World War II
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Browse our inventory of original newspapers from World War II, or view our main World War II newspapers page to learn more about newspapers from this era.
Allies capture Saint-Malo, France in 1944....
Item #659340
August 10, 1944
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 10, 1944
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Saint-Malo France falls to the allies (1st report)
The front page has four column headline: "AMERICANS TAKE SAINT-MALO, SPEED DASH TOWARD PARIS" with subhead and related map. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with mor... See More
Gen. George S. Patton...
Item #660011
December 9, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Prelude to the Battle of the Bulge
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "GERMANS LAUNCH HEAVY ATTACK" with subheads that include: "Patton Lines Hold". See photos for partial coverage of Patton's movements just one week prior to the Battle of the Bulge... See More
1940 Battle of Salla, Lapland, Finland... Winter War...
Item #659705
January 8, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1940
* Battle of Salla - Finland vs. Soviet Union
* Winter War - Finnish Lapland - WWII
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOVIET SKI ATTACK SMASHED BY FINNS IN FIGHT FOR SALLA" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edit... See More
China warlord Wu Peifu death in 1939...
Item #660053
December 5, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 5, 1939
* Wu Peifu death "Jade Marshall"
* Republic of China warlord - general
The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "MARSHAL WU DIES IN PEIPING AT 61" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Republic of China warlord, Wu Peifu.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 56 pages, rag ... See More
Heninrich Himmler gains more power in 1943...
Item #660057
August 25, 1943
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Aug. 25, 1943
* Heinrich Himmler
* Nazi Germany
* World War II
The front page has a two column heading: "Himmler, Gestapo Chief, Gets Wider Powers in Nazi Regime Shakeup" with subhead. (see)
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margin, generally nice.
"The Sleeping Gypsy" by Henri Rousseau...
Item #660314
January 22, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 22, 1940
* "The Sleeping Gypsy" by Henri Rousseau
* Oil painting acquired by Museum of Modern Art
Page 17 has a one column heading: "ROUSSEAU PAINTING GIVEN TO MUSEUM" with subhead and 2 related photo, one showing the famous Henri Rousseau oil painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy". (see) First report coverage on the Museum of Modern Art acquir... See More
1940 Moscow Peace Treaty.... WWII....
Item #660338
March 13, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 13, 1940
* Moscow Peace Treaty signed (1st report)
* 105-day Winter war ends
* Finland - Soviet Union (Russia)
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "MOSCOW ANNOUNCES PEACE TREATY SIGNED; FINNS DELAY RATIFICATION, FIGHTING ENDS; TERMS GIVE BIG FINNISH AREAS TO SOVIET" with subheads and related map. First report coverage on the Moscow Peace... See More
Luisa Tetrazzini death... Italian coloratura saprano...
Item #660528
April 29, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1940
* Luisa Tetrazzini death (1st report)
* Italian coloratura soprano opera singer
the top of page 15 has a one column heading: "LUIISA TETRAZZINI, DIVA, DIES IN MILAN" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertis... See More
Winston Churchill's 1939 radio broadcast on Russia...
Item #660529
March 31, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1940
* Winston Churchill radio broadcast speech
* "A Sterner War" - World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL STIFFER IN NEUTRAL RIGHTS" with subhead. (see) Complete text of Churchill's radio speech is on page 35. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other... See More
Ze'ev Jabotinsky death... Jewish Revisionist Zionist...
Item #660539
August 5, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940
* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)
* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism
* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JABOTINSKY DEAD; LED NEW ZIONISTS" with subheads and photo. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other ... See More
The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...
Item #660543
August 19, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a six column headline: "600 NAZI PLANES RAID LONDON AREA AGAIN; 140 DOWNED, R.A.F. ATTACKS CHANNEL BASES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other... See More
Alessandro Bonci death... Italian tenor singer...
Item #660615
August 11, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1940
* Alessandro Bonci death (1st report)
* Italian lyric tenor - bel canto singing
The top of page 31 has a on column heading: "ALESSANDRO BONCI, LYRIC TENOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st ... See More
1940 Battle of Britain... London bombings...
Item #660707
August 23, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1940
* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "LONDON RESIDENTIAL AREA BOMBED" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...
