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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report at top right: "Duke of Windsor Flies to Secret Talk With Roosevelt" |
(If the meeting between the former King and the current President is on the front page of the newspaper, is it really a secret? Now, even the Germans know about it.) |
December 13, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Captures Tanker By Trick" |
(The Norwegian tanker, Ole Jacob, was captured by the German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Atlantis. The ship remained in German service until sunk by aircraft on Dec. 24, 1941.)
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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Note the report in column 3: Two Hundred Jewish Refugees Drown Today" |
(Jews fleeing persecution and death in Bulgaria, found death in the Sea of Marmora off Turkey when their boat broke apart and sank.) |
December 13, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Norway's Finest Ship Is Reported Sunk by Mine Off Newcastle" |
(The Oslofjord did hit a mine, but did not sink. The ship was run aground to avoid sinking, but was a total constructive loss.) |
December 13, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Southern California Daily Trojan, Los Angeles, California. |
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Note the report in column 7: "Treasure-Hunt Victim Recovers" |
(The only survivor of the Wing On tragedy recovering in hospital.) |
December 13, 1940: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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December 13, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Schwerste Kaliber auf London und Birmingham. |
(Heaviest calibers on London and Birmingham.) |
December 13, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Nachtangriff auf Birmingham. |
(Night attack on Birmingham.) |
2. Starke deutsche Kampfverbände in der Nacht zum Donnerstag erneut über dem englischen Rüstungszentrum. |
Strong German combat units on Thursday night again over the English armaments center.) |
Page published December 13, 2021 |