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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "British Submarines Sink Two Ships" |
(The report states that HM Submarine Swordfish sank a German torpedo boat off the French coast and that HM Submarine Regent sank a 6,000-ton Italian merchant ship. In reality, Swordfish fired at a group of German torpedo boats, but all torpedoes missed. Regent torpedoed the 5,900-ton Antoneietta Costa, which was grounded to avoid sinking, however the ship was a total loss.) |
October 26, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "Unidentified Plane Bombs Dublin Area; Damage Slight" |
October 26, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California. |
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October 26, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Neue Klarstellungen zur Kleiderkarte. |
(New clarification on clothing options.) |
2. Schreckenerregende Angriffe bis Schottland. |
(Terrifying attacks as far as Scotland.) |
October 26, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Deutsche und italienische Bomber vereint über England. |
(German and Italian bombers united over England.) |
2. Waffenkameradschaft im Endkampf gegen den Weltfeind. |
(Camaraderie in arms in the final battle against the world enemy.) |
Page published October 26, 2021 |