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October 20, 1940: Front page of The People, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 4: "Only 400 New Cars Left" |
(With the supply of microchips causing massive delays for the automobile manufacturers today, and the general chaos the current administration has caused to the economy, the supply chain to the U.S.A. is in serious trouble. This report should make you think of just how bad things were so long ago.) |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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Note the report in column headlines: Hotel Hours Will Be Enforced - Government Order To Prevent Late Liquor Sale" |
(Australians of today, at the hands of their current government, are getting a taste of what their forefathers went through. The total lock-downs that Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and other cities have had imposed, may be far more oppressive than the restrictions imposed during the war.) |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Note the report in column 4: "British Ship Chased By U-boat" |
(The Loch Lomond was caught and sunk by U-100.) |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Escanaba Daily Press, Escanaba, Michigan. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of the The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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October 20, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. 26 Dampfer in einer Nacht versenkt. |
(26 Steamships sunk in one night.) |
2. Größter und erfolgreichster Sammelangriff in der Geschichte der U-Boot-Waffe. |
(Largest and most successful attack in the history of submarine warfare.) |
[This time there was some truth to what the Germans were saying. It was the most devastating attack on a convoy to date, but the number of ships claimed was inaccurate. In total, 20 of the 37 ships in the convoy were sunk in two days. Six others were damaged. None of the seven U-boats which took part in the attack were lost.] |
3. Der Würgegriff der deutschen Gegenblockage. |
(The stranglehold of the counter-blockade.) |
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Page published October 20, 2021 |
