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Record information – Brief War Dispatches
Series title:War DispatchesHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):216149Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1984-0164Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Release date:1943-12-28Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:A naval correspondent for the London Daily Herald reports from London on the sinking of the sole surviving German battleship. A comparison between German and British sea power is made that shows the British to have overwhelming superiority.~Paul Barette reports from a military camp in England where French-Canadian soldiers are giving a party for 150 British children. There is actuality of the party, interviews with service personnel, and words of greeting spoken to the home front.~A report by the CBC correspondent from the AFHQ in Algiers, North Africa about the fighting of the Canadian Eighth Army of Ortona, Italy. Comparisons are made between this battle and those at Stalingrad and Dieppe. This dispatch preceded the announcement that the Germans had evacuated Ortona.Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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