First day of Battle... Nazis vs. Russia...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 23, 1941



* Germany vs. Russia - 1st Day

* World War II, WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMBERS RAID RUSS CITIES; THREE BORDER TOWNS FALL" with subheads and 2 related photos. Nice for display.

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

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1944 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1944



* Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination

* Anglo-Irish politician - Middle East minister

* Jewish terrorist group Lehi - Stern Gang



The front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH DIPLOMAT IS SLAIN IN CAIRO" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo of Lord Moyne.

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Allies storm Sicily, Italy in 1943...

DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 12, 1943 



* Invasion of Sicily Italy

* Operation Husky



The bold banner headline announces: "SEIZE KEY SICILIAN PORTS" with subheads. More inside including a photo of General George S. Patton.

Complete with 36 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, light wear along the central fold and spine, generally nice ... See More  

First engagement w/ U.S. Army Rangers in 1942...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1942 



* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers

* First ground combat with German forces

* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France

* Allied amphibious attack - tanks

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. ALLIED TROOPS, TANKS RAID DIEPPE 9 HOURS; MORE THAN 1,000 PLANES AID IN LAND ACTION; 182 NAZI CRAFT, 95 BRITISH HIT; KRAS... See More  

1941 Brooklyn waterfront explosions & fire disaster...

NEW YORK POST, Aug. 18, 1941



* Brooklyn, New York City sabotage ?

* Waterfront explosions & fire

* Pier 27 conflagration disaster



The front page has a very nice banner headline for display: "SHIPPING AND PIERS AFIRE; 25 EXPLOSIONS IN HARBOR" and large photo. (see images) Another related photo inside. The attack on Pearl Harbor was just a few months away.

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1945 Irma Grese and Josef Kramer trial begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1945



* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese amongst others

* Bergen-Belsen trial begins - World War II

* Concentration camp leaders - war crimes 

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* Gas chamber survivor Sophie Litwinska 



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "OSWIECIM VICTIM ACCUSES GERMAN" with subhead. Also a five ... See More  

1939 Battle of the River Plate... Admiral Graf Spee...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 14, 1939



* Battle of the River Plate

* Pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

* Argentina & Uruguay

* World War II - WWII 



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "BRITISH BATTER NAZI RAIDER; MANY KILLED IN SEA BATTLE" with subheads and two photos of the main warships involved. (see images) More inside. 

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Liberation efforts from the occupied Philippine Islands...

LEYTE-SAMAR FREE PHILIPPINES, Tacloban, Leyte [Philippine Islands], March 8, 1945  



* Rare U.S. military occupation publication



A very rare title that began on October 29, 1944 during the liberation efforts of the Philippines, existing thru March 18, 1945. It was published by the Psychological Warfare Branch.

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Douglas MacArthur & Chester W. Nimitz promoted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1945



* Douglas MacArthur & Chester W. Nimitz

* Made top commanders in Pacific Theater

* World War II vs. Japanese



The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR HEADS U. S. ARMY IN PACIFIC" with subhead: "MacArthur and Nimitz Get Team Job to Deal Knockout" and photos. (see) Nice for display.

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G. I. Bill of Rights is signed by FDR...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1944 



* G. I. Bill of Rights is signed

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* World War II veteran benefits 



Page 7 has a one column heading: "Veterans' Aid Bill Signed By Roosevelt", with 4 paragraphs of supporting text. See images for details.

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Plane crashes into the Empire State Building...

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 



* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash

* Empire State Building

* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall



The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"

Page 5 has a three column heading: "Army Investigating Empire State Crash; Sailor's Body Found" with 2 related photos.

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1945 RMS Queen Elizabeth troops homecoming photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1945



* RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner photo

* American military troops homecoming

* European Theatre of World War II



The top of the front page has a three column photo showing the RMS Queen Elizabeth which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "The Word's Largest Ship Brings Veterans Home" Also a one column heading: "SUPER... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations



Page 5 has one column headings: "NAZIS BAR RESCUE OF 1,350 ORPHANS", "Refuse Safe-Conduct for Ship to Carry Jews Whose Parents Were Murdered in Balkans". See images for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports... See More  

Battle Of Midway in 1942... eyewitness accounts...

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Tony Zale wins title... Adolf Hitler Speech...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1940



* Boxer Tony Zale victory

* Boxing middleweight title fight

* 1st time a World champion

* Adolph Hitler speech

* "Peace of Destruction"

* Reichstag building, Berlin



The front page has a five column heading: "British Call Hitler's Peace Offer 'Old Stuff'" with subheads. (see images) Large portion of the speech on page 6... See More  

Chicago Cubs win 1945 pennant....

THE BOSTON HERALD, September 30, 1945



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB baseball



The front page has a two column heading: "Chicago Cubs Win Flag" (see) The sport's section (page 34) has a three column heading: "Cubs Clinch N. L. Flag" and more with box scores and standings. First report coverage on the 1945 Chicago Cubs winning the National League pennant. They wou... See More  

Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board - Day 2 report...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944



* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board

* Day 2 report of his Executive Order



Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".

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1945 Attack on Yokosuka, Japan....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1945



* Attack on Yokosuka - Japan

* United States Navy air raid

* Imperial Japanese Navy



The front page has a great banner headline: "CARRIER PLANES LASH REMNANTS OF FOE'S NAVY AS OUR WARSHIPS SHELL TOKYO BAY ENTRANCE" with subheads. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1944 Lupe Velez suicide... Mexican actress...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Lupe Velez suicide death

* Mexican film actress



The back page (pg. 36) has one column headings: "LUPE VELEZ SUICIDE BY SLEEP TABLETS"

"'Tempestuous' Actress Was Depressed by Failure of Romance With French Actor" with smaller subheads and one column photo of Velez. First report coverage on the suicide death of famous Mexica... See More  

Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1945



* First & Third United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge

* General Courtney Hodges & Patton



The front page has a great banner headline: "NAZIS HIT BRIDGEHEAD; Enemy Shells Yank-Held Span Over Rhine" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Related photos on the b... See More  

Mussolini is ousted...

LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



The bold banner headline announces: "MUSSOLINI OUT" with: "King Takes Over Command of Army; Marshal Badoglio Appointed Premier" and various subheads. Great for display.

Complete with all 3 sections (32 pages), light toning along central fold a... See More  

1945 Malmedy massacre... Battle of the Bulge.....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 14, 1945



* Malmedy massacre in Belgium (1st report)

* Battle of the Bulge nears the end

* 1st SS Panzer Division - perpetrators



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Bodies of 100 Massacred GIs Are Found" (see image) This war crime "Malmedy Massacre" was actually committed about a month earlier but wasn't realized until more allied troop... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1944



* Kasturba Gandhi death

* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wife

* The Mahatma



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "MRS. GANDHI DEAD; WIFE OF MAHATMA" "Succumbs to Heart Ailment at Poona, Where She and Husband Were Held in Detention" and more with one column photo of Mrs. Gandhi. (see)

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Hitler says: "Britain can win nothing..."

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), April 27, 1942 



* Adolph Hitler



A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.

The ftpg. is mostly taken up with: "Herr Hitler Assumes Supreme Command" "Heralds Final Blow in Britain's Downfall" with lead-in note: &qu... See More  

1945 Irma Grese captured photo...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1945



* Female SS guard Irma Grese

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* Related photos - including one showing female SS-Guards



While the front page has a nice banner headline concerning the last days before Germany would surrender, the back page has a somewhat famous photo showing female SS Guards. Wh... See More