15 GENERALS CAPTURED
18,000 MORE PRISONERS AT STALINGRAD
TOTAL FOCE SUUROUNDED KNOWN TO BE 330,000
GERMAN PERIL IN CAUCASUS
It was announced from Moscow late last night that the commander of the remnant of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad, Field-Marshal Paulus, has been captured, together with 16 generals, including Paulus’s Chief of Staff. Earlier Berlin had stated that Paulus and his men had been “overwhelmed.”
FEBRUARY 2 1943
MR. CHURCHILL FLIES TO TURKEY
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT INÖNÜ
TALKS BETWEEN CHIEFS OF STAFF
RETURN JOURNEY TO CAIRO BY AIR
Mr. Churchill has visited Turkey, where he was received in audience by Present Inönü at Adana. The Prime Minister was accompanied by, among many others, Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Frank conversations took place between Turkish and British statesman and experts, and agreement was reached on the manner in which Great Britain and the United States would be able to help Turkey materially to consolidate her own general defensive security.
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Two articles: Paulus and 15 generals captures and Mr Churchill flies to Turkey
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Article 1. Headlines: Paulus and 15 generals captured, 18,000 more prisoners at Stalingrad, total force surrounded known to be 330,000, Germans peril in Caucasus. Article 2. Headlines: Mr Churchill flies to Turkey, meeting with president Inönü, talks between chiefs of staff, return journey to Cairo by air.
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1943-02-01
1943-02-02
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Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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eng
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SValentineJRM1251404v10056
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Civilian
Wehrmacht
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Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation)--Volgograd
Caucasus
Turkey
Turkey--Adana
Egypt
Egypt--Cairo
North Africa
Temporal Coverage
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1943-02
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IBCC Digital Archive
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THE TIMES WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27 1943
MR. CHURCHWILL MEETS MR. ROOSEVELT
TEN DAYS’ CONFERENCE AT CASABLANCA
PLANS FOR THIS YEAR’S OFFENSIVES
“UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” FOR THE AXIS
DE GAULLE SEES GIRAUD
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill have been in conference since January 14 at Casablanca, where they went by air. They were accompanied by the Chiefs of Staff of the two countries.
The whole field of war was surveyed, and all resources marshalled for the active and concerted execution of the allies’ plans for the offensive campaigns of 1943. Mr. Roosevelt later described the meeting as the “unconditional surrender” meeting, by which he meant that unconditional surrender by the Axis was the only assurance of future world peace.
General de Gaulle and General Giraud also met at Casablanca and discussed plans for unification of the war effort of the French Empire.
TRAPPED STALINGRAD ARMIES LIQUIDATED
40,000 KILLED AND 28,000 TAKEN PRISONER
MOPPING UP ISOLATED GROUPS
The Russians announced last night that they had in the main completed the liquidation of the encircled German forces in the Stalingrad area. Only two small groups, numbering not more than 12,000 men, remain. More than 40,000 German troops have been killed and 28,000 taken prisoner.
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Article 1. Headlines: Mr Churchill meets Mr Roosevelt, ten days conference at Casablanca, plans for this year's offensives, unconditional surrender for the axis, de Gaulle sees Giraud, Article 2. Headlines: trapped Stalingrad armies liquidated, 40,000 killed and 28,000 taken prisoner, mopping up isolated groups.
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THE TIMES MONDAY NOVEMBER 30 19[missing numbers]
MR. CHURCHILL’S WARNING TO ITALY
NEW OFFENSIVES FROM AFRICAN SPRING-BOARD
TOWARDS A CLIMAX IN RUSSIA
Mr. Churchill, reviewing the campaigns in Africa in a broadcast last night, said we expected to expel the enemy before long. “But Africa is no halting-place,” he said. “It is not a seat but a spring-board. We shall use Africa to come to closer grips.”
He spoke of the importance of reopening the Mediterranean, and opening the air battle on a new front, bringing the weight of the war home to Italy.
ITALIAN MUTINY AT PIRAEUS
TROOPS TAKE TO BRIGANDAGE
From Our Own Correspondent
ISTANBUL, Dec. 1
The deterioration of Italian morale is confirmed by reports recently received from Greece. A spirit of revolt and a lack of discipline prevail among the Italian soldiers, who are cooperating with Albanian brigands in carrying off prominent Greek citizens to the mountains and setting them free only on payment of a heavy ransom.
About a month ago a few German soldiers, the survivors of a transport ship sunk in the Mediterranean, arrived at the Piraeus. On seeing them, Italian troops about to set sail for Africa mutinied and refused to embark. They were immediately arrested and sent to Tatoi, and the ringleaders were executed. Other acts of rebellion occurred among the Italian troops garrisoned in Athens, and as a consequence machine-guns were posted in the central streets.
In Macedonia, around Mount Olympus and the districts of Elassona, Greek bands are raiding villages, hoisting the Greek flag and encouraging the population to resist the invaders and punish “traitors” who cooperate with Germans and Italians.
