World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday, April 27, 1942
Day 970

April 27, 1942: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England.
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Note the report in column 4: "We Sink Four More Ships"
(The unnamed submarine is HMS Turbulent, which did, under the command of Commander John. W. Linton, DSC, sink a number of ships. I cannot tell exactly which ones he may be referring to in his report. HMS Turbulent sailed from Algiers on Feb. 23, 1943 and failed to return. Linton was Posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.)
Also note the report in column 4: "Destroyer and Trawler Lost"
(The destroyer, HMS Southwold, was sunk by a mine on Mar. 24, five men were lost with the ship. HM Trawler Stella Capella was sunk by U-701 on Mar. 11, 1942. All thirty-three men on board were lost.)


April 27, 1942: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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Note the report at top left: "U.S. Destroyer Sunk Off Florida"
(USS Stuartevant DD-240 was sunk on Apr. 26 by a U.S. mine, which had been laid on the 25th. The commanding officer had not been informed of the minefield. The lack of communication cost the lives of 17 men on the ship. A further three ships were also sunk on this minefield. On June 15 the 1,942-ton Norwegian freighter Gunvor was sunk with the loss of two men. On June 19 the 2,966-ton Yugoslavian freighter Bosilijka was sunk, this was the only ship which did not suffer any loss of life. Finally, on July 2 the 8,151-ton U.S. freighter Edward Luckenback went down with one man.)


April 27, 1942: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "Sugar Sales Will Suspend Monday Night Until May 5"


April 27, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California.
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April 27, 1942: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.
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1. Im letzten Winter entschied sich ein Weltkampf.
(A world battle was decided last winter.)


April 27, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Nur ein Gedanke: Sieg!
(Just one thought: victory!)



   
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