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October 27, 1939: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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Note the report at top right: "Shattered U-Boat Found on Goodwins: 50 Bodies Recovered" |
(This was U-16 which probably hit a mine. There were 28 men on board, only 19 were recovered, but most of them washed ashore at a later date.) |
Also note the story at top left: "Swiss Invasion Indicated" |
(Switzerland was never invaded by the Germans and remained a neutral country through the whole war. It was the international hot spot for espionage, secret money laundering by the Nazis and others and headquarters for the International the Red Cross.) |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Also note the story in column 5: "No Gold On The Athenia" |
(Athenia was the first British ship sunk in World War II.) |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of The News, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of Het Volksdagblad, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Dutch communist paper.) |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of The Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana. |
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| Note the story in column 5: "Dies To Probe Maritime Union" |
| (Investigating whether Communist (Russian) agents had infiltrated the Merchant Marine Union.) |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of the Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dunkirk, New York. |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of The Daily Times, New Philadelphia, Ohio. |
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Note the report at the bottom: "British Sailor, Survivor of Royal Oak, Tells of Tragedy" |
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October 27, 1939: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Artillerie-und Spähtrupptätigkeit an der Westfront. |
(Artillery and reconnaissance activities on the western front.) |
2. Russischer Dampfer in türkischen Gewässern von Engländern durchsucht. |
(Russian steamship in Turkish waters, stopped and searched by British.) |
Photo at top right: Auf Kaperfahrt in der Nordsee. Kutter eines deutschen Prisenkommandos, das sich einem gestoppten neutralen Schiff näher. |
(A German prize crew approaches a Danish ship in the North Sea.) |
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Page published Oct. 27, 2020 |