The resistance of the Rumanian people to the Germans is increasing under the leadership of the mysterious Vlaicu, who for the time being is lying low, perfecting and extending his organization. Recently an aeroplane of General Mihailovitch, leader of the Serbian patriot army, flew over Rumania dropping leaflets urging Rumanians to support Vlaicu. The internal situation in Rumania is getting worse because of the scarcity of foodstuffs; 1,000 lei are required daily for food by a person of moderate needs. In spite of heavy penalties a black market in food is rife, as it is the only way to obtain anything except bare necessities.
NOVEMBER, 1942
A MONTH MEMORABLE IN HISTORY
During the month just ended, in which the allies’ progress towards final victory has been hastened by a series of memorable achievements on all the main battle-fronts, the following major events took place:-
NOVEMBER 3. – Allies capture Kokoda, New Guinea. The Eighth Army, attacking at El Alamein, advances several miles.
NOVEMBER 4. – Rommel’s army in full and disorderly retreat, under incessant attack by British land and air forces.
NOVEMBER 5. – The Eighth Army advancing on the whole front.
NOVEMBER 6. – General Montgomery announces that the battle of El Alamein has ended in “complete and absolute victory.” Armistice signed in Madagascar.
NOVEMBER 7. – Heavy R.A.F. raid on Genoa.
NOVEMBER 8. – United States forces land in French North Africa, supported by the Royal Navy and the R.A.F. General Giraud calls on all French people to cooperate with the allies. Surrender of Algiers. Rommel’s army in full retreat towards the Egyptian frontier.
NOVEMBER 9. – More American troops land in North Africa; three airfields occupied. Eighth Army reaches Mersa Matruh.
NOVEMBER 10. – Fall of Oran; resistance ending in Algeria. French naval resistance off Casablanca overcome; the battleship Jean Bart in flames.
NOVEMBER 11. – German forces enter Vichy France, Hitler declaring to Pétain that they were doing so in order to defend southern France against an imminent allied attack Capitulation of Algeria and Morocco. Allied forces occupy Bougie. The remnants of Rommel’s army are driven out of Egypt.
NOVEMBER 12. – Heavy allied air attacks on Axis forces assembling in Tunisia. Darlan appeals to the French fleet at Toulon to cross to North Africa.
NOVEMBER 13. – Tobruk recaptured by the Eighth Army. General Montgomery declares that Rommel’s forces have been completely crippled. Allied forces advancing towards Tunisia. It is announced in Algiers that Darlan has “resumed responsibility for French interests in North Africa,” in agreement with the American authorities.
NOVEMBER 15. – Allied and Axis forces in contact in Tunisia. The Eighth Army, pursuing the routed Afrika Kerps [sic], reached Tmimi. Thirteen U-boats sunk off North Africa. Genoa again raided by the R.A.F.
NOVEMBER 16. – The United States Navy Department announces the destruction of 23 Japanese ships in a big naval battle in the Solomons. Japanese in Papua hemmed in on the coast.
NOVEMBER 17. – Landings by British parachute troops in Tunisia. Mekili and Derna occupied by the Eighth Army.
NOVEMBER 18. – Turin bombed by the R.A.F.
NOVEMBER 19. – Germans evacuate Benghazi.
NOVEMBER 20. – Russian victory in the central Caucasus; Axis forces in retreat, abandoning between 100 and 150 tanks. British beat off German tank force in Tunisia. R.A.F. makes its heaviest raid on Turin.
NOVEMBER 22. – Russians launch an offensive on the Stalingrad front, advancing between 40 and 50 miles and taking 13,000 prisoners.
NOVEMBER 23. – French West Africa, including Dakar, joins Darlan. German forces at Stalingrad are endangered by the continued Russian advance; the Russians capture five more towns and a great quantity of booty. Stuttgart is bombed by the R.A.F. Australians capture Gona.
NOVEMBER 24. – Three Axis divisions are captured on the Stalingrad front, where the Russians advance another 25 miles.
NOVEMBER 26. – Germans lose a further 12,000 prisoners in their retreat from Stalingrad.
NOVEMBER 27. – The French Fleet scuttles itself at Toulon as Hitler’s troops enter the port. Large German forces are trapped at Stalingrad. Fifty-one Axis aircraft are destroyed in the fighting in Tunisia, where the British First Army occupied Tebourba, 15 miles from Tunis.
NOVEMBER 29. – The Red Army breaks through German defences on the Don, and launches a new offensive on the central front, west of Moscow. Another heavy raid on Turin.
