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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Manchester Evening News, Manchester, England. |
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Note the report in column 3: "Ministry is to Control Fish Soon" |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Germany's Reported Demands on Russia" |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The News, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Briesetal-Bote, Kreis Niederbarnim, Brandenburg, Germany. |
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1. 15 Feindflugzeuge vernichtet. |
(15 Enemy aircraft destroyed.) |
2. Englands schwerstes Jahr. |
(England's toughest year.) |
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June 17, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Britischer Verzweiflungskampf im Mittelmeer. |
(Britain's desperate battle in the Mediterranean.) |
2. Kreta als Basis unablässiger Luftangriffe gegen Englands Flotte und ihre Stützpunkte. |
(Crete as a base for incessant air raids against England's fleet and bases.) |
Note the bottom photo at top left of Befehlschaber der Unterseeboote [commander-in-chief U-boats] Vizeadmiral Karl Dönitz, awarding the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross] to Kapitänleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Schulz, commanding officer of U-124. Schulz sank 19 ships for over 89,000 tons between Aug. 25, 1940 and Apr. 13, 1941. He survived the war and died in 1986. |
Note the photo at right of SS-Sturmbannführer Kurt Meyer who was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz. He would get the nickname "Panzer Meyer" and would later receive the Eichenlaub [oak leaves] and Schwerter [swords] for his Ritterkreuz. Meyer survived the war and died in 1961. |
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Page published June 17, 2022 |