World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday, February 12, 1940
Day 165

February 12, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of the Derby Telegraph, Derby, England.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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February 12, 1940: A report from inside the Press and Journal.


February 12, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Note the report in column 4: "Blunt French Warning To Japan"


February 12, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Note the report at bottom center: "Report 9 U-Boats Snared In Trap"
(Once upon a time...)


February 12, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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Note the report in column 7: "Chinese Report Victory"
Also note the report in column 7: "Nazis Must Go If Jews to Be Free"


February 12, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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February 12, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Wie wird Ihnen, herr Churchill?
(How will you Mr. Churchill?)


February 12, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Kühner handstreich der IRA.
(Bold coup d'état by the IRA.)
2. Demonstrationen in Dublin und Belfast.
Demonstrations in Dublin and Belfast.)



   
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