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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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Note the photo at top left: "Sinking Italian Cruiser" |
(Photo of the Bartolemeo Colleoni under attack by HMAS Sydney during the Battle of Cape Spada.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Safeguarding Food Against Broken Glass" |
Also note the report in columns 3-4: "34 Nazis Down Yesterday" |
(Official announcement from the Air Ministry. Keeping the "Never Doubt" clause in mind; the Germans lost 22 aircraft in combat and 12 in non-combat incidents. The Air Ministry also states that 12 fighters were missing. Fighter Command lost 13 aircraft in combat, 3 in non-combat incidents and 2 were total constructive losses due to combat damage.) |
Also note the report in column 5: "Nazi Threat to Our New Warships" |
(A warning from Germany that the German navy will deal with the destroyers. And they will be assisted by the press, which will publish sailing dates, numbers of ships sailing and sometimes even photos.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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Note the report at bottom right: "Spitfire Fund Passes £3000 Mark" |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Note the report at bottom: "Jail Tea Leads To Riot Among Convicts" |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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Note the report at top right: "Sydney Again In Action: Italian Bases Attacked" |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "U.S. Destroyers Reach East Canadian Port: G.B. Crews Take Over" |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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Note the report in column 4: "British Sub Robs Nazi Sea Raider Of Loot" |
(The Tropic Sea was stopped by the German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Orion on June 19th. When the Germans learned that the Norwegian ship was carrying food bound for England, the ship was taken as a prize. A prize crew was put aboard, along with 24 survivors of the SS Haxby, which Orion had sunk on Apr. 24. The ship was being sent to Bordeaux, France when it was intercepted by HMS Truant.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Ships Reach Port" |
(A report that three of the destroyers heading to Britain, have arrived in an "eastern Canadian port" AKA Halifax.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Brainerd, Minnesota. |
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Note the report at bottom right: "Junk Dealer Pays $50 for Railroad; Can't Keep It." |
(Another poor sap who fell for a Brooklyn Bridge scam. And there wasn't even an internet or a dead Nigerian prince involved.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California. |
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Note the report at far right: "Wilkie Claims Boat Swap Is Dictatorial" |
(The republican presidential candidate said the destroyers for bases (AKA Lend-Lease) deal was "the most dictatorial and arbitrary act of any President in the history of the United States." Just goes to show you, they will say anything against their opponent to get elected.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Abdankung König Carols. |
(King Carol's abdication.) |
2. 41000 BRT in überseeischen Gewässern versenkt. |
(41,000 GRT sunk in overseas waters.) |
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Sept. 6, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. 66.000 BRT. und 4 Zerstörer versenkt. |
(66,000 GRT and 4 destroyers sunk.) |
2. Jagd unser Schnell - U-Boote auf Geleitzüge |
(Our Schnellboats and U-Boats hunt convoys.) |
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Page published Sept. 6, 2021 |
