World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Tuesday, February 13, 1940
Day 166

February 13, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.
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Note the report in column 5: "Removal of Food"
(The Nazis begin the rape of Czechoslovakia.)
Also note the report at bottom right: "German Atrocities In Poland - 34 LIves Taken For One Nazi Soldier"


February 13, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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Note the report in column 7: "Latvia Is Warned - President Declares Prepare Yourself"


February 13, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of the Dunkirk Evening News, Dunkirk, New York.
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Note the report at bottom right: "Jews Of Stettin Transported To New Home"


February 13, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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February 13, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Wirtschaftsabkommen Deutschland-Sowjetunion.
(Economic agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union.)


February 13, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Höchststeigerung des deutsche-russischen Handels.
(Maximum increase in German-Russian trade.)
2. 10 Menschen in Ungarn erfroren.
(10 people in Hungary frozen to death.)



   
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