Historic Newspapers: World War II Key Names
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Item #718282POTTSVILLE EVENING REPUBLICAN, Penna., Dec. 11, 1941
* United States declare war
* Germany & Italy - Axis
* Post Pearl Harbor attack
The front page has a full banner heading: "WAR IS ON WITH AXIS", with subheads: "Congress Declares War On Germany and Italy" and "Action Follows Declaration of War by Hitler and... Read full description -
Item #724074THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1938
* Dictators Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini
* Pre World War II meeting in Rome, Italy
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "MUSSOLINI GREETS HITLER IN A RESPLENDENT ROME; 300,000 APPLAUD VISITOR" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related wire... Read full description -
Item #628906THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1945
* Hideki Tojo suicide attempt
* Imperial Japanese Army general
The front page has a full-banner headline: "Yanks Abolish Jap Black Dragon Society" with subheads that include: "MacArthur Orders Dissolution" and more. Also included is the 3-line, 3-column heading: "Doctors Grant Tojo... Read full description -
Item #695071LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 18, 1940
* 1940 Brenner Pass meeting
* Austria & Italy border - Alps
* Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini
* re. Bolshevik Russia agreement
The front page has a banner headline: "Hitler and Ill Duce Confer At Brenner Pass" with subheads and two related photos. (see)
Complete with 8 pages,... Read full description -
Item #666571SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 12, 1943
* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech
* House of Commons of the United Kingdom
* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander
The front page has five column heading: "War: New Command, Plans for 1943" with subheads that include: "Prime Minister Tell... Read full description -
Item #673516THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Feb. 2, 1939 The banner headline declares: "HITLER PROMISES SUPPORT FOR MUSSOLINI" with subheads including: THE REICHSTAG HEARS DEMAND OF CHANCELLOR FOR LAND, TRADE", "Fuehrer Warns The United States Not To Interrupt Nazi Program in South America, Raps Ickes".
Included in the article is a list of... Read full description -
Item #712200THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 12, 1945 This famous magazine has one of the finest, most patriotic front covers we have seen on the end of the war in Europe. Very colorful, it shows soldiers from many nations representing the Allied forces. The inside has a double-page color print of Winston... Read full description -
Item #709769THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1943
* Marshall Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed
* Imperial Japanese Navy - combined fleet commander
* Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Midway leader
* World War II - Pacific War
The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ADMIRAL KILLED IN COMBAT" with subhead. (see images)
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Item #663068SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Oct. 7, 1941
* Hideki Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan
* General of the Imperial Japanese Army
* Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?
The front page has a nice headline: "JAPAN GETS AN ARMY PREMIER" with subheads and photo of the outgoing Prince Konoye. Nice for display. Japan would attack Pearl Harbor... Read full description -
Item #723562FITCHBURG 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" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally in... Read full description -
Item #712206THE JET GAZETTE, Furth, Bavaria, Germany, October 1, 1946
* Nazis sentenced to death for war crimes
* Hermann Goering & Rudolph Hess
Published by the Army Air Force Station of Furth, this is the volume 1, number er 14 issue which began publication after the end of the war in Europe.
The... Read full description -
Item #723999THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe
* Battle of the Bulge - General George S. Patton
* Photos at Camp O'Donnell - "Bataan Death March"
The front page has a banner headline: "BIG 3 SET FINAL STEPS TO CRUSH GERMANY, TURN TO PEACE... Read full description -
Item #571616THE BOSTON POST, Massachusetts, October 16, 1944
* Erwin Rommel death
* The Desert Fox
* World War II field Marshall
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "GERMANY ADMITS ROMMEL'S DEATH" "State Funeral Ordered by Hitler for 'Desert Fox'---Wounds in Strafing by Allied Fliers Fatal"
Tells of the death of famous Nazi... Read full description -
Item #724296CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 23, 1943.
* General George S. Patton slaps soldier - assault
* World War II - WWII U.S. senate hearing
* Dwight D. Eisenhower keeps Patton's leadership
The front page has a six column heading: "Senate Hears Eisenhower's Story of Patton" with subheads. (see images) More on page 6.
Complete 1st section only with... Read full description -
Item #725000CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 5, 1938
* Adolph Hitler's State Visit to Rome, Italy
* The Sudetenland - Case Green (Fall Grün)
* The Axis - Anschluss - Pact of Steel
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'FREE HAND,' HITLER DEMAND" with subhead and related illustration.(see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #705194THE STARS AND STRIPES, Italy Edition, April 13, 1945
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR death
The 3-line banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DEAD AT 63" with a black-bordered photo of him. The report datelined at Washington, April 12, begins: "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died this afternoon at 4:35 p.m...at his "little... Read full description -
Item #722189SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 15, 1941.
