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July 23, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Sea Raiders Victims Picked Up" |
(This small report made its way to the German Navy High Command, and it concerned them enough to send a signal to their ship, Widder, and warn them that their position may have been compromised.) |
July 23, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of the Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, England. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Note the report in column 7: "Attics And Lofts Must Be Cleared" |
(To reduce the fire danger in case of an incendiary bomb attack by the Germans.) |
July 23, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Queen Elizabeth Ready for Dash" |
(The American press just getting the word out to the Germans that they will have a big target for their U-boats soon.) |
July 23, 1940: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California. |
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July 23, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. London weiter unbelehrbar! |
(London still untouchable!) |
July 23, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Systematische Zerstörung der rumänischen Oelindustrie. |
(Systematic destruction of the Rumanian oil industry.) |
Page published July 23, 2021 |