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Article 1. Headlines; Mr Churchill's warning to Italy, new offensive from African spring-board, towards a climax in Russia. Article 2. Headiness: Italian mutiny at Piraeus, troops take to brigandage. Italian troops refusing to embark for Africa. Mentions Greek and Romanian resistance. Article 3. Headlines: November 1942, a month memorable in history. Includes mention of RAF attacks on Genoa, Turin, and Stuttgart
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12 1942
GERMAN TROOPS OCCUPY VICHY FRANCE
ARMISTICE AGREEMENT AT AN END
HITLER’S MESSAGE TO PÉTAIN
“DEFENCE AGAINST IMMINENT ALLIED ATTACK”
German forces yesterday entered Unoccupied France. In a message to Marshal Pétain, Hitler asserted that they were doing so for the purpose of defending southern France and Corsica against an imminent allied attack. The Marshal immediately protested against this violation of the armistice terms.
Crossing the demarcation line early in the morning, German troops occupied Lyons, Limoges, Agen, Pau, and Vichy itself.
Laval, who was absent in Germany when the German forces moved, later returned to Vichy and conferred with the Marshal. Our Diplomatic Correspondent points out that Hitler’s message indicated that Laval had acquiesced in a military arrangement with the Germans.
CAPITULATION OF ALGERIA AND MOROCCO
16 AXIS AIRCRAFT DESTROYED
ENEMY FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS LANDED IN TUNISIA
French forces in Algeria and Morocco capitulated yesterday morning and the first phase of the North African campaign has ended. American and British forces have occupied Bougie, 110 miles east of Algiers. Axis fighters and bombers have arrived in Tunisia.
THE VICTORY IN EGYPT
MR CHURCHILL’S SURVEY
AXIS LOSSES 59,000; OUR 13,600
CHURCH BELLS TO BREAK SILENCE
GRATITUDE FOR MERCIES
The following statement has been issued from 10, Downing Street:-
It is thought right that the church bells should be rung throughout the land next Sunday morning in celebration of the success granted to the forces of the Empire and our allies in the Battle of Egypt, and as a call to thanksgiving and to renewed prayer. Although the future of war is always full of hazards and uncertainties, nevertheless there are occasions when thanksgiving for mercies received may be offered in all humility.
After consultation with the leaders of the Churches, the Government ask that all clergy and ministers will, so far as possible, arrange for the bells in their churches to be rung before the mid-morning service next Sunday morning, November 15.
The Government ban imposed in June, 1940, on the ringing of church bells, except as a warning of enemy attack, is waived for this purpose to cover any period between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon next Sunday.
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Four articles: German troops occupy Vichy France, Capitulation of Algeria and Morocco, the victory in Egypt, church bells to break silence
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Article 1. Headlines: German troops occupy Vichy France, armistice agreement at end, Hitler's message to Pétain, defence against imminent allied attack. German forces enter unoccupied France to defend against allied attack. Article2. Headlines; capitulation of Algeria and Morocco, 16 axis aircraft destroyed, enemy fighters and bombers landed in Tunisia. Article 3. Headlines: the victory in Egypt, Mr Churchill's survey, axis losses 59000 ours 13600. Article 4. Headlines: Church bells to break silence, gratitude for mercies. Announces church bells would ring following Sunday to celebrate victory in Egypt.
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MR. CHURCHILL ON HIS EASTERN JOURNEY
THE TALKS WITH M. STALIN
GROWING STRENGTH OF BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT
WESTMINSTER, Tuesday
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Churchill gave a review of the war situation since the House rose a month ago. He referred particularly to his visit to Moscow and the Middle East.
He said:-
Nine weeks have passed since I spoke here on the Vote of Censure. I am most grateful to the House for the substantial majority which they then gave to me and to the Government, for proof that is given to the world of the inflexible steadfastness of Parliament and of its sense of proportion strengthens the British war effort in a definite and recognizable manner. Most particularly are such manifestations of our national will power a help to the head of the British Government in times of war. The Prime Minister of the day, as head of the Executives of the great allied States. President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin are not only the heads of the Executive, but are Commanders-in-Chief of the armed forces. We work our affairs in a different way.
The Prime Minister is the servant of the House and is liable to dismissal at a moment’s notice by a simple vote, and it is only possible for him to do what is necessary, and what has got to be done on occasion by somebody or other, if he enjoys, as I do, the support of an absolutely loyal and united Cabinet, and if he is refreshed and fortified from time to time, and especially in bad times, as I have been, by massive and overwhelming Parliamentary majorities. (Laughter and cheers.) Then your servant is able to transact the important business which has to be done with confidence and freedom. He is able to meet people at the heads of the allied countries on more or less equal terms, and on occasion to say “Yes” and “No” without delay upon some difficult question, and thus we arrive by our ancient constitutional methods – (laughter) – at practical working arrangements which show that Parliamentary democracy can adapt itself to all situations – (renewed laughter) – and can go out in all weathers. That is why I am especially grateful to the House for their unswerving support and for the large majority with which they rejected a hostile vote on the last occasion we were together.
