Völkischer Beobachter Front Pages: January 1943

Background: This page is part of a larger, and likely unfinishable, project to trace the history of World War II as reflected in the headlines of the Völkischer Beobachter, the Nazi Party’s daily newspaper.

January 1943 was the turning point of the war in Europe. Stalingrad had been surrounded for some time, but the German press downplayed the situation and remained optimistic until the headlines turned increasingly grim after 18 January. Before the end of January, Germans could reasonably believe in victory. After the fall of Stalingrad that became increasingly difficult.

Völkischer Beobachter: January 1943

	1 January 1943 The Führer Slogan for 1943: With All Our Strength!
	2 January 1943 The Year’s Proud Achievement of German Naval Warfare 8,940,000 BRT Destroyed The British-American Merchant Fleet Lost 1450 Ships — Hundreds of Freighters Damaged
	3 January 1943 Dark Shadows over the New Year Cassandra Voices in London because of the U-Boat Danger Cyrill Falls: “Great Horrors and Great Dangers Are Still before Us
	4 January 1943 74 Enemy Tanks Destroyed Soviet Attack Group in the Caucasus Destroyed Successful German Counter Attacks along the Don and near Toporez
	5 January 1943 Document of a Bad Conscience War Criminal Roosevelt Washes His Hands in Innocence White Book to Confuse Congressional Opposition
	6 January 1943 Roosevelt’s White Book — A Failed Attempt to Wash the Negro Sharp Rejection by the European Press
	7 January 1943 France Also Recognizes: The U.S. War: Preparing for Bolshevism in Europe Congress Considers the White Book
	8 January 1943 Alarm in the Reactionary Camp English Money Bags against the Beveridge Plan Insurance Companies Buy Public Opinion
	9 January 1943 Congress Listens to a New Speech Filled with Bluffs Roosevelt Dreams of a Super-Versailles Demands Disarmament and Permanent Enslavement of for Germany, Italy, and Japan
	10 January 1943 Confident of the Victory of the Three-Power Pact National China at War with England and the USA Japan Gives Up its Concessions and Extraterritorial Rights
	11 January 1943 A Serious Blow to African Supplies Tanker Convoy Completely Destroyed 13 Valuable Special Ships with 174,000 Tons of Fuel Sunk by German U-Boats A tanker convoy did, in fact, lose seven of nine ships off the African Coast.
	12 January 1943 Fighters for the Power and Greatness of the Reich The two had birthdays.
	13 January 1943 A New U-Boat Success with 89,000 BRT Remains of a Large Tanker Convoy Also Destroyed
	14 January 1943 They Will Not Escape Punishment for Their Warmongering “U.S. Jews must Reckon with a Wave of Intolerance” Roosevelt Senator on Public Opinion Hostile to the Jews
	15 January 1943 Great Results of East Asian Unity National China Mobilizes Its Rich Reserves The Chungking Government Must Be Silent about Japan’s Renunciation [See 10 January]
	16 January 1943 Rosenmann Hides behind Roosevelt A Genuine Jew on the Throne of the United States “Saturday Evening Post” Talks out of School: The President Only a Tool of Jewish High Finance
	17 January 1943 The USA Youth Dies for Their Profits 2000% for the Armaments Hyenas in Roosevelt’s Thieve’s Paradise How General Director Newell Turns U.S. Ship Losses into Fat Dividends
	18 January 1943 Forces in Velikije Luki Break Out Mass Soviet Attacks by Stalingrad Fail against Brave Resistance by German Defenders
	19 January 1943 Continuing Hard Defensive Battle Furious Attacks by the Soviets on All Fronts English Doubts about the Value of Soviet Winter Operations
	20 January 1943 The Winter Battle on the Eastern Front Greatest Test of German Military Spirit Rising Soviet Losses of Men and Matériel
	21 January 1943 Full Use of the Economic Resources of Europe and East Asia for Total War Comprehensive Treaty of the Three Power Pact to Mobilize Their Full Economic Resources Treaty Signed at the Führer’s Headquarters— Simultaneous Signing in Rome
	22 January 1943 American Eyewitness Confirms: Twenty Years of Soviet Misery Only for the War against Europe The Whole Country a Weapons Factory for Establishing a Bolshevist World Republic
	23 January 1943 Heroic Defense by Our Troops Unique Hard Battles at Stalingrad Over 8,000 Soviet Armored Vehicles Destroyed Since the Beginning of the Soviet Offensive
	24 January 1943 Stalingrad Heroic Resistance Using Every Strength The Battle of our Soldiers Obligates the Whole Nation to the Greatest Efforts
	25 January 1943 Shining Example of the Best German Military Spirit Situation at Stalingrad Further Intensifies Successful Counterattacks in the West Caucasus and Lower Don
	26 January 1943 Heroic Battle of Stalingrad Immortal Fame for the Flags of the 6th Army Romanian Unites in Glorious Military Brotherhood
	27 January 1943 Heroic Defense in the Ruins of Stalingrad German, Romanian, and Croatian Troops Fight at Close Quarters under the Leadership of their Generals
	28 January 1943 Fearless Knowledge of a Significant Task The Resistance in Stalingrad Occupies Several Soviet Armies Troops Still Battle-Worthy Dig into the Ruins of the City
	29 January 1943 All Resources for Final Victory! Labor Reserves Must Register The Battle of Our Soldiers Obligates the Homeland to the Greatest Effort
	30 January 1943 “For If Need Will Not Break Iron — Then Iron Shall Break the Need!” A line from Emanuel Geibel.
	31 January 1943 The Führer’s Proclamation on the 10th Anniversary of the Seizure of Power The Answer: Battle and Victory! Mass Meeting of the Absolute Determination of the Nation for Total War