LONDON, June 13.—Experts believe that this has been the biggest air raid weekend of the war. It is estimated the over 3,000 Allied planes pierced Hitler's European fortress. In the west a great assault was made on Friday night on Dusseldorf ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,017 wordsLONDON, June 13.—After the fall of Pantellaria on Friday the North-West African Air Forces turned their offensive against Lampedusa, the Italian island south of Pantellaria and about midway between Malta and Tunisia. Following an incessant aerial bombardment for 24 hours, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 429 wordsWASHINGTON, June 12.—When President Roosevelt told his Press conference that the Pantelleria surrender was very good news, he also ...
Article : 325 wordsNEW YORK, June 13.—The Associated Press reports from Chungking that the Chinese High Command has announced the recapture of Sungtze ...
Article : 424 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Air raids and counter air raids against strategic centres behind the fighting lines remain the chief feature of the ...
Article : 284 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, June 13.—Following the heavy attacks on Koepang and the aerodromes at Rabaul on Friday when ...
Article : 753 wordsCANBERRA, June 13.—Criticism of his statement that Japan could not now invade Australia was surprising. It had all the appearances ...
Article : 239 wordsLONDON, June 13.—"As we neared Pantellaria the island looked like an ugly cloud, a dirty grey-brown stain on the skyline, a ...
Article : 734 wordsLONDON, June 13.—"The Times" in a leading article states: "Over-optimism has never been one of Mr Curtin's failings. Indeed until ...
Article : 234 wordsNEW YORK, June 12.—"A wave of restlessness replete with symptoms of things to come is making itself felt along the enormous Russian ...
Article : 288 wordsNEW YORK, June 13.—Mussolini summoned the Fascist Grand Council to a secret 2-hour session on Saturday evening, according to a ...
Article : 119 wordsLONDON, June 12.—The latest news from Algiers concerning the crisis in the French Committee for National Liberation (stated to have ...
Article : 768 wordsNEW YORK, June 12.—The Australian Minister for External Affairs (Dr Evatt) in a broadcast on the completion of his mission to the US ...
Article : 398 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Mussolini's propagandist. Signor Gayda, has attacked President Roosevelt in a newspaper article, declaring that the ...
Article : 67 wordsLONDON, June 13.—The first big-scale daylight raid on Germany since May 21 (when Flying Fortresses attacked Emden and Wilhelmshaven) ...
Article : 117 wordsLONDON, June 13.—"Can't you do something about this?" shouted Italians who, with a white flag, rushed towards Sgt-Pilot Cohen of ...
Article : 162 wordsLONDON, June 13.—The Moscow correspondent of the American Associated Press writes: "The guerilla battle on the central front referred ...
Article : 172 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Algiers radio broadcast the text of the ultimatum addressed by General Spaatz, commanding the Allied air forces in ...
Article : 382 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Fighter squadrons were out over France and Holland on Friday on offensive sweeps, during which they destroyed ...
Article : 199 wordsNEW YORK, June 12.—Japan was planning another war in the event of a compromise peace in the Pacific, declared Mr Hallett Abend, ...
Article : 127 wordsLONDON, June 13.—"Lampedusa, pounded continuously from the air and sea, has ceased the unequal struggle," states today's Rome ...
Article : 46 wordsWASHINGTON, June 13.—On the occasion of the anniversary of the Russo-American Mutual Aid Agreement the Commissar for Foreign ...
Article : 103 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Mosow radio states that the Soviet Press prominently displays Pantellaria's surrender. "Pravda" in a leader recalls ...
Article : 34 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Today's Cairo air communique states: "Our fighters yesterday shot down a Messer schmitt 109 in the east ...
Article : 35 wordsWASHINGTON, June 12.—The chairman of the War Production Board (Mr Donald Nelson) in a survey of production in 1942 and of ...
Article : 404 wordsLONDON, June 12.—Dortmund is probably the most heavily damaged city in Germany for its size, states the Air Ministry news service. ...
Article : 109 wordsLONDON, June 13.—The Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) has sent the following message to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew ...
Article : 360 wordsLONDON, June 13.—The C-in-C North Africa (General Eisenhower) and the Naval C-in-C Mediterranean (Admiral Sir A. ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON, June 13.—A joint Air Ministry and Home Security Ministry communique today states that a small number of raiders last night ...
Article : 171 wordsOTTAWA, June 12.—The Minister for Munitions (Mr C. D. Howe told the House of Commons that Canada is launching at least 6 ...
Article : 158 wordsANKARA, June 13.—Admiral Sir John Cunningham. C-in-C Levant, has arrived here by plane with a small staff for talks with Turkish ...
Article : 29 wordsLONDON, June 13.—One hour after Pantellaria surrendered between 50 and 60 German dive-bombers attacked British naval craft ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON, June 13.—Many Australians and New Zealanders took part in the Dusseldorf and Munster attacks. Fit-Lt R. T. Fitzgerald, of ...
Article : 319 wordsVALLETTA, June 13.— The incessant attacks against Malta throughout the war resulted in the following damage and casualties: Killed, ...
Article : 68 wordsLONDON, June 13.—It is stated in London that Pantellaria was neutralised and occupied at a total cost of some 40 airmen. The Allies lost ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 14 Jun 1943, Page 3
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