World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Tuesday, December 26, 1939
Day 117

December 26, 1939: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report in column 3: "Prien Back in Germany"
(If Prien actually stated that he torpedoed a London class cruiser, he lied. He did fire a torpedo at a cruiser, but missed. He also only sank 3 ships on this patrol for a little over 23,000 tons.)


December 26, 1939: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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December 26, 1939: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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December 26, 1939: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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December 26, 1939: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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December 26, 1939: Front page of CZAS Polish Times, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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December 26, 1939: Front page of the Dunkirk, Evening News, Dunkirk, New York.
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Note the report in column 2: "2500 Japs Killed In Paotou Fighting"


December 26, 1939: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California.
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(The sub-headline "Hitler Invades France" is not exactly accurate and may have been intended just to catch eyes.)


December 26, 1939: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.
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Note the report in column 6: "Reasonable Efforts To Maintain Relations With Japan"


December 26, 1939: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts.
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December 26, 1939: Installment #2 of "Hitler Speaks" from The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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