World War II As It Happened A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation Thursday, January 25, 1940 Day 147

January 25, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.

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Note the report at top right: "Men of 23 Must Register For Military Service on Feb. 17"

Also note the report in column 3: "Hitler Orders New Name for Deutschland"

[More about Deutschland here.]

January 25, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Note the report in column 4: "Anglo-Jap Tension Increased By Envoy"

Also note the opinion piece at bottom left: "How Long Can Germans Hold Out? Guesses Are 6 Months To 8 Years"

(Well that really narrows it down.)

January 25, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of The Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.

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Note the report at top right: "U.S.-Japan Trade Pact Ends Today"

January 25, 1940: Installment #10 of "Four Years Against Hitler" from the Press and Journal.

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January 25, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Teltow, Germany.

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1. Neutralität oberstes Gesetz des Balkans.

(Neutrality is the supreme law of the Balkans.)

January 25, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.

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1. Panzerschiff Deutschland wieder in der Heimat.

(Panzership Deutschland back home.)

2. Ratscherren über Hamburger Tagesfragen.

(Rattling on about the issues of the day in Hamburg.)

3. Kartoffelversorgung sichergestellt - Voller Einsatz zur.

(Potato supply ensured - we are fully committed.)

4. Behebung der Kohlennöte - Mehr Verkehrsdisziplin.

( Resolving the coal problems - More traffic discipline.)

5. Erste öffentliche Sitzung im Krieg.

(First public meeting in the war.)

		Page published January 25, 2021