World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday August 19, 1940
Day 354

August 19, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England.
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Note the report in column 1: "Skymen: Germany's Warning"
(The German government warned that if German paratroopers were mistreated that very serious reprisals would be taken against British airmen in German custody.)


August 19, 1940: Front page of the Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, England.
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Note the report in column 3: "£10,000 For Spitfires - From Capt. J. Farr And His Company A Splendid Gesture"
(The people of Britain, going the extra mile, to help provide for the defense of their country.)


August 19, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.
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Note the headline and report in columns 5-6: "Nazis' Biggest Thrashing: 141 Down - R.A.F. Lose 22, But Ten Pilots Safe"
(Official numbers announced by the Air Ministry. With the "Never Doubt" clause in mind, The Germans lost 59 aircraft in combat, 3 for non-combat reasons and 1 missing. The British lost 28 in combat, 1 missing and 1 non-combat loss.)


August 19, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California.
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August 19, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Sonntagsverluft der RAF: 147 Flugzeuge.
(Sunday's losses to the RAF: 147 aircraft.)
(The British had actually lost 28 in combat, 1 missing and 1 non-combat loss.)
 
2. England in der Blockade-Schraube!
(England in blockade vice.)


August 19, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Glänzende Sonntagsbilanz: 138 Britenflugzeuge!
(Brilliant Sunday balance: 138 British aircraft!)
2. Flugplätz von der Toren Londons bombardiert.
(Airport at the gates of London bombed.)
3. Horst-Wessel-Geschwader erzielte allein 51 Abschüsse.
(Horst-Wessel squadron scored 51 kills alone.)
 
4. Englisches U-Boot gesunken.
(English submarine sunk. The report is about the loss of HMS Orpheus.)



   
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