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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Hitler Will be Beaten Soon, Says Donovan" |
(William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, claimed in a speech that Germany would be defeated in 1942. There is no other way to say this, but his assessment was completely wrong. I have no idea if he was just trying to keep morale up or if he really believed this.) |
April 12, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Missing Generals Prisoners" |
April 12, 1941: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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Note the report in column 1: "Lindy Lauds Island Move" |
(Charles Lindbergh in agreement with the U.S. move to construct air bases on Greenland.) |
April 12, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "Calendars In Error" |
(Dr. A. T. Olmstead asserts that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place on Apr. 7 and not on Apr. 9 as most scholars believe.) |
April 12, 1941: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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April 12, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Der Feind in Südserbien vernichtet. |
(The enemy in southern Serbia destroyed.) |
2. 40.000 Gefangene und 200 Geschütze eingebracht - Weitere schwere Bombenangriff gegen England. |
(40,000 prisoners and 200 guns brought in - More heavy bombing raids against England.) |
Page published April 12, 2022 |