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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report at top right: "Raider Sailed 4 Hrs. in Convoy" |
(The German cruiser Admiral Hipper did sail, unidentified, in the convoy flying the British flag. After raising the German war ensign,
Hipper sank 8 ships (7 in convoy SLS-64 and 1 from convoy HG-53, which was sunk on the 11th) and damaged three others on Feb. 12th.) |
Also note the report in column 5: "1,502 Raid Deaths in January" |
(Civilian air raid casualties for January 1941. The figures include 189 children killed.) |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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Note the photo at center: "Al Capone Emerges At Miami" |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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February 18, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Kreuzzug für Golfplätze und Fischwasser. |
(Crusade for golf courses and fishing waters.) |
2. H. G. Wells über die Kriegsziele der Plutokraten. |
(H. G. Wells on the war aims of the plutocrats.) |
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Page published February 18, 2022 |