Background: This page is part of a larger project to trace the history of World War II as reflected in the headlines of the Völkischer Beobachter, the Nazi Party’s daily newspaper.
June 1944 was the the month of D-Day, for which the Germans had long claimed to be prepared, but things did not go well for them. It also introduced the V-1, which for a time gave new hope to Germans.
Völkischer Beobachter: June 1944
1 June 1944
Syria and Lebanon as Springboards of Bolshevism
2 June 1944
Kalinin Proclaims:
Soviets Claim World Domination
Unconcealed Threats against Any Desire for Independence
3 June 1944
“The American Century” — Unvarnished
Democracy on Bayonets
The Plutocrats Fear Revolution
The Union Bosses Are Corrupt
4 June 1944
New York Says:
“War is a Business”
Grotesque USA Speculation on the Bolshevization of Europe
5 June 1944
“Divorced from Reality, Lying, Deceptive”
Systematic Dumbing Down of the Population in the USA
Bitter Criticism of Roosevelt’s News Policy
6 June 1944
Rome’s Fate Will Be Decided in the West
Italian Events in the Context of the General War Situation
7 June 1944
At Moscow’s Order:
The Battle in the West Has Begun
The Battle against the Aggressors Is Raging
8 June 1944
Hard Battles on the Normandy Coast
Strong Defense against the Second Wave of Attacks
Heavy Enemy Losses in Men, Weapons, Ships, Airplanes
9 June 1944
Successes by Our Navy and Luftwaffe
Enemy Invasion Fleet Suffers Substantial Losses
Luftwaffe Alone Sinks Five Ships totaling 31,000 BRT — Numerous Transports, Freighters, and Warships Heavily Damaged
10 June 1944
The Western Powers Forced to Extreme Measures:
In the Hell of the German Defense
11 June 1944
After Years of Waiting:
The Western Army Fights Again!
12 June 1944
The Opponent’s Plan in Disorder
Further Losses by the Invasion Fleet
Embarrassed Silence about Heavy Losses
13 June 1944
Eisenhower’s Plan Ruined
March into a Hail of Fire
14 June 1944
“The USA Population Has to Know...”
The Atlantic Wall is Bitter Reality
Heavy Losses in the Invasion Forces Leads to Harsh Criticism
15 June 1944
The Big Spender in the White House
What is Roosevelt’s War Costing the USA?
16 June 1944
Mobile Warfare in Restricted Space
The Invaders in Normandy Struggle Desperately for Ways to Break Out
17 June 1944
Results of Our New Weapons
The Bill is Presented to British Air Pirates
The first report in the VB on the V-1 missile.
18 June 1944
12 Days of Disappointment
The Leadership of the Western Powers Has Dreams of Victory Torn Away
19 June 1944
Flames in the Sky over London
Successful German Counterattacks
20 June 1944
One Cannot Stop the New Weapon
Inconsistencies in Enemy Agitation
The article suggests the V-1 is unstoppable and that the British don’t know what to say about it.
21 June 1944
Our Fight is against the Warmongers
A Statement by the Reich Press Chief
The main article is a reprint of an interview with Otto Dietrich, first published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The new V-1 is the main theme.
22 June 1944
Despite Great Use of Resources:
Montgomery Still Has No Freedom of Movement
23 June 1944
Lyttelton Confirms Roosevelt’s War Guilt
Uproar in Washington — The British Minister of Production Twists and Turns
24 June 1944
Invasion Soldiers Ask:
“Once Again Unemployment and Begging?”
A Nazi propaganda theme during this period was that Allied soldiers would go back home after the war to unemployment and misery.
25 June 1944
Plutocrats Fight about Exploiting Europe
The Yankees Want France’s Colonies
26 June 1944
“One ‘ V-1’ Salvo Follows Another at a Raging Tempo”
British Press Admits Serious Damage
Desperate, But Unsuccessful, Attempts at Defense
27 June 1944
Fear of Social Catastrophe in the USA
Jews under Special Protection — Freedom of Opinion Restricted
28 June 1944
Discussions between Ribbontrop and the Finnish Government
German Military Assistance for Finland
Unbreakable German-Finnish Solidarity in Military Brotherhood
29 June 1944
Our Time Will Come Again
In the Center of the European Storm
Even Our Enemies’ Greatest Efforts Will Be in Vain
30 June 1944