* Atlantic Charter issued (1st report)
* Winston Churchill - World War II - WWII
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DETAILS OF CHURCHILL FDR MEETING REVEALED" with subheads and photo onboard the USS Augusta. (see images) More inside. First report... Read full description -
Item #575589WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, July 16, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* The Big Three meeting
* Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, & Winston Churchill
This 42 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: " 'Big Three' In Potsdam For Historic Meeting", with nice photo of Harry Truman with caption: "Ready For Conference". Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #583250WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, July 17, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* The Big Three meeting
* Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, & Winston Churchill
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "TRUMAN CALLS ADMIRAL LAND" with subhead: "Urgent Summons Cabled From Potsdam, Sees Berlin Ruins".
Other news of the day including... Read full description -
Item #691587THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1944.
* re. Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot
* Post Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put
* Joseph Goebbels speech reassuring the public
The front page has a two column heading: "Goebbels Promises Nazis New Effort Will Win" (see) Page 4 has a banner headline: "Text of Goebbels' Story... Read full description -
Item #594726THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1941
* Rudolph Hess Scotland parachute jump mystery
* Adolph Hitler's right hand man
* World War II
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "LONDON, WASHINGTON SEE RIFT IN HITLER'S COUNCIL IN HESS FLIGHT; HINT NO. 3 NAZI FEARED A PURGE" with subheads... Read full description -
Item #720513THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 20, 1943
* First Quebec Conference - Quadrant
* Highly secret military discussion
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "QUEBEC PARLEY IS PLANNING 'RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION' OF GERMANY AND JAPAN" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #581851LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, May 13, 1941.
* Rudolph Hess Scotland jump mystery (1st report)
* Adolph Hitler's right hand man
This 8 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "British Claim Nazi Break Shown", with subheads that include: "REJOICE OVER ARRIVAL OF HESS", "Claim Examination Shows Man Who Made Flight Escape Is Sane",... Read full description -
Item #725762NEW YORK POST, April 26, 1945
* The hunt for Adolph Hitler
* Russians - Soviet Army in Berlin
* Closing events of WWII Europe
The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER IN BERLIN" with coverage and related map on the next page. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some wear along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #699371THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* Warm Springs, Georgia
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline that announces: "ROOSEVELT DEAD" with subheads and photo. Much more inside. Nice for display.
Complete in 26 pages, wear at the central fold with small archival repairs, wear at... Read full description -
Item #725666THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945
* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolph Hitler
* Offers surrender to Western Allies
The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
background: On April... Read full description -
Item #659134THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1938
* Prime minister Winston Churchill
* Radio broadcast to America and London
* "The Defense of Freedom and Peace"
The top of page 5 has a six column headline: "Text of Address by Winston Churchill Replying to Chancellor Hitler" with small photo of Churchill. Contains the complete text of Winston... Read full description -
Item #710276SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, August 14, 1941.
* Atlantic Charter issued (1st report)
* Winston Churchill - World War II - WWII
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FDR, CHURCHILL MEET, OUTLINE JOINT WAR AIMS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the famous meeting at sea... Read full description -
Item #661878CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1944
* Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot
* Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put
The last column of the ftpg. has: "HITLER PLEADS WITH ARMY TO REMAIN LOYAL" with a subhead. The article carries over to pg. 2 where there is a photo of Hitler with Mussolini.
This was shortly after the attempted... Read full description -
Item #698407THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1946
* Tokyo War Crimes military Trial - Tribunal begins
* Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo & others indicted
* Crimes of aggression against humanity - peace
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ALLIES INDICT TOJO AND 27 FOR A PLOT TO RULE THE WORLD" with subheads. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #701708THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, April 13, 1945 The banner headline announces: "ROOSEVELT DIES" with the report datelined at Washington, April 12, beginning: "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died this afternoon at 4:35 p.m...at his "little White House" at Warm Springs, Ga...".
black-bordered photo of FDR, and page 3 has a photo & banner... Read full description -
Item #551262THE GAZETTE AND DAILY, York, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1945 The front page headlines "National Day of Mourning For Roosevelt Proclaimed" "Truman Sets Today Aside to Honor Roosevelt" and "FDR, In Speech Written Night Before Death, Pleads For End To All Wars" all clearly communicate this sad period in world history.
The issue is complete in 36 pages, and is in very good condition. -
Item #705004THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1944.