MALTA CONVOY SUCCESS
Since that day, and since the House separated, there have been several important operations of war. The first of these has been the carrying into Malta of a convoy of supplies – (cheers) – sufficient to ensure the life and resistance of that heroic island fortress for a good many months to come. (Cheers.) this operation was looked forward to with a certain amount of anxiety on account of the great dangers to which many of his Majesty’s most valuable ships must be exposed. For this purpose a powerful battle squadron, supported by three aircraft-carriers trained to work in combination, and by powerful cruiser squadrons and flotillas, were set in motion through the Straits of Gibraltar. At the same time the Malta air force was raised to a very high level of strength by the flying there of Spitfires from other carriers, so that an effective protective umbrella was spread around the island for a considerable distance and the local command of the air was definitely assured.
The convoy was thus able to force its way through the extraordinary dangers which beset its passage from Sardinia onwards. Three or four hundred German and Italian shore-based bombers, torpedo planes, and long-range fighters were launched against our armada – an enormous concourse of ships – and in the narrows, which were mined, it was attacked by E-boats and U-boats. Severe losses were suffered, both by the convoy and the escorting fleet. One aircraft-carrier, the Eagle, two cruisers, and one destroyer were sunk, and others damaged. But this price, although heavy, was not excessive for the result obtained, for Malta is not only as bright a gem as shines in the King’s Crown – (cheers) – but its effective action against enemy communications with Libya and Egypt is essential to the whole strategic position in the Middle East.
In the same operation one eight-inch Italian cruiser and one six-inch Italian cruiser were torpedoed and badly damaged, and two U-boats were sunk. A most remarkable feature of this fighting was undoubtedly the defeat by gunfire and by aircraft of the carriers of the enemy’s shore-based aircraft. Fifty-six Axis aircraft were shot down for certain and 15 others were probably damaged. Of these, 39 were shot down by carrier-borne aircraft of the Fleet and 17 by the “ack-ack” guns of the ships of the convoy and of the escort. In addition, at least 16 were destroyed by Spitfires from Malta, and all this loss was sustained by these very powerful shore-based squadrons operating from bases in comparatively close proximity without them being able to inflict by air action any appreciable damage upon the ships of war or the supply ships of the convoy – a remarkable fact. (Cheers.)
THE ATTACK ON DIEPPE
The second important operation was the attack upon Dieppe. It is a mistake to speak or write of this as a Commando raid, although some Commando troops distinguished themselves remarkably in it. The military credit for this most gallant affair goes to the Canadian troops – (cheers) –who formed five-sixths of the assaulting forces, and to the Royal Navy, which carried them all there and which carried most of them back. (Cheers.) The raid must be considered a reconnaissance in force. it was a hard, savage clash, such as are likely to become increasingly numerous as the war deepens. Wa had to get all the information necessary before launching operations on a much larger scale. This raid, apart from the information and reconnaissance value, brought about an extremely satisfactory air battle in the west, which the Fighter Command wishes they could repeat every week, it inflicted perhaps as much loss upon the enemy in killed and wounded as we suffered ourselves. (Cheers.)
I personally regarded the Dieppe assault, to which I gave my sanction, as an indispensable preliminary to full-scale operations. (Cheers.) I do not intend to give any information about these operations, and I have only said as much as I have because the enemy can see by his daily reconnaissances of our ports many signs of movements that we are unable toconceal from his photographers. He is also aware of the steady and rapid influx into this island of United States divisions and other troops, but what he does not know is how, when, where, and with what forces and in what fashion he will be smitten, and on this point it is desirable that he should be left to his own ruminations, unassisted by British or American advice or comment. (Laughter and cheers.)
Since the successful action off Midway Island our American allies, with the very active support of Australian forces, have been engaged with the Japanese in the south-west Pacific, and, in the course of these operations they have taken the offensive and occupied the Islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and other islands in the Solomons, and they have, moreover, according to the reports which have already been seen in the Press, frustrated Japanese activities in Milne Bay. Fighting ashore, in which United States Marines were prominent, and the fighting at sea have both been exceptionally bitter. In the fighting at sea his Majesty’s Australian ship Canberra has been sunk. This has already been announced. His Majesty’s Government considered that the Commonwealth Government should not bear this grievous loss following the sinking of other gallant Australian ships. We have therefore decided to offer, freely, and unconditionally, to transfer his Majesty’s 8in.-gun cruiser Shropshire to the Commonwealth Government. The offer has been most warmly received. (Cheers.)
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
Since we were last together the tendencies of war have continued to move in our favour. Of the Russian front I will only at this moment say that it is September 8. In other quarters the growing predominance of the allied air power is continuous. From June onwards to the first week in September, just closed, we have discharged nearly double the bomb load upon Germany as was discharged in the corresponding period of last year - )cheers) – and that with much greater precision. A far larger proportion fell in built-up areas or hit the actual target. The United States daylight bombing is a new and increasingly important factor and there is no doubt that both in the accuracy of high-level aiming and in the mutual defensive power, new possibilities of air warfare are being opened by our American comrades and their Flying Fortresses.
