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October 12, 1939: Front page of the Evening Gazette, Liverpool, England. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Seaman Tell How Two U-Boats Were Sunk" |
(In fact no U-boats had been sunk during their crossing. The first U-boat sunk during the war was not sunk until Sept. 14th.) |
Also note the report in column 4: "Menace of U-Boats Countered By Navy" |
(Another story, by Winston Churchill, perhaps to keep from causing a panic. I can't know if he knew the details were all false or not, but in the month of October of 1939 only 5 U-boats were sunk.) |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Chinese Claim 2000 Japanese Troops Slain" |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa. |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of the San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas. |
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Note the report at top right: "Iroquois Reaches New York Safely" |
(The saga of the Iroquois has been in the papers for the past several days. It was originally reported that the German Naval High Command (Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine) had ordered the destruction of Iroquois. But this was soon believed to have been a hoax, which it was. I don't know if the actual origin of the story was ever discovered, but it is clear from the German records that Hitler himself ordered that no American ships were to be attacked. This was of course to keep America from entering the war on the British side against Germany.) |
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October 12, 1939: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Mordversuch an zwei Frauen am Eilbecker Weg. |
(Attempted murder of two women on Eilbecker Weg.) |
2. Deutsche Flieger über britischen Kreuzeren. |
(German aircraft over British cruisers.) |
3. Französisches Flugzeug im Luftkampf abgeschossen. |
(French aircraft shot down in combat duel.) |
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PAge published Oct. 12, 2020 |