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February 6, 1942: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Secret News Leak in Australia" |
Also note the report in columns 5-6: "Sister Of Thethis Lost: She Sank 13 Ships" |
(The Admiralty announces the loss of HM Submarine Triumph. The boat sailed from Alexandria, Egypt on Dec. 26, 1941 and was never seen again. As of today [2023] the cause of the loss is unknown.) |
February 6, 1942: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Japs Claim Two Cruisers Sunk, Two Others Hit" |
(No Allied cruisers had been sunk.) |
February 6, 1942: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio. |
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Note the report in columns 2-3: "Quiz Girl Who Charged Woman Spy Tried To Give Japs B-19 Plans" |
Also note the report in column 7: "Cities Not Guarded For Gas Attacks" |
February 6, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California. |
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February 6, 1942: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany. |
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1. 47 000 BRT. versenkten U-Boote an Nordamerikas Ostküste. |
(47 000 GRT. sunk submarines on North America's east coast.) |
February 6, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Verfolgung des Feindes über Derna hinaus fortgesetzt. |
(Enemy pursuit continued beyond Derna.) |
Page published February 6, 2023 |