Historic Newspapers: World War II

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minnesota, August 10, 1942

* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning
* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a banner headline: "FLEET FIGHTS ON;… more

NEW YORK POST, February 22, 1942

* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a one column heading: "FBI Pounces On Axis… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 7, 1942

* Battle of Bataan ending
* Allies surrendering to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold… more

NEW YORK POST, November 14, 1941

* Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels
* Speech with "10 Commandments" against Jews
* Important step in the Jewish Holocaust disaster
* Includes "Star of David"… more

NEW ORLEANS ITEM--2nd EXTRA, Aug. 14, 1945  Certainly one of the more dramatic issues on the end of World War II to be found, with the entire top half of the front page taken up with "P E A C E !"… more

THE LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS, Penn. Dec. 8, 1941 

* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* DAMAGED BUT STILL GOOD FOR DISPLAY

This is a severely damaged issue but on one… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 15, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge ending - World War II - Belgium
* German offensive campaign - Germans collapsing in Belgium

The front page has a banner headline: "NAZIS FLEE… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1940

* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini 
* Battle of France conclusion

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS,… more

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 1, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "Yanks Cut Deeper Into German Bulge" with  subhead & related map. (see… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944

* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Made available for public use
* World War II - WWII 

The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1942 

* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17

The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUB SHELLS WEST COAST" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1944 

* Third United States Army
* General George S. Patton 
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude

The front page has a banner headline: "3D ARMY GAINS 5 MILES,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1942

* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens

Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead.… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1943 

* "Rare of Europe" - Nazis looting - plundering 
* Art, machinery, war materials & much more 

The top of the back  page has a one column heading: "NAZI LOOTING HELD… more

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, July 12, 1943 

* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky 

The nice headline on the front page in bold lettering announces: "HEAVY BATTLE ON NEAR SICILY INVASION PORT"… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 16, 1942

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes 

Read below for a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1943 

* Krakow and Lodz ghettos erased 
* Severe persecution of Polish Jews  
* Jewish Holocaust heats up in Poland
* World War II - WWII Europe 

Near the bottom of page 5… more

THE STARS &  STRIPES, New York & London edition, Nov. 29, 1943  

* Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets 
* Beats Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue's stadium 
* Military pro vs. college… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Germans Surrender" with subhead and related… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1942

* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - AG Francis Biddle  

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "NEW ALIEN LISTING PLANNED BU… more

SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 4, 1942

* Internment of Japanese Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Robert F. Whitney

The back page of this section has a editorial by Robert F.… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 31, 1945

* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins

The top of the front page has… more

GRIT, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invade Poland
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Warsaw,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1943

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
* Middle of the World War II era - 167th anniversary 

Pa… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 1, 1945 

* Raising a Flag over the Reichstag - WWII 
* Soviet's Union's victory over Nazi Germany
* Battle of Berlin - World War II (Europe) ending 

The front… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, November 17, 1942

* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons victory

The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPAN GIVEN WORST DEFEAT" with subheads and… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1942 

* Battle of the Coral Sea - U.S. victory ?
* Imperial Japanese verses United States Navy
* USS Lexington aircraft carrier sinking fame
* First ever naval battle with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

The first three column of the front page are taken up with four related… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1942 

* Battle of the Coral Sea is on
* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy
* USS Lexington & Yorktown fame 
* Pacific Ocean theater - aircraft carriers

The front… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1945

* Capture of Cologne, Germany
* 1st major German city to surrender
* Finals weeks of the Third Reich 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SHATTERED COLOGNE… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 7, 1942

* United States surrender Corregidor
* Manila Bay, Philippines
* Prelude to the Bataan death march
* General Jonathan M. Wainwright
* World War II -… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 13, 1942 

* USS Lexington 'Gray Lady' disaster
* Battle of Coral Sea - World War II

The front page has a very nice six column photo showing navy sailors… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* Battle of Midway aircraft carriers - sailors 

The top of page 3 has a one… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1943

* Bombing of Cagliari, Sardinia - Italy
* U.S. Army & Royal Air Force bombers
* Prelude to the invasion of Sicily 

The top of the front page has a four column headline:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1940 

* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN FIGHTS 400 RAIDERS; Great Air… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1941 

* Mineo Osumi killed in airplane crash
* Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy 
* During Second Sino-Japanese War
* Minister of the Navy of Japan 

Page 4 has a two… more

AIRCRAFT MACHINIST, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 7, 1943  From the midst of World War II, this is a in-house newspaper by the AFL, the 'Voice of Aircraft Labor" as noted in the masthead. Southern… more

BRUYSSELER ZEITUNG (Brüssels Newspaper), Belgium, Nov. 5, 1942 

* Rare German occupation publication

 From Nazi-occupied Belgium with a wealth of war-related reporting. The main headline notes:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1935

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
 * 250th anniversary this coming Summer… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 11, 1942 

* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan told 
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers 
* From the USS Hornet aircraft carrier 
* Battle of the… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Extra, Dec. 24, 1943

* D-Day invasion leader named
* General Dwight D. Eisenhower

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "EISENHOWER ALLIED LEADER" … more

THE NIPPU JIJI, "Leading Japanese Daily Newspaper In Hawaii", Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A. December 8, 1941  

Read about a recent discovery below.

Interesting to have this banner… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 15, 1942

* Life on board United States Navy carrier described
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
*… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1942 

* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers
* First ground combat with German forces
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France fame
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
*… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 12, 1944 

* Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
* General George S. Patton 
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude

The front page has a nice banner… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 8, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Captain Frederick C. Sherman awarded
* Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross

The top of page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1933

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
 * 250th anniversary this coming Summer… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 19, 1944

* Battle of Bulge begins
* Initial German attack
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a four column heading: "Germans Drive Yanks Back 4… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 9, 1940

* Germany invades Norway & Denmark
* Operation Weserübung - World War II

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Norway at War With Nazis!… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 28, 1943

* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan 
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier told

The front page has a two column… more