Historic Newspapers: World War II Key Names
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Item #697243NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1939
* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt
* Hunt for the suspects - pre Valkyrie
* Resistance fighter Georg Elser
The front page has one column headings: "NAZIS ARE BAFFLED BY MUNICH BLAST" "Unable to Find Perpetrator, but Assert Bomb That Hitler Escaped Had Foreign Origin".... Read full description -
Item #697088SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 22, 1938
* Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Search for a homeland - Jewish
The top of the front page has a seven column heading: "Hitler Rages Over Jewish Haven" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht... Read full description -
Item #697082WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 21, 1941
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
* 3rd FDR inauguration
* First time for 3rd term
The front page has a nice banner headline: "F. R. TAKES OATH, ASSERTS DEMOCRACY NOT DYING" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #696900MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 24, 1945
* Concentration camp for children found
* Jewish holocaust realization
The front page has a two column heading: "Camp of 'Slave Children' Freed by Russian Troops" First report coverage of a concentration camp for children that was found by Russian troops in Poland. What... Read full description -
Item #696694CHICAGO 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.... Read full description -
Item #695828DEUTSCHE JUGENDBURG, Germany, June, 1940 The title translates to: "German Youth Castle". Based on the content & photos within this would appear to be a publication for the Nazi Youth.
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Item #695785THE EDITOR'S DREAM, 'September 31"
* Fake publication w/ a futuristic headline
As the title of the newspaper implies, this is not a legitimate newspaper but rather a "dream" headline any publisher would love to print.
In large type is: “NAZIS QUIT ! ” “Hitler Seized in Mountain Hideout:... Read full description -
Item #695777JB - ILLUSTSRIERTE BEOBACHTER (Illustrated Observer), Munich, Nov. 10, 1938 The entire front page is taken up with a photo of Adolf Hitler. This is from the time of Kristallnacht, when Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed.
A great wealth of Nazi propaganda reporting within, with many photos as well.
Complete in 46 pages, tabloid-size, an... Read full description -
Item #695673THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1946
* CIA Central Intelligence Agency is established (1st report)
* President Harry Truman
The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "Truman Creates a New Authority To Handle Foreign Intelligence" "Gathering and Dissemination Put Under Secretaries of State, War and... 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... Read full description -
Item #694990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943
* Jewish rescue in Palestine?
* Extermination of Jews in Europe
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #694977THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Extra, Hawaii, May 8, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The front page has a banner headline: "Next Sunday Dedicated To Prayer; TRUMAN CONFIRMS NAZI SURRENDER, WARN JAPS" with subhead. (see) Nice to have from the origin of the United States entering the war.
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Item #694734THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1938
* Will Rogers Memorial Museum dedication
* Claremore, Oklahoma - Rogers County
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT LEADS TRIBUTE TO ROGERS" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the dedication of the Will Rogers... Read full description -
Item #694509THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 6, 1943
* Battle of Troina - Italy
* Allied invasion of Sicily
* General George S. Patton
* Seventh United States Army
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES CLOSING SICILY TRAP" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, generally nice. -
Item #694318THE 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.
The front page has: "Large... Read full description -
Item #693989THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY DRIVES NORTH FOR SAAR AFTER JUNCTION OF TWO DIVISIONS" with subheads that include: "MAGINOT LINE CUT" and more with... Read full description -
Item #693437THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 2, 1942
* Battle of Alam el Halfa
* Al Alamein, Egypt
* Western Desert Campaign
* Panzer Africa vs. British Eighth Army
* Erwin Rommel vs. Bernard Montgomery
The front page has a five column headline: "U.S. FORCES OPPOSE ROMMEL" with subheads that include: "Land and Air Forces Join British Against New Axis... Read full description -
Item #693346LIBERTY magazine, New York, Mar. 12, 1938 The color cover of has an illustration a puppy surprising his new owner with a kiss. The tag around the puppy's neck reads "Happy Birthday!" Also present is an article titled: "President Roosevelt's Own Story of the New Deal", which provides his... Read full description -
Item #693042THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1943
* Bethnal Green tube station
* London Underground bomb shelter
* Nazi air raid panic stampede disaster
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Woman Trips, Causing Jam, 178 Die in London Shelter" (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia... Read full description -
Item #693006THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 23, 1943
* Battle of Tripoli - Tripolitania - Libya
* Field Marshall Erwin Rommel defeat
* Afrika Korps vs. British 8th Army
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRIPOLI IN GRASP OF ALLIES; ROMMEL FLEES INTO TUNISIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Other World War II reporting.