Item #661341
July 31, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 31, 1941
* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?
* Japan bombs USS Tutluila
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. GUNBOAT DAMAGED BY JAPANESE BOMBERS" with subheads. (see) Nice headline more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small... See More
1939 Battle of the Heligoland Bight...
Item #662431
December 19, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1939
* Battle of the Heligoland Bight
* North Sea - Germany
* 1st "named" air battle of WWII
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "34 PLANES SHOT DOWN IN BATTLE, GERMANS CLAIM" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Battle of the Heligoland Bight. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this Wor... See More
Japs accept terms...
Item #552612
August 15, 1945
GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, PA, August 15, 1945
This issue features the bold banner headline "JAPS ACCEPT TERMS'" with the subhead "Thousands Storm Business Center of City to Celebrate Surrender of Japs" "Most Destructive War Ends When Hirohito Surrenders To Allies". The front page also features an illustration of Gen. Douglas MacArthur who was to rec... See More
Ernest Kaltenbrunner captured...
Item #567167
May 16, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 16, 1945
* Ernest Kaltenbrunner captured
* Nazi death camp gas originator
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "AMERICANS SEIZE MASS GAS KILLER" "Kaltenbrunner, Originator of Germans; Technique of Execution, in Custody"
Tells of the capture of Nazi death camp (Auschwitz) head Ernest Kaltenbru... See More
German V-1 Flying Bomb...
Item #570977
June 18, 1944
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 18, 1944
* German V-1 Flying Bomb (1st use)
* Luftwaffe
* Robot planes - no pilot
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Coastal Guns Explode Nazi Robots in Air" "Pilotless Planes Fall Like 'Clay Pigeons'" with related photo. (see)
Other news of the day with much on World... See More
Nazi rocket glider bombs in 1943.....
Item #581027
September 24, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1943
* Rocket warfare during World War II
* New Nazi rocket glider bombs
This 44 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 22: "Glider Rocket-Bombs" (see photos for text). Other World War II era news throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #590898
May 20, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Help on the way?
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "SPEED SEEN NEEDED FOR JEWS' RESCUE" and "1,500,000 in Hungary and Rumania Can Be Saved, Says Official in Palestine"
See photos for coverage on an attempt to save the... See More
Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated...
Item #591135
April 9, 1945
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, April 9, 1945
* Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated
* Jewish holocaust being revealed
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Americans Seize Nazi Camp Where 4,000 Murdered" and "Armored Division Finds 77 Bodies Of Latest Victims". 1st report coverage on the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. This wa... See More
Casablanca Conference in 1943... WWII....
Item #648412
January 27, 1943
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, January 27, 1943
* Casablanca Conference in Morocco
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill
The front page has a two column heading: "Roosevelt-Churchill Decisions To Have Far-Reaching Effect" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete with all 8 pages, a little irregular along t... See More
Italian Fencer Nedo Nadi death...
Item #618584
January 29, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1940
* Italian fencer Nedo Nadi death
Page 15 has one column headings: "NEDO NADI, NOTED AS A SWORDSMAN" "Winner of the Fencing Title at Antwerp Olympics in 1920 Dead at 45" and more with photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Nedo Nadi was an ... See More
Majdanek concentration camp horrors revealed...
Item #621672
August 30, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 30, 1944
* Nazi concentration camp exposed for 1st time
* Horrors of Majdanek revealed
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page reads: "Germans Admit Big Slaughter Of Many Men, Women, Children" Coverage on the horrors revealed at the Majdanek concentration camp at Lublin, Poland.
Other news, sports and advertisements of t... See More
Douglas MacArthur lands in Japan....
Item #627430
August 30, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur takes over
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR IN JAPAN; YOKOSUKA IS TAKEN; ARMY, NAVY REPORT ON PEARL HARBOR; MARSHALL, HULL AND STARK CENSURED" with many subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the initial... See More
Wetherford TX B-29 Superfortresses collide...
Item #627526
August 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1945
* Wetherford, Parker County, Texas
* B-29 Superfortress Bombers collision
* End of World War II
Page 38 has one column headings: "18 BODIES FOUND IN 2-BOMBER CRASH" "Only Two Escape in Collision of Army Fortresses Over Middle Texas" (see) First report coverage on the 2 B-29 Superfortresses that collided over Wetherfo... See More
A Nazi newspaper from occupied Yugoslavia...