The losses at sea are still very heavy, but I am glad to say that the months of July, August and September, as far as it has run, are a definite improvement on those which preceded them. This is due largely to the continued development and completion of the convoy system off the American coast, and this improvement has been effected in spite of heavy losses in warlike operations, such as the Russian and the Malta convoys. During these same months the line of new building of merchant ships of the United Nations has definitely crossed and maintained itself on the graph above the line of sinkings. (Cheers.)
Warfare on the U-boats – and this is even more important, because offence is more important than defence, however successful – has been more successful than at any former period of the war. (Cheers.) In fact very few days have passed without one or more being sunk or damaged by us or our allies. One would, of course, expect the U-boats to suffer heavier losses, as there are more of them about, and I cannot say that the sinkings of U-boats have nearly kept pace with the believed and planned new construction. On the other hand, our heavy and successful bombing of the German shipbuilding yards will have an increasing effect upon future output and assembly of U-boats, and the part which the air is taken in the U-boat warfare grows more important with every week that passes.
We must regard the struggle at sea as the foundation of all the efforts of the United Nations. (Hear, hear.) If they lost that, all else would be denied to them. But there is no reason to suppose that we have not the means of victory in our hands provided that the utmost in human power is done here and in the United States. Lastly, we may note that the ruthless unlimited German U-boat warfare, and the outrages to which this gave vent, have brought us a new ally, and in the dawn of the fourth year of the ranks of the United Nations. (Cheers.) We are entitled to regard this as a most helpful and encouraging event.
U.S. MISSION TO BRITAIN
Continued efforts are made by us and our allies to unify and concert the command and action of the United Nations, and particularly of their leading members. These efforts ar made in spite of all the difficulties which geography can interpose. During the month of July President Roosevelt sent a most important mission to this country. No announcement of this was made at the time. The mission comprised General Marshall, the head of the United States Army, Admiral King, the head of the Navy, and Mr. Hopkins, the President’s personal representative. These gentlemen met at numerous conferences not only the British chiefs of staff but the members of the War Cabinet, and of the Defence Committee, which is a somewhat smaller grouping of it.
During a period of 10 days or more the whole field of the war was explored, and every problem of importance in it was scrutinized and weighed. Decisions of importance were taken affecting the whole future general conduct of our operations, not only in Europe but throughout the world. These decisions were in accordance with the wishes of President Roosevelt, and they received his final approval. Thus, by the end of July, complete agreement on war policy and war plans had been reached between Great Britain and the United States. This agreement covers the whole field of the war in every part of the world, and also deals with the necessary productive and administrative measures which are required to enforce the combined policy and strategy which have been agreed upon.
MIDDLE EAST AND MOSCOW
THE DESERT ARMY
Armed with this body of agreement between Great Britain and the United States, and invigorated by the good will of the House, manifested at what was a particularly dark and unhappy and anxious moment, I took advantage of the recess to visit the army in the Middle East and to visit Premier Stalin in Moscow. (Cheers.) Both these journeys seemed necessary in the public interest, and I believe that the results achieved, although now secret, will, as they become apparent, justify any trouble or expense incurred. (Laughter.) Travelling always in a Liberator bomber it was possible to reach Cairo in an uncommonly short time.
I had some reason to believe that the condition of the Desert Army and the troops in Eygpt was not entirely satisfactory. Before I left I had reason to believe that. The Eighth Army, or the Army of the Western Desert, or the Desert Army as I like to call it, had lost over 80,000 men. It had been driven back 400 miles since May, with immense losses in munitions, supplies, and transport. General Rommel’s surprisingly rapid advance was only rendered possible because he used our captured stores and vehicles. In the battles around Gazala, in the stresses of the retreat and the fighting at El Alamein, where General Auchinleck succeeded in stabilizing the front, the structure of the army had become much deranged. The divisional formations had been largely broken up, and a number of battle groups or other improvised formations had sprung into being piecemeal in the course of the hard fighting.
Nevertheless, as I can myself testify, there was a universal conviction among officers and men of every rank that they could beat the Germans, man to man and face to face. – (hear, hear) – but this was coupled with a sense of being baffled and of not understanding why so many misfortunes had fallen upon the Army. The spirit of the troops was admirable, but it was clear to me that drastic changes were required in the High Command, and that the Army must have a new start under new leaders. I was fortified in these conclusions by the advice of the chief of the Imperial General Staff who accompanied me, and also by the massive judgement of Field-Marshall Smuts who flew from Capetown to Cairo to meet me, and
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Article: Mr Churchill on his eastern journey. Account of review of war situation given in parliament by Churchill of events mentioned covering visit to Moscow, talks with M Stalin, growing strength of British forces in Egypt. Malta convoy success, the attack on Dieppe, events in the Pacific, the Russian front, the strategic bombing offensive, U.S mission to Britain, middle east and Moscow, the desert army.
