World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday February 24, 1941
Day 543

February 24, 1941: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England.
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Note the report at bottom center: "Entry of the Liberator"
(The first B-24 Liberator bomber delivered to England.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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Note the report in column 7: "No Iron Ore For Japan"
(Two Japanese ships at Noumea are being denied loads because the quota has already been exceeded.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Note the report in column 6: "U.S.A. Headed For War, Says Gen. Johnson"
(He is quoted as saying that America's greatest danger was in the Pacific.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Note the headline report: "Hitler Threatens New Type Sub To Be Unleashed In War Next Month"
(This was nothing more than hot air, there was no new type of submarine on the horizon.)
Also note the photo at top center: "Nazi Justice in Conquered Poland"
(The photo is not a photo of the RCMP executing Canadian truck drivers for protesting under the totalitarian leader Justin Trudeau in 2022, it is of Nazi soldiers executing Poles in 1941. The Poles were probably protesting Nazi occupation of their country, but Hitler, like Trudeau, will not tolerate protests from the people.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Note the graphic at center: "Can Britain Be Invaded By Glider?"
(The report states that Churchill suggested that gliders could be used as part of the invasion of England and that the Germans had ordered 1,000 super gliders from a Praha factory that were able to carry 50 men each. The writer does show some skepticism about the scheme, but does not completely rule out the rumor. If Churchill actually suggested this, he was not completely wrong. The Allies used gliders to invade Europe on D-Day in 1944.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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Note the report at top left: "Big Sea Drove Due Next Month, Hitler Warns, Claiming Sinking Of 215,000 Tons in Last Two Days."
(The 215,000 figure is a little overstated. Between Feb. 22 and 23 the Germans sank 10 British and 2 Dutch ships, totaling 48,874 tons (44,715 British only.) So he only overstated the figure by 160,000 tons. Toward the end of the report, Hitler could not help himself and once again blamed the Jews for much of Germany's problems.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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Note the report at top left: "Ask White Race To Cede Oceania To The Asiatics"
(So says Japanese foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka in Tokyo.)
Also note the report in column 6: "Ex-Officer In Russian Army Is Found Slain"
(This is the second Russian ex-patriot murdered in the U.S.A. in February of 1941. The former Russian spy chief, Walter Krivitsky, being the first one. This is not suspicious at all.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada.
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Note the headline: "Bulgaria Invasion Today?"
(If fact, Germany never invaded Bulgaria, but in an "agreement" with the Bulgarian government, German troops were allowed to pass through the country.)
Also note the report in column 6: "Vampire Strikes - Mystery Killer Takes 15th Life"
(As the late, great, Paul Harvey would say "Here is a Strange." In Picardy, France a serial killer has taken a 15th victim. The police blame an insane sadist or an organized band of terrorists, while the people in the area believe it's a vampire who kills for pleasure.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California.
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February 24, 1941: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Der Führer spricht um 17 Uhr!
(The Führer speaks at 1700 hours.)


February 24, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Der Duce beim Großappell der faschistischen Kampfbünde.
(The Duce at the mass appeal of the fascist militant groups.)
2. Seite an Seite mit Deutschland bis zum Sieg.
(Side by side with Germany until victory.)



   
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