Item #633668
January 4, 1942
VOLKS-ZEITUNG, Bacsszentivan, January 4, 1942 A quite rare newspaper (translates to "Populist Newspaper") printed in present-day Serbia, which in 1942 was occupied by the expanding German military machine. Included in the masthead is the variation of the Nazi swastika as worn by the 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland (see hyperlink).
Six pages, 11 by 167 inches, c... See More
From Estonia when under Nazi control...
Item #639261
April 1, 1944
REVALER ZEITUNG (Reval Newspaper) from the current-named city of Tallinn, Estonia, 1944 This ancient city was known as "Reval" in the German language. This city was annexed by Nazi Germany from 1941-1944, then was annexed by the Soviet Union.
A six page newspaper, totally in the German language from when under Nazi control. Rejoined at the spine, nice condition.
Hitler on the front page of this occupied Belgium newspaper...
Item #648462
December 11, 1941
BRUSSELER ZEITUNG, Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 11, 1941 The "Brussels Newspaper" was a regional German-language daily newspaper with editorial office in Brussels. It existed during the German occupation of Belgium during the Second World War from July 1, 1940 to September 2, 1944. It was part of a group of newspapers created specifically for the territories occupied by Germany and late... See More
Death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Item #656149
April 13, 1945
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, April 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* Warm Springs, Georgia
* World War II - WWII
The large ftpg. headline announces: "F.D.R. DIES ! " in dramatic fashion, with the letters dropped out of a black box. A related Subhead: "The President Cerebral Hemorrhage Cause Of Death at Warm Springs; Truman Is Sworn Into Office" with more, ... See More
Million Nazis Lost, Moscow Claims
Item #161655
July 7, 1941
New York Post, 7/7/1941. Nice article headed "Million Nazis Lost, Moscow Claims". Paper is front page only, in nice condition. See photo for additional details.
Postdam Conference (Germany)...
Item #567677
July 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 17, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* Harry Truman... Winston Churchill
This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "BIG 3 PARLEY IS DELAYED A DAY" with subheads and related photo. More inside. The conference would be held on this day.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World W... See More
Withholding tax bill signed into law...
Item #561652
June 11, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1943
* Withholding tax bill signed into law
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
* World War II era
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX IS SIGNED INTO LAW; IN EFFECT ON JULY 1", "Wage and Salary Earners Will Find 20% Withheld to Put Then on Current Basis" and more. ... See More
One of the last battles of World War II...
Item #562878
July 2, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1945 This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "AUSTRALIANS ASHORE AT BALIK PAPAN, DRIVE INLAND NEAR BORNEO OIL PORT" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of the Borneo campaign (1945). The landi... See More
USS Princeton sunk at Leuyte Gulf...
Item #571193
October 28, 1944
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, October 28, 1944
* Battle of Leyte Gulf in Philippines ends
This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "U.S Bombers Hunt Down Jap Ships" "Fast Moving Yanks Engulf Samar Island"
Tells of the achievements of the naval battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea.
Other news of the day with much more on World War ... See More
Adolph Hitler wants peace?...
Item #578255
October 7, 1939
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, October 7, 1939
* Adolph Hitler Reichstag speech
* Peace or war? - WWII
This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Hitler 'Serenely Confident' Peace Appeal Will Be Heeded; France Prepares For Long And Bitter War" with subheads (see photos).
This tells of Adolph Hitler's speech in which he favors peace wi... See More
The battle of Monte Cassino begins...
Item #581122
January 19, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1944
* Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy begins
* World War II
This 38 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Americans Crack Defenses Of Cassino From Two Sides" which reports the very beginning of the Battle of Monte Cassino which lasted from January 17 to May 18, 1944 during World War II in Italy.
Other news of the da... See More
Jefferson memorial dedicated in 1943...