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[missing letters]E TIMES WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 1942
[photograph]
THE DISCUSSIONS IN MOSCOW. – A picture taken during Mr. Churchill’s visit to Moscow and transmitted by radio. It shows him with M. Stalin, M. Molotov, Mr. Harriman and Sir Alexander Cadogan at the Kremlin. Another photograph taken in Moscow appeared in our late editions yesterday.
[photograph]
A SURVIVOR OF THE RAIDS. – A recent picture of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the east, showing in the foreground a tombstone in the churchyard of St. Matthew, at the junction of Watling Street with Friday Street, which has survived the raids on the City.
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First article: discussion in Moscow includes a photograph of Mr Churchill on his visit to Moscow pictured alongside M Stalin, M Molotov, Mr Harriman and Sir Alexander Cadogan at the Kremlin. Second article includes a photograph of St Paul's cathedral from the east showing in foreground a tombstone in a churchyard which survived an attack on the city,
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THE TIMES TUESDAY JUNE 2 1942
COLOGNE A MASS OF FIRES
PILOTS’ IMPRESSIONS OF WAR’S GREATEST RAID
GROUND DEFENCES BAFFLED BY HUGE BOMBING FORCE
Pilots who took part in the raid on Cologne have confirmed by their vivid impressions that the enemy’s defences were baffled by the unprecedented scale of the attack. They are convinced that Cologne has been put out of action for months.
As a “reprisal” the enemy bombed Canterbury on Sunday night, but only a small force reached the city.
Offensive operations on a large scale were resumed by the R.A.F. over occupied France and Belgium yesterday, when docks and a factory were bombed.
One of the stations I visited to-day has good reason to be satisfied with its part in the raid. When the call came through to prepare every available aeroplane they were able to muster 100 per cent. The station sent out squadrons of four-engined Lancasters and twin-engined Manchesters. Not a machine was lost or even hit and not a man was injured.
EMPIRE CREWS
Men from this station took part in the daylight raid on Augsburg and in the night attacks on Rostock, Lübeck, and Warnemünde, but they are all agreed that they have never seen anything to compare with the sight over Cologne. One flying officer who had flown over London at the height of one of the heaviest raids said: “The fires in the City were just nothing compared with Cologne.” He knew Cologne well in peace-time, and had lived there. He believed that most of the northern part of the city must have been destroyed, and the southern side extensively damaged.
The crews who flew from this station included Americans, Rhodesians, Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, South Africans, a Belgian, an Irishman, and men from almost every corner of the British Isles. After the raid the bombers were brought home at regular intervals. The ground organization worked excellently and no major alterations in method would, it was stated, be necessary for future big-scale raids, though the experience they had gained would result in further minor improvements.
ANSWER TO COLOGNE
The German High Command announced yesterday: –
As a reprisal for the terrorist attack carried out by the British Air Force on the inner city of Cologne, strong formations of German bombers attacked the English episcopal city of Canterbury on Sunday night with thousands of high-explosive and incendiary bombs. The German aircraft, flying at a low altitude and in good visibility, observed large fires.
PAGEANT-LIKE SMOOTHNESS
A PERFECT RAID
From Our Aeronautical Correspondent
A BOMBING GROUP H.Q., June 1
Pilots and crews who took part have retained some vivid impressions of the great raid on Cologne. So far as the eye could see over Cologne the air was filled with aircraft “waiting their turn in the queue” to go in and bomb. The few enemy fighters in the vicinity kept their distance and the anti-aircraft defences had broken down – baffled perhaps by the unprecedented scale of the attack.
There were few searchlights and little [italics] flay [/italics]. Whole areas of Cologne appeared to be red hot, with fires spreading every moment, and every few seconds more incendiaries ignited and there were the more brilliant flashes as high-explosive bombs hit their targets. The Rhine glowed red and the bridges stood out clearly, so that the pilots could not fail to identify their target area.
LIKE A BEACON
From the point of view of the attackers it was a perfect raid. Everything went off with the smoothness of a long-rehearsed Hendon Pageant. From the moment they left the English coast they were rarely out of sight of other aircraft converging on the target, and by the time they reached enemy-occupied territory Cologne stood out like a beacon. The opposition for the later arrivals was so slight that the crews could choose their own time when and the height from which to bomb, and they are all convinced that Cologne has been put out of action for months to come.
NIGHT TURNED INTO DAY
HUNDREDS OF FIRES
“Dead easy” was the general consensus of opinion of other crews. The bright moon and the glare from the fires raging in the city below turned night into day for those heavy bombers which arrived after the raid had been in progress for three-quarters of an hour. They were met with little [italics] flak [/italics] and few searchlights, and it was evident that the German defences had either been overwhelmed by the number of raiding aircraft, or had been bombed or machine-gunned out of existence.
Crews who took part in the bombing of Rostock and Lübeck considered that the fires in those towns were small compared with the fierce blaze at Cologne, even with the north-eastern half of the city enveloped in a thick pall of smoke through which the glare of flames could not penetrate.