* Adolph Hitler giving out power
* Post Operation Valkyrie
* Hitler tries to tighten grip
The top of the front page has a six-column headline: "...NAZI LEADERS TIGHTEN GRIP ON HOME FRONT" with subheads that include: "DECREE BY HITLER" "Goebbels Gets the Task of Finding... Read full description -
Item #563074THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 26, 1944
* Adolph Hitler giving up some of his power
* Post Operation Valkyrie
This 20 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "HITLER SPLITS POWER; SETS UP 4-MAN RULE" with subheads that include: "Goering Dictator Over Nation's Life" and more.
Other news of the day with much... Read full description -
Item #630752THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 9, 1943
* Adolph Hitler Abolished ?
* Hermann Goering & William Keitel
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Shelving Of Hitler Would Mean Little To Allies, Lochner Says" with subhead. (see) Of course this was a false report but interesting though.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #691416EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Jan. 2, 1942
* Rare German occupation publication
* Adolph Hitler's new year proclamation
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 front page is dominated by: "FUEHRER'S... Read full description -
Item #701710F.D.REPORTER, printed on board the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dec. 1, 1945 This is the first issue of a shipboard newspaper which, as noted at the top, is: "Published for the crew by the crew about their shipmates and shiplife."
Much of the content is on the commissioning of this newest ship in the... Read full description -
Item #673881CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 4, 1943
* Tehran Conference in Iran
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a nice headline: "'REDS REVEAL 'BIG 3' PARLEY; New Plans Mapped by Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill" with subheads and small related map. First report coverage on the Tehran Conference meeting... Read full description -
Item #722571THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946
* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany
* German Nazis - war criminals hanged
* Hermann Goering suicide by poison
* Jewish holocaust perpetrators
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various... Read full description -
Item #698321NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN, Oct. 27, 1945 A patriotic red, white & blue issue with the banner headline: "TRUMAN BASES PEACE ON POWER" with subhead: "Tells Policy at Commissioning of Huge Carrier Roosevelt".
The decorative front page is printed in red and blue ink. Pages 2 and 3 have much on the naval parade in New York.
The complete first section with 8 pages, good condition. -
"Monty has a double!"
Item #637489DAILY EXPRESS, London, October 4, 1945
* Clifton James delivers as "Monty's" body-double
* Great D-Day bluff
The front page has "Monty Has A Double - His D-Day bluff deceived the Germans", with related text and a photo of Lieut. Clifton James as Montgomery. Read the article to learn more details regarding this great deception which helped keep the actual... Read full description -
Item #664902MAGAZINE SECTION of the New York Times, Jan. 29, 1939
* Adolph Hitler rules Germany
* Hitler Youth photo
The front page has a pro-Hitler illustration with banner heading: "Doubts Rise, But Hitler's Power Holds" which is a editorial by Harold Callender. Continues inside with a few related photos including one of the Hitler Youth. (see)
Complete magazine section only with all 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #654504THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1941
* Sara Delano Roosevelt death
* President Franklin D. mother
* FDR
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of President Dies At Her Home in Hyde Park" with photo of Mrs. Roosevelt and subhead. (See) Much more on pages 10 and 11 with photos. Other... Read full description -
Item #660621CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1945
* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun married
* Is he still alive in Europe ?
* Post-World War II - WWII
An interesting one column heading on the front page: "HITLER LIVES, REDS SUSPECT; BARE WEDDING" with subhead. The article begins: "Adolf Hitler married his sweetheart, Eva Braun, two days... Read full description -
Item #649991THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945
* General George S. Patton day of death
* Post World War II reports
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Patton Has Setback; Alarm Is Discounted" (see) Patton would die on this day.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on... Read full description -
Item #650026THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1945
* General George S. Patton death
* Post World War II reports
The front page has a two column heading: "Patton Receives GI's Last Salute; Burial Tomorrow in Luxembourg". (see) Coverage continues on page 13 with related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 22 pages,... Read full description -
Item #717689THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec.11, 1945
* General George S. Patton near death
* Automobile accident in WWII Germany
* Third United States Army commander
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Patton's Condition Now 'Critical'; He Is Paralyzed From Neck Down" Coverage continues on page 6 with photo of... Read full description -
Item #722080CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1945
* The mystery of Adolph Hitler's death
* Charred remains in Berlin bunker
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "BODY OF HITLER IDENTIFIED, SAYS RUSSIAN OFFICER" with subhead. (see images) Official report from the Russian military on the death of Adolph Hitler. There was always... Read full description -
Item #653786THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1939
* William Patrick Hitler in America
* Adolph's nephew interview
Page 2 has a two column heading: "Kin of Hitler, Here, Are Cool to Fuehrer; Nephew Calls the Chancellor 'a Menace'" with photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #719179ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 4, 1940
* Winston Churchill famous speech
* 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "30,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS; 335,000 TROOPS RESCUED, CHURCHILL SAYS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Winston Churchill's... Read full description
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