World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Thursday, February 1, 1940
Day 154

February 1, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England.
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Note the report at top right: "Bomb Sinks U-Boat: Survivors Picked Up"
(This report is probably about U-55.)
Also note the photo at bottom left: "Bombed Ship Breaking Up"
(The ship did not break up and went back into service. It was sunk July 9, 1942 by German aircraft.)


February 1, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report in column 4: "20 m.p.h. Limit In Black-out To-Day"


February 1, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Note the report at bottom left: "English War Losses are 734, Accidents Kill Over 700"


February 1, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Note the photo at bottom of HMS Courageous.


February 1, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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Note the report in column 1: "German Way Is Best For Poor Poles"


February 1, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona.
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February 1, 1940: Installment #16 of Four Years Against Hitler" from the Press and Journal.
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February 1, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Englische Frechheit gegenüber den Neutralen.
(English check towards the neutrals.)
2. Das Blatt des Mister Eden gibt eine ungeschminkte Probe britischer Denkart.
(The message from Mr. Eden gives an unvarnished look at British thinking.)


February 1, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Aufsehenerregende amerikanische Meldung: Englischer Ueberfall auf Norwegen? Unter dem Deckmantel der Finnland-Hilfe)
(Extraordinary news from America: English attack on Norway? Under the cover of aid to Finland.)



   
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