One pilot, a New Zealander, said: “Looking on Cologne from 15,000ft. was like looking on Lübeck from 3.000ft. The flames were so terrific that we could not believe it was the target when we first picked it up while still over the Low Countries; they seemed so near. The bombs were falling at such a pace that the flashes resembled gunfire as seen in minor raids.”
Another officer said it was impossible to count the fires – there were hundreds of them. A pilot officer said: “We were blinded by the reflection of the flames on the Perspex glass in the nose of our craft.”
The pilot of another bomber said that the raiders were so numerous that aeroplanes were frequently caught in the slipstream of fellow raiders. The navigator of a Lancaster was consulting his maps when there was a big bump and he was thrown off his seat. He thought the aircraft had been hit, but it was only due to slipstream.
[symbol] A description of the Ruhr and Rhineland industrial area is given on page 3.
“UNTIL THE GOAL IS ACHIEVED”
BOMBER COMMAND’S REPLY TO MR. CHURCHILL
Air Marshal Harris has sent the following reply to the Prime Minister’s congratulatory message to Bomber Command on the attack on Cologne: –
All ranks of Bomber Command are deeply appreciative of your message. They will pursue their task with undiminished resolution and with the growing means at their disposal until the goal is achieved.
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Cooperation Command, has sent the following message to all who took part in the Cologne raid: –
This Command is fortunate to have taken part in a great historical event, when, for the first time in history, more than 1,000 aircraft have concentrated their attack. Heartiest congratulations to the air crews and maintenance personnel of the squadrons concerned, who by their efforts, in conjunction with other squadrons of other Commands, did their part successfully in assisting towards the success of the operations.
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Article 1: 'Cologne a mass of fires, pilots' impression of war's greatest raid, ground defences baffled by huge bombing effort'. Mentions reprisal attack on Canterbury. Sections headed: "pageant-like smoothness", 'a perfect raid', 'like a beacon', "<br />'empire crews', 'answer to Cologne'. Article 2: 'night turned into day, hundreds of fires'. Article 3: 'Until the goal is achieved, Bomber Command's reply to Mrs Churchill'.
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THE TI[missing letters]
A BOMBER EVERY SIX SECONDS
ENEMY DEFENCES SATURATED
SUCCESS OF NEW PLAN
Brief telephoned orders from the Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal A.T. Harris, set in motion the whole organization of Bomber Command for Saturday night’s great raid, states the Air Ministry News Service.
More than 1,000 bombers had to be got into the air in a very short space of time, at exactly regulated intervals, each with a bomb load appropriate to its type and to the part which it was to play in the attack on Cologne. To saturate the defences of one of the most heavily defended areas in all Germany the attack was to take no more than an hour and a half, with the bombers coming in at the rate of one every six seconds: this would effectively distract gun and searchlight crews and prevent them from concentrating on any single aircraft for any length of time.
The orders were received with enthusiasm at every station. The bomb loads, worked out in pounds, ran into astronomical figures. There was keen competition between the squadrons and between stations to see which could put out the greatest number of aircraft. Senior officers decided that they would fly with the crews under their command; they were going to see for themselves what would be the effect of the first four-figure attack on Germany.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
This message from Air Marshal Harris was read at every briefing in every station of Bomber Command: –
The force of which you form a part tonight is at least twice the size and has more than four times the carrying capacity of the largest air force ever before concentrated on one objective. You have an opportunity therefore to strike a blow at the enemy which will resound, not only throughout Germany but throughout the world.
In your hands lie the means of destroying a major part of the resources by which the enemy’s war effort is maintained. It depends, however, upon each individual crew whether full concentration is achieved.
Press home your attack to your precise objective with the utmost determination and resolution in the foreknowledge that, if you individually succeed, the most shattering and devastating blow will have been delivered against the very vitals of the enemy.
Let him have it – right on the chin.
The bombers arrived over Cologne as fast and as promptly as they had taken off all over England. Very soon Cologne was a beacon to guide the incoming bombers all the way from the Dutch coast.
PILOTS’ REPORTS
“It was almost too gigantic to be real,” a Halifax pilot said. “But it was real enough when we got there. Below us in every part of the city buildings were ablaze. Here and there you could see their outlines, but mostly it was just one big stretch of fire. It was strange to see the flames reflected on our aircraft. It looked at times as if we were on fire ourselves, with a red glow dancing up and down the wings.”
An air bomber, lying in the nose of another Halifax, said he could see many bombers going in in front of him, dropping their load and turning away.
“There was aircraft everywhere,” he said. “The sky over Cologne was as busy as Piccadilly Circus. I could identify every type of bomber in our force by the light of the moon and the fires.”
The plan for saturating the defences of Cologne was an undoubted success.
“We had the guns absolutely foxed,” a pilot said, and hundreds of others had the same report to make. Night fighters were seen, but never enough to interfere with the attack.
