World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Wednesday, January 10, 1940
Day 132

January 10, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report at top right: "10,000 Ton Liner Sunk By Mine, Passengers Saved"
Also note the report in column 6: "U-boat Reported Sunk"
(Another false report about the sinking of a U-boat.)


January 10, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Note the report at top right: "Big Vessel Sinks Rapidly"
(The report also mentions the sinking of the Oakgrove.)


January 10, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, England.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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January 10, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Deutsche Flieger vernichten Geleitzugschiffe.
(German airman destroy ships in convoy.)


January 10, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Acht Kreigs und bewaffnete Handlesschiffe versenkt.
(Eight warships and armed merchant ships sunk.)



   
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