Item #587900
April 14, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1943
* Thomas Jefferson Memorial dedication
* 1st report with photos
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ROOSEVELT, HAILING JEFFERSON, LOOKS TO GAIN IN LIBERTY", "Dedicating Memorial Shrine at Capital, He Says Benefit Can Come Out of War" and more. Much more on page 16 with photo... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #589591
June 29, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"
See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #589673
January 25, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1941
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Romania exterminations
This 32 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 5: "300 Jews Reported Slain", "In One Block Alone 89 Were Said to Have Been Killed". See photo for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Romania. Rare to find such reports ... See More
Post Jewish holocaust... 1945 reconstruction....
Item #589722
August 26, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1945 This 60+ page Sunday newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Jews in U.S. Zone of Reich Find Conditions Improving"
"Repatriation, Relief Expedited, Although Some Faults Exist--Property Restoration Lags--Status in Other Countries Told". Reporting continues on page 34 with loads of text, too much to photograph all. Rare to find ... See More
Presuming an invasion will happen soon...
Item #613114
June 5, 1944
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, June 5, 1944
* Rare Nazi occupation title
This island was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda, yet in English as residents were British. Dated the day before D-Day, this issue has interesting front page content: "We Are Now in the Midst of Invasion--Declare German Military Circles" with ... See More
Italo Balbo killed in 1940....
Item #622133
June 30, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1940
* Italo Balbo killed
* Italian Blackshirt
* Marshal of the Air Force
The front page has a five column headline that reads: "BALBO KILLED, HIS PLANE SHOT DOWN" with subheads that include: "Italy In Mourning" "Fascist Leader Had Been Sent to Libya After Reported Jealously of Premier" and more. (see) Lengthy text continues inside... See More
Hitler threatens to destroy England...
Item #621328
November 9, 1943
THE STAR, Guernsey, Nov. 9, 1943 This newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during almost all of WWII. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, offering a unique insight into how the Axis reported the news during the war.
Consequently, the pro-Nazi front page heads are of little... See More
Adolph Hitler vows to avenge Italy...
Item #621721
September 13, 1943
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Sept. 13, 1943 The front page has a banner head: "Germany is More Resolute Than Ever" with a subhead: "Neither Time nor Force of Arms Will Cause Reich to Submit - Adolf Hitler". Hitler's speech is prefaced: "On Friday evening, Adolf Hitler, the German Fuehrer, delivered a message to the people. He dealt at length with Italy's co... See More
Extermination of the Jews...
Item #623034
February 26, 1942
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Feb. 26, 1942
* Adolph Hitler
* Extermination of Jews
Among the ftpg. heads are: "Extermination Of Bolshevism And Jews" "German Planes Cause Havoc in the Crimea" "City & Harbour of Sevastopol Ablaze: Russian Cruiser Hit" " "Cabinet Changes Made to Distract British Attention From Defeats".
This newsp... See More
Assassination of Benito Mussolini...
Item #629621
April 30, 1945
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1945
* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)
* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism
* World War II Italy
This issue features two column headlines near the bottom of the front page:
"Mussolini, His Mistress, 17 Fascist Leaders Executed"
"Corpse of Former Duce Hung by His Heels in Milan Square for Public Exh... See More
Adolph Hitler wants peace?...
Item #629632
October 7, 1939
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 7, 1939
* Adolph Hitler Reichstag speech
* Peace or war ? - WWII
This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hitler Offers Peace Proposal, Threatens Destructive War; 'Nothing Changed' says Britain" with subheads and photo of Hitler (see images).
This tells of Adolph Hitler's speech in whic... See More
World War II Russia... The Fuerer Breaks The Silence...
Item #637459
October 4, 1941
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, October 4, 1941
The front page of this issue includes the headline: "Russia Already Beaten Never to Rise Again", with additional subheads: "Soviet Territory in German Hands Four Times the Area of England" "Moscow and Charkow Again Bombed", "No Opponents Able to Stand Up to Germany's Present Strength", and "Ame... See More
Nazi newspaper from World War II...
Item #637729
DIE ZEIT (The Time), Germany, 1944 A Nazi newspaper which has the Nazi swastika i the masthead (see). Under the title is the phrase (translated) "Main Body of the NSDAP [Nazi Party] In The Sudetenland, Of the Reichstatthalter and Its Authorities." The Sudetenland was a contested area of then-Czechoslovakia comprised of ethnic Germans.A scarce Nazi newspaper from during World War ... See More
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