Historic Newspapers: Search Results

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

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

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

NEW YORK POST, July 7, 1940

* Adolf Hitler gets a hero's welcome 
* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front
* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France

The front page has a two… more

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940

* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)
* Benito Mussolini's announcement

The front page has a nice banner headline above… more

THE HOBO NEWS, New York, November, 1940  An interesting monthly "street" newspaper that existed from 1936 to 1948, distributed by street sellers in bohemian areas.  It was produced in part by… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 1, 1940

* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)
* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel

The top front page has a six column headline:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1940

* Battle of Britain
* London, England  bombings
* World War II - WWII

The the top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER SWEARS TO CRUSH… more

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, June 20, 1940  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page is a photo of British & French troops evcuating Dunkirk,… more

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 12, 1940  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows a British warship being shelled at from the… more

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 19, 1940  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows German pilots returning from a bombing mission… more

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Oct. 10, 1940  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page shows the Nazi bombing of London and flying people.… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 28, 1940 

* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France
* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"
* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches

The front page has a… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940

* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)
* German bombers over United Kingdom

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND… more

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… more

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Feb. 1, 1940  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. The full front page is a photo which includes… more

THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, June 3, 1940 

* Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...
* Great for framing

The ftpg. has the full banner heading: "RAIN BOMBS ON PARIS!", followed by the full… more

DEUTSCHE 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.
Sixteen… more

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, WAR EXTRA, Aug. 14, 1940 

* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers
* FRONT LEAF ONLY **

The front page has a great bold banner headline: "POISON GAR… more

BERLINER 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.… more

BERLINER 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.… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 24, 1940

* France-Germany armistice
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* German occupation zone set

The front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN ASSAILS… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1940

* Adlertag "Operation Eagle Attack"
* Nazi Germany Luftwaffe operation
* British Royal Air Force victory
* During the Battle of Britain

The front page… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 9, 1940

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

The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIR BATTLE ON OVER OSLO; Capital… more

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 13, 1940 

* Fall of Paris, France
* World War II Germans

The front page has a nice headline above the masthead: "TROOPS QUIT PARIS; PLAN CITY… more

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, WAR EXTRA, June 15, 1940

* Battle of France (Fall)
* Fight for the Maginot Line
* British vs. Germany tanks

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

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940

* Great WWII reporting!
* War Extra - Battle on Marne... Italy attacks Geneva

The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1940

* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations - atrocities

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "WOMAN OF… more

NEW YORK WSORTLD-TELEGRAM, May 18, 1940

* Nazis capture Antwerp, Belgium
* World War II era original

The front page has a nice banner headline: ANTWERP FALLS TO GERMANS; Report Government… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1940

* Battle of Britain
* London, England  bombings
* World War II - WWII

The the top of the front page has a six column headline: "NAZIS POUND AT LONDON AREA… more

(10) WORLD WAR II: "The Star" and/or "Evening Press" newspapers from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Ten issues of a bona-fide Nazi newspaper published in English for the residents of this English… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 21, 1940

* Rock of Gibraltar bombing
* Operation Felix
* World War II

The front page has a nice banner headline: "REPORT GIBRALTAR BOMBED, AFIRE" With… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1940

* Italo Balbo killed
* Italian Blackshirt
* Marshal of the Air Force

The front page has a five column headline that reads: "BALBO KILLED, HIS PLANE SHOT… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1940

* Warsaw, Poland Ghetto established
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi-occupied Europe

This 80+ page Sunday edition newspaper has small one column… more

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 27, 1940

* Nazis capture Boulogne France
* World War II era

This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "BOULOGNE FALLS… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 11, 1940

* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)
* Nazis reach Paris France
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

This 22 page… more

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, July 16, 1940 

* Rare Nazi occupation issue
* Beginning of the siege

A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the… more