A simultaneous swoop on many German aerodromes by squadrons of Blenheims had the diversionary effect that was intended, and Bostons, Havocs, Beaufighters, and other aircraft from Fighter, Coastal, and Army Cooperation commands drew off yet more of the German defenders.
Many of the bomber crews had taken part in the raids over Rostock and Lübeck. The fires of Cologne, they were sure, were far fiercer and larger. The dummy fires which the Germans habitually light in the open country around Cologne were dwarfed into insignificance. It was even more obvious than usual what was forgery and what was real.
A cloud of smoke which to some crews looked like a lowering thundercloud hung over the city, rising to a height of 15,000ft. The pall of smoke was still there in the early morning. At dawn a reconnaissance aircraft took off and returned with reports of the terrific cloud that still hung over the city.
GROUP COMMANDER SEES FOR HIMSELF
Among the senior officers who flew to Cologne on Saturday night was Air Vice-Marshal J.E.A. Baldwin, the Air Officer Commanding one of the groups of Bomber Command.
Throughout the day he had been planning and coordinating his group’s part in the raid. When he had finished his day’s work at his desk he went out, as he put it, to see things for himself.
Air Vice-Marshal Baldwin, who came out of retirement to service, is 50. He took his pilot’s certificate 28 years ago when a cavalry officer.
GERMAN VERSION
The German version of the raid on Cologne, as contained in yesterday’s official report of the German High Command, was: –
British bombers carried out a terrorist attack on the inner city of Cologne last night, causing great damage by explosions and fires, particularly in residential quarters and to several public buildings, including three churches and two hospitals. In this attack, which was directed exclusively against the civilian population, the British air force suffered extremely high losses. Night fighters and anti-aircraft guns shot down 36 of the attacking bombers. In the coastal area another bomber was shot down by naval artillery.
“CITY BY CITY”
MR. CHURCHILL ON RAIDS TO COME
The Prime Minister has sent the following message to the Air Officer Commanding-in Chief, Bomber Command: –
I congratulate you and the whole of the Bomber Command upon the remarkable feat of organization which enabled you to dispatch over 1,000 bombers to the Cologne area in a single night, and without confusion to concentrate their action over the target into so short a time as one hour and a half. This proof of the growing power of the British bomber force is also the herald of what Germany will receive, city by city, from now on.
“SUPERLATIVE” RAID ON COLOGNE
AMERICAN PRAISE FOR BOMBER COMMAND
Congratulations on the Cologne raid were sent by Lieutenant-General Arnold to Air Marshal A.T. Harris, Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command. In his letter Lieutenant-General Arnold said:–
As Commanding General of the United States Army Air Force, I desire to extend my congratulations to you, your staff, and combat crews for the great raid on Cologne. It was bold in conception and superlative in execution.
Please convey to your officers and men my admiration for their courage and skill, and say that our Air Forces hope very soon to fly and fight beside them in these decisive blows against our common enemy.
Air Marshal Harris replied:–
All ranks of Bomber Command are highly appreciative of your message. We too look forward to the time, now so near, when the United States Army Air Forces, which already so gallantly and effectively bear their share of the burden in the Far East and elsewhere, commence operations at our side in this theatre of war.
We are supremely confident that with their aid our common enemies – faced with the certain devastation of their own lands – will soon have cause bitterly to rue the day on which they forced our two countries into war.
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Article 1: with headlines: 'a bomber every six second, enemy defences saturated and success of new plan'. Contains outline of operation. special message to crews from Air Marshall Harris, pilots reports, Group Commander sees for himself and German version. Article 2: 'City by City, Mr Churchill on raids to come'. Article 3: 'superlative raid on Cologne. American praise for Bomber Command' from General Arnold and reply by Air Marshall Harris.
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89 photographs of scenery, aircraft and service life taken in Italy and the Middle East.
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Winston Churchill arriving Heliopolis
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Winston Churchill and a group of officers being met by more officers and a photographer as he disembarks from a C-47 at Heliopolis. On the reverse 'Helio'.
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Identifier
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Seagger, A
Description
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89 photographs of scenery, aircraft and service life taken in Italy and the Middle East.
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Title
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Winston Churchill
Description
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Winston Churchill and an officer on a desert airfield. Behind is a Lysander and another, smaller aircraft.
Format
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One b/w photograph
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PSeaggerA16010124
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Lysander
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Title
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Seagger, Alan. Album 01 General
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Seagger, A
Description
An account of the resource
89 photographs of scenery, aircraft and service life taken in Italy and the Middle East.
Dublin Core
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Title
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Winston Churchill and officers
Description
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Winston Churchill in fatigues accompanied by numerous officers, among them Arthur Tedder. One is holding a microphone stand. The officers are wearing khaki uniforms. On the reverse is 'Abu-Sieur'.
Format
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One b/w photograph
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PSeaggerA16010005, PSeaggerA16010006
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Spatial Coverage
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North Africa
Temporal Coverage
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1942
aircrew
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
pilot