World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Friday, January 12, 1940
Day 134

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.]



   
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