Völkischer Beobachter Front Pages: June 1944.

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 Approaching Decision Montgomery Facing Strategic Pressure
	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 Effects of Constant “V-1” Attacks Useless English Speculation about Defensive Measures