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Evening Star, Issue 24289, 2 September 1942, Page 5

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ARRIVAL AT BRITISH FORT (Rec. noon.) LONDON, Sept. 1. Another large contingent or Canadians has landed at a British port. The strength includes of numiber of French-Canadians, the first contingent of the women’s division of the Royal Canadian Air Force, air personnel, including R.A.F. trainees, and general reinforcements for the Canadian army. GENERAL VON LIST REPORTED DISMISSAL BY HITLER LONDON, August 31. Hetr Hitler has dismissed General von List, the conqueror of Poland, who was recently sent to Yugoslavia to stamp out guerrilla activities. This is reported by the Italian radio. Colonelgeneral Poehr will succeed General von List.

Reuters says that von List, according to a report, recently wrote to Hitler criticising the present operations, and giving a warning against the danger of a second' winter campaign in Russia. SUCCEEDED BY GENERAL LDEHR (Rec. 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 1, General Loehr, who succeeds General von List, has arrived in Zagreb. He commanded the German air-borne troops in Crete. NEW ZEALAND SPECIALISTS RADIO LOCATION WORK. (N.Z.P.A. Special Correspondent.) LONDON, August 31. The following members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who have specialised in radio location, are working in the same camp in South Devon:—.!. F. P. Allen, W. E. Farmer, S. T. MacGowan, G. S. Morgan, A. D. Smerdon, and A. W. Jarman, of Auckland, and R. E. Meinung, of Dunedin, INVASION OF EUROPE BEST ROUTE FOR ALLIES CANBERRA, September 1. The theory that an invasion of central Europe might best be tackled through Italy and the Southern Balkans was advanced by Coutre-Amiral G. T. d’Argenlieu, the delegate of the Fighting French in the Pacific. While in his opinion a Channel invasion would liberate northern France and the Lowlands, he thought it would be a difficult base for invasion of Germany because of the enemy’s defensive? strength in the west. It was of major importance that Germany and Italy should be pushed right out of Africa, he added.. If the Allies still possess the initiative at Dakar they should act there immediately. CANADIAN GCMMANDS (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. noon.) RUGBY, Sept. 1. It was officially announced in Ottawa to-day that Major-general Pearkes, now commander of the Ist Division Overseas, will soon return to Canada to assume an important appointment as General Officer Commanding the Chief Pacific Command. INVASION OF POLAND THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 10.15 a.m.)'RUGBY, Sept. 1. . On the occasion of the third anniversary of the German attack on Poland, Mr Eden addressed a message to Count Raczynski, .the Polish Ambassador. Mr Eden said the example of the Polish people under ruthless oppression at home and of their leaders and armed forces abroad had inspired every freedom-loving nation in the world. Fighting in the ranks, of the United Nations, Great Britain and Poland were pledged to carry on the common struggle until the day of vitcory restored the greatness of Poland and the freedom of her peoples. AIRMAN PRISONER OF WAR (N.Z.P.A, Special Correspondent.) LONDON, August 31. Pilot-officer K. J. Stanford, of Wellington, writing from a prisoner-of-war camp says: “ We ran it a bit too close. I came down by parachute right in a raid, and never got touched. It was quite pleasant coming down, but we sure left the plane in a hurry. Our camp is pleasant, but we are due for a move.” BEAUFIGHTER’S VICTIMS AIR FIGHT DURING PATROL (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 10.15 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 1. Early yesterday afternoon three Arrado floatplanes took off from their base in occupied France. It was their task to intercept 11.A.F. Coastal. Command U-boat hunters. Wellington Whitleys, and Sunderlands. Instead they met a Coastal Command Beaufighter, which in less than two minutes sent two of them crashing into the soa. From other daylight patrols yesterday one Fighter Command and one Coastal Command aircraft are missing.