World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Friday, February 6, 1942
Day 890

February 6, 1942: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England.
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Note the report in column 6: "Secret News Leak in Australia"
Also note the report in columns 5-6: "Sister Of Thethis Lost: She Sank 13 Ships"
(The Admiralty announces the loss of HM Submarine Triumph. The boat sailed from Alexandria, Egypt on Dec. 26, 1941 and was never seen again. As of today [2023] the cause of the loss is unknown.)


February 6, 1942: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Note the report in column 6: "Japs Claim Two Cruisers Sunk, Two Others Hit"
(No Allied cruisers had been sunk.)


February 6, 1942: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "Quiz Girl Who Charged Woman Spy Tried To Give Japs B-19 Plans"
 
Also note the report in column 7: "Cities Not Guarded For Gas Attacks"


February 6, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California.
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.
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1. 47 000 BRT. versenkten U-Boote an Nordamerikas Ostküste.
(47 000 GRT. sunk submarines on North America's east coast.)


February 6, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Verfolgung des Feindes über Derna hinaus fortgesetzt.
(Enemy pursuit continued beyond Derna.)



   
Page published February 6, 2023