World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday, June 23, 1941
Day 662

June 23, 1941: Front page of the Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, England.
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Note the report in column 5: "Egg Profiteers Caught"
Also note the report in column 7: "Tomatoes Unobtainable - And Why"


June 23, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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Note the report in column 6: "Nazi Supply Ship Caught"
(The report states that the ship, SS Babitonga, had been intercepted. What the Admiralty did not say was that when the ship was located by HMS London, it was scuttled by its crew.)


June 23, 1941: Front page of the Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, England.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The News, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California.
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June 23, 1941: Front page of the Briesetal-Bote, Kreis Niederbarnim, Brandenburg, Germany.
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1. Gegen den roten Verräter!
(Against the red traitor!)
2. Die Armee wieder im Vormarsch
(The army is advancing again.)


June 23, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Das deutsche Schwert schlägt zu.
(The German sword strikes.)
2. Die Antwort auf Moskaus Verrat.
(The answer to Moscow's betrayal.)
3. Seit Sonntag früh Ka,pf vom Nordkap bis zum Schwarzen Meer.
(Fighting from the North Cape to the Black Sea since Sunday morning.)
4. Schon jetzt Verluste der Roten Luftwaffe.
(Already losses of the Red Air Force.)
5. Auch England wird nicht vergessen!
(England will not be forgotten either!.)
6. Die Proklamation des Führers an das deutsche Volk.
(The proclamation of the Führer to the German people.)



   
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