World War II to start in 1939...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 30, 1939 



* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland about to be attacked 



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "New British Note Going To Hitler" with subheads and related photo.



Other news of day. Lite browning with little margin wear and small tape mend (see), otherwise good.



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Erwin Rommel death...

THE 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"



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Just prior to Crystal Night...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 9, 1938



* Pre Crystal Night  (Kristallnacht)

* Night of Broken Glass

* Persecution of Jews



This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines near the bottom of the front page: "Hitler Threatening to Seize Germany's Lost Colonies" "Speech by Fuehrer Also Marks Launching of Severe 'Reprisals' Against Jews"



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Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)... Persecution of the Jews...

THE FREDERICK POST, Frederick, Maryland, November 16, 1938  This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GOERING FROWNS ON ANTI-JEWISH DRIVE IN REICH" "Reported To Be Opposed In Principle To Policies Of Goebbels" "GERMAN JEWISH POLICY SCORED BY ROOSEVELT" "Recent Events Described As Almost Beyond Belief, Says Executive&quo... See More  

Operation Dragoon in 1944 WWII...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 4, 1943 



* Operation Avalanche 

* Allies invade Italy 



This 12 page newspaper has a nice three line banner headline on the front page: "Allied Reinforcements Pour Into Italy As Eighth Army Sweeps Inland Taking Many Prisoners; Meet Little Opposition"



Nice headline for display.



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World War II begins...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 7, 1939 

 

* Blitzkrieg 

* World War II WWII starts 

* Nazis invade Poland 



This 26 page newspaper has a nice three line banner headline on the front page: "FRENCH TAKE FRONT LINE GERMAN POSTS; MUSSOLINI MAY SEEK ARMISTICE IN WAR; German Army Continues Advance in Poland" with many subheads. (see)



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Hitler enters Austria in 1938...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, March 11, 1938  This 40 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "RIOTING SWEEPS AUSTRIA; MARTIAL LAW NEAR" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

Hitler enters Austria in 1938...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 12, 1938 



* Germans capture Vienna Austria 

* Adolph Hitler march 

* Pre-World War II



This 8 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "EUROPE TENSE AS HITLER PUSHES ON" with subheads that include: "Nazification of Austria Now Aim of Fuehrer for Germans" and more.



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Nazi Saboteurs...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 9, 1942



* Nazi Saboteurs

* Ex parte Quirin

* World War II original



This 30+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Six Nazi Saboteurs Die in Electric Chair; Two Get Jail Terms" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.



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Postdam Conference (Germany)...

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.



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Italy annexes Albania...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1939  This 40+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Italy Sets Up Own Regime in Albania" with subheads that include: "Mussolini Will Tou r New Realm" and more.



Other news of the day with some reports on pre World War II tensions.



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Hermann Goering Nazis Hang in 1946....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 17, 1946



* Nazis war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Goering Probe Places 12 Nazis Under Scrutiny" and "Nuernberg Jail Employees Held As Board Seeks To Find Source Of Poison".



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Nazi occupation of France complete....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, November 12, 1942



* All of France under German control

* World War II - WWII

* Adolph Hitler - Nazis



This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "AXIS IN SOUTH FRANCE, FLEET'S FATE A MYSTERY" with subheads that include: "MARSEILLE TAKEN" "Nazis Overrun All France as Hitler Tears Up Armistice Pact" and more... See More  

FDR nominated for 3rd term... 1st & only time in U.S. history...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 19, 1940



* Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for 3rd term



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "NOMINATION IS ACCEPTED BY PRESIDENT", "Says He Can't Turn Back On 'Call to Service'" and more with related photo. (see)

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"Nazi" newspaper from an English island...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Jan. 13, 1943 



* Rare Nazi paper from a captured island



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



Among the front page heads are: " 'German U-Boats Score Terrific Successes" "90,000 Tons Shipping Sunk By Subs" "... See More  

Attempt to kill Hitler... Real life "Valkyrie" event...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 20, 1944



The popular movie starring Tom Cruise is based on the real-life event reported in this newspaper.



Being a early report, the front page has a small, breaking news style report with one column headline:



* Hitler Injured By Assailants



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Hamburg, Germany bombardment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 29, 1943



* Hamburg Germany bombardment

* RAF - Allies - Firestorm

* Operation Gomorrah



This 36 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page: "PEACE RIOTS, STRIKE REPORTED IN NORTH ITALY; ROOSEVELT HAILS 'FIRST CRACK' IN THE AXIS, OUTLINES POST-WAR AID FOR ALL U.S. FORCES" with subheads that include: "RAF IN PEAK BLOW&qu... See More  

President Medal of Freedom established...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 8, 1945 



* Presidential Medal of Freedom established 

* President Harry Truman 

* World War II original 



This 30+ page newspaper has a small, somewhat discrete one column headline on page 6: "Civilian War Decoration Is Created by Truman"



Tells of President Harry Truman creating the Medal Of Freedom



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Thomas Mann gains United States citizenship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 24, 1944



* Thomas Mann gains United States citizenship

* Anti Adolph Hitler novelist



This 26 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 6: "THOMAS MANN A CITIZEN" and "Foe of Hitler Predicts Fall of Germany Within Year".



Other news of the day with much on World War II. Good condition.



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Operation Catapult...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 6, 1940



* Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

* Operation Catapult

* Royal Navy

* French fleet



This 8 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "British Report French Destroyer Sunk, Gunboat Torpedoed" with subheads and photo the French battle Dunkerque.



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From Guernsey during the Nazi occupation...

German propoganda...

THE EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, November 1, 1940 This four page 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. Some of the articles within thi... See More  

Allied air assult on Hitler's forces...

JOURNAL HERALD, Dayton, Ohio, dated May 21, 1944  The front page full banner heading, "6,000 PLANES HIT NAZI INVASION COAST" announcing the greatest Allied air assault of the war to-date.  Text begins, "In the greatest mass air attack of the war the allies hurled 6,000 planes at Hitler's west wall defenses today and blasted a 150-mile strip from Brittany to Belgium..."... See More  

LIBERTY magazine, New York, dated July 13, 1940.

The color cover of this issue has an illustration of a young lady in a swimming suit, covering her head with a newspaper and is running down the beach as she has been caught in the rain. (see photo).



Within this issue are articles titled "Winston Churchill and His American Mother" and Orson Welles without Whiskers".

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Baseball star Bob Feller...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 24, 1940  The color cover of this issue has an illustration of a what appears to be the bombing of large city with Hitler's image in the background. (see photo). There is an article inside "Lighting in the Night - a Story of the Invasion of America".Within this issue is an article titled "Miracle Kid" which is about Bob Feller --... See More  

Japs accept terms...

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