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December 20, 1941: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 1: "Brauchitsch (German C-in-C.) Reported Sacked" |
(This time the report was true. Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch, Oberbefehlschaber des Heers [Commander-in-Chief of the German Army] was relieved of his command by Adolf Hitler on Dec. 19, 1941. He never returned to active service. He was dismissed so that Hitler could assume role of C-in-C of the Army. Brauchitsch was arrested post-war and died while awaiting trial.) |
Also note the report in column 6: "Less Milk For Workers" |
December 20, 1941: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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Note the report in column 2: "Says Japs Sink Soviet Freighter" |
(This report was true, the 2,493-ton Perekop was sunk by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 18th , eight men were lost with the ship.) |
December 20, 1941: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "Kelly, Dead Air Hero, Gets Distinguished Service Cross" |
December 20, 1941: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California. |
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December 20, 1941: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany. |
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1. Englische Truppen sind gezwungen, Insel Penang zu räumen. |
(English troops are forced to evacuate Penang Island.) |
2. Hongkong in japanischer hand. |
(Hong Kong in Japanese hands.) |
3. Deutsche U-Boote versenkten Briten - Kreuzer vor Alexandria. |
(German U-boats sank British cruisers off Alexandria.) |
December 20, 1941: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Die Japaner im Endkampf um Hongkong - Der größte Teil der Britenfestung bereits in japanischer Hand. |
(The Japanese in the final battle for Hong Kong - Most of the British fortress already in Japanese hands.) |
2. U-Boot versenkte Britenkreuzer vor Alexandria. |
(U-boat sunk British cruiser off Alexandria.) |
Page published December 20, 2022 |