SINKING OF H.M.A.S. CANBERRA
Faulty Communications Blamed m U.S. Report LONDON, Deeember 22. Th'e loss of the Australian heavy , cruiser, Canberra, in the fight for the "Solomons in 1942, is recalled in a report just published by the United States Navy. Speaking of mistakes made in the Pacific war, it blames the loss c-f the Canberra cn lack of proper precautions and confusion in relaying messages among the Allies. The report adds that at that time each of the Allies retained control of its own forces. In the same publieation, the American Navy admits it was fooled hy the Japanese when they withdrew from Kiska, in the Aleutians, in July, 1943. The Americans continued to bombard Kiska, but when thou§ands of Canadian and American assault troops landed, the Japanese had been gone for 23 (lays.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5285, 23 December 1946, Page 5
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135SINKING OF H.M.A.S. CANBERRA Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5285, 23 December 1946, Page 5
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