Complete with 24... Read full description -
Item #692965CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 28, 1945
* Robert Ritter von Greim suicide
* WWI German flying ace death
* Commander-in-Chief of Luftwaffe
The front page has a banner heading: "Nazi Air Chief Suicide; New Details of Hitler's Last Days" with subheads. Photo of Greim on page 3. (see)
World War II coverage vs. Japan as well.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #692803DAILY NEWS, New York, April 30, 1945
* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)
* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism
* World War II Italy
The banner headline announces: "ALLIES TAKE VENICE, MILAN AND MUNICH; Italians Execute Mussolini, Dump Body in City Square" The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Musso Killed; Kicked in Mud By... Read full description -
Item #692748THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1938
* Nuremberg Rally - 10th Party Congress opens
* "Rally of Greater Germany" - annexation of Austria
The front page has a two column heading: "Nazi Victory in Austria Stressed As Nuremberg Congress Opens" with subhead. (see) First report coverage inside with photo of Adolph Hitler.... Read full description -
Item #692739ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Oct. 1, 1938
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler enters Czechoslovakia
The day prior British Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain gave a speech concerning the Munich Agreement and the Anglo-German Declaration and assured the British people that: "...it is peace for our time"... Read full description -
Item #692679CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1938
* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant
* MLB - Major League Baseball
* Best title to be had (rare )
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Current day Czechoslovakia
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler
The front page has a one column heading: "CHICAGO ROARS A WELCOME TO CHAMPION CUBS" with subhead and... Read full description -
Item #692617ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, October 16, 1938
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Adolph Hitler greeted at Eger, Czechoslovakia
The front page has five related photos with heading: "The German Armies March Into Czechoslovakia" (see)
Complete rotogravure section only with 8... Read full description -
Item #692090THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 25, 1943
* Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
* 1st major battle between American & German forces
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOW WE BEAT ROMMEL" with lead-in: "What Did It?---The Courage Of American Boys" and subheads. (see) Nice for display. First... Read full description -
Item #691830NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 12, 1938
* 1938 Nuremberg Rally - Nazi Germany
* Annexation of Austria ? - Adolph Hitler
* 1 year away from World War II start
The front page has a banner headline: "'We'll Fight for Sudetens,' Hitler Vows" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1938 Nuremberg Rally which was named,... Read full description -
Item #691706NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, November 11, 1942
* Operation Torch
* French North Africa
* All of France under German control
* World War II - WWII
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "TRUCE IN NORTH AFRICA" with related map Nice for display.Coverage on Operation Torch, the British-American... 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... Read full description -
Item #691536CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1942
* Second Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt - Africa
* Erwin Rommel defeated
The front page has a six column heading: "British Tanks Pursue Axis 104 Miles in Egypt" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 with related map.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #691471EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Sept. 7, 1942 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 reports include: "Entire Kertsch Peninsula in German Hands" "German Forces Marching Steadily... Read full description -
Item #691469VOLKISCHER BEOBACHTER, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 10, 1940 This was the newspaper of the Nazi party in Germany and for 25 years it formed part of the official public face of the Nazi party. Totally in the German language.
The top banner headline translates to: "The War Speech of the Fuhrer to the Old Guard". A rather large front page photo... Read full description -
Item #691465JB - ILLUSTSRIERTE BEOBACHTER (Illustrated Observer), Munich, Oct. 27, 1938 The entire front page is taken up with a photo that includes Adolf Hitler. A wealth of Nazi propaganda reporting, with many photos, in this 48 page, tabloid-size newspaper;
An inside page has an ad clipped, otherwise very nice condition. -
Item #691424GUINEA GOLD, "American Edition", March 19, 1945 Haling itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military publication was printed in the jungles of New Guinea, hence the title.
The headline reads: "Great Rhine City Of Coblenz Virtually Captured By Patton's Forces" with a wealth of additional... 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:... Read full description -
Item #691415KAROLLE, Wochenschrift Fur Unterhaltung, Wissen, Lebensfreude, Germany, Jan. 31, 1942 A Nazi-era newspaper which translates to: "CAROLE, A Weekly Magazine for entertainment, Knowledge, Joy of Life".
The front page features of photo of Adolf Hitler. A wealth of German propaganda within with many photos.
Complete in 16 pages,... Read full description -
Item #691294THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 23, 1941
* From shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack
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 reports are: "Fuehrer In Supreme Command Of German Army -... Read full description -
Item #691291THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 19, 1941
* Rare German occupation title
* World War II - WWII
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 reports are: "Roosevelt's Pessimistic Speech -... Read full description -
Item #691283THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Nov. 27, 1941
* From shortly before the Pearl Harbor attack
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 reports are: "Heavy Losses By the British Navy--Cruiser... Read full description -
Item #691280THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Nov. 26, 1941 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 reports are: " 'We Shall Win, With the People's Help' Says Dr. Goebbels" "Attempted... Read full description -
Item #691265THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Nov. 11, 1941
* German occupation publication
* Attack on Pearl Harbor close
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 reports are: "The Desperate Situation of... Read full description -
Item #690464STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, Nov. 27, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "450 B29s Set Fires In Osaka, Main Jap Industrial Center" "Truman Sees More Men Ion... Read full description -
Item #690389STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 16, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "New Fleet Assault Rakes Japan" "North Ports Blasted for First Time"... Read full description -
Item #690387STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 17, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "B29s Fire 4 Jap Cities; Truman Tours Berlin Ruins" "Superforts Fly First Time Under Spaatz" "Big 3 Talks... Read full description -
Item #690133BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 7, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue has some war-related photos. The issue is focused on Nazi propaganda.
Tabloid-size, complete in about... Read full description -
Item #690132BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 21, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue begins & ends with with war-related photos, one including Herman Goring. The issue is... Read full description -
Item #689946STARS & STRIPES, June 13, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa nearing the end
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Okinawa Attack Renewed; Caps Refuse to Give Up; Aussies Gain on Borneo" "U.S. Forces Smash At Enemy's... Read full description -
Item #689912STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 30, 1945
* Battle of Frankfurt, Germany (capture)
* General George S. Patton's Third Army
* Nazis - Germans falling apart
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline:... Read full description -
Item #689903STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, May 26, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "B 29s Fire Tokyo Again" & subhead: "Smouldering City Hit by 500 Supers". Front page photos includes General Eisenhower. The back... Read full description
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