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January 12, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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Note the report in column 7: "Exeter Has Sunk" |
(Of course this was nothing but German propaganda, HMS Exeter had not been sunk.) |
[More on HMS Exeter here.] |
Also note the report at bottom right: "Third New German Battleship Launched This Week?" |
(Germany had two battleships under construction, but neither had been or would ever be launched.) |
January 12, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of the Times Herald, Olean, New York. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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January 12, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany. |
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1. England hat sich in deutscher Kampfkraft geieet. |
(England has found itself in the combat strength of Germany.) |
2. Die Kardinalfehler London. Der grimmige Ernst der Kriegslage. |
(The cardinal errors of London. The grim seriousness of the war situation.) |
January 12, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Es geht um Norwegens Neutralität. |
(It's about Norwegian neutrality.) |
2. Tarnung mit USN-Schiffen. |
(Camouflage with U.S. Navy ships.) |
Photo at top right: Heute 47 Jahre alt. |
(47 years old today.) [This is Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.] |
Page published January 12, 2021 |