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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England. |
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Note the report at top right: "Hindenburg Dam Raided By R.A.F." |
(I have not found anything in the historical record or official papers that indicates that this ever happened.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Shields Evening News, Tynemouth, England. |
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Note the headline: "German Troops Withdrawing From Warsaw" |
(This was completely false.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Telegraph & Independent, Sheffield, England. |
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Note the headline: "Furious Battle Rages In Blazing Outskirts Of Warsaw" |
(Seems to be in direct contrast to the above newspaper.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland. |
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Note the report in column 5: "Esbjerg Bomb Victim" |
(The town was accidentally bombed by R.A.F. aircraft on Sept. 4th.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Lincolnshire Echo, Lincolnshire, England. |
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Note the story in column 7: "Children Who Are In Reception Areas" |
(Children who lived in cities which would be considered strategic to the enemy, were sent off to the country and even to Canada for their safety.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania. |
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Note the photo at bottom right which features HMS Rodney. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas. |
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Note the report in column 1: "U.S. College Girls Reach Glasgow Safe" |
(A report about some of the survivors from Athenia.) |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Maryland. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Hamilton Daily News Journal, Hamilton, Ohio. |
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September 11, 1939: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany. |
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1. Strick droht auch Wucherern und Schiebern. |
(Noose also threatens
usurers and smugglers.) |
2. Des Flug des Führers über der Front. |
(The Führer's flight over the front.) |
3. Neustadt und Putzig in deutscher hand. |
(Neustadt and Putzig in German hands.) |
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Page published Sept. 11, 2020 |