Völkischer Beobachter Front Pages: September 1945.

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.

The news seemed good in May 1941. Although Germans didn’t know it, the successful campaign in the Balkans delayed the planned attack on the Soviet Union, with perhaps disastrous consequences. Crete was captured. The Bismarck was sunk.

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Völkischer Beobachter: May 1941

	1 May 1941 Our Oath on 1 May Front and Homeland: A Phalanx Reichsleiter Dr. Ley Appeals to all Workers
	2 May 1941 Rudolf Heß to German Workers The Victory of German Weapons Is Also Your Victory! Amann, Ohnesorge, and Messerschmidt awarded “Pioneer of Labor” Ceremonial Award of the Golden Flag to Model Companies
	3 May 1941 Howl of Stuka Bombs Flight from Greece First Eyewitness British Reports
	4 May 1941 Reichstag Meets Today at 18:00 One Million BRT Sunk in April! Highest Month Since the War Began
	5 May 1941 The Führer Speaks to the Reichstag: “Nothing Is Impossible for the German Solider!” Proud Report of Victory on the Campaign in the Southeast
	6 May 1941 Europe Has Understood Adolf Hitler Howls of Rage in the Anglo-Saxon Press about Führer’s Victory
	7 May 1941 Two Key Aegean Positions Captured Mykonos and Chios in German Hands New Strong Attacks against Targets in North and Southeast England
	8 May 1941 Systematic Attacks on British Harbors An Important Step in the Battle of the Atlantic
	9 May 1941 Heroism with Packed Suitcases Churchill’s Vote of Confidence Comedy Ends Successfully
	10 May 1941 Smuts Invites the Heirs South Africa in Roosevelt’s Grasp Fall of the Empire Can No Longer Be Stopped
	11 May 1941 “An Unpleasant Surprise” Churchill Admits Record Sinkings in April Quota of Lies Reduced from 70% to 50% __________________________________________________________ The cartoon depicts Churchill standing on a lit bomb, saying to Roosevelt: “It is a consolation that I can stand here.”
	12 May 1941 For Each British Bomb, a Hundred German Bombs! Over a Hundred Thousand Bombs on London New Hard Revenge Attack by the German Luftwaffe
	13 May 1941 Destruction of British Raw Material Factories Systematic Attacks by the German Luftwaffe
	14 May 1941 “Washington — Not London is the Center of Command of the Seas!” Admission by USA Imperialism Openness of a Democratic Champion
	15 May 1941 Dollar Imperialism without a Mask North American — Jewish — British State Trust The World Empire of Jazz, Hollywood Films, and USA Canned Goods ___________________________________________________________________ The cartoon shows Roosevelt following the ghost of Wilson onto a field of graves while the American public tries to hold him back: “Once again — Because it was lovely back then!?”
	16 May 1941 Roosevelt Aims for Dakar The “Times” Reveals USA Imperialism’s New Plans ___________________________________________________________________ The cartoon titled “England’s Life Clock” shows ships sinking.
	17 May 1941 Dunkirk or Not? Endless Contradictions about England’s Losses in the Balkans
	18 May 1941 Roosevelt’s War Goal: USA Police Billy Clubs in Germany Europe — A Colony of North American Jewish Capital
	19 May 1941 Roosevelt Wants to Make Plutocracy Eternal USA President Says Germany is Responsible for Economic Chaos
	20 May 1941 Heavy Blows from the Luftwaffe Bombing Attacks from the North Atlantic to the Aegean
	21 May 1941 Systematic Strangulation of British Oil Imports 85,000 BRT of Tankers Destroyed in 19 Days The cartoon is titled “Battle against Waste.” A worker looks into a crate destined for England and says: “Hey, there are only stones here!” A Jew says: “Quiet, you idiot. The ship will never get there!’
	22 May 1941 A Heavy Blow in the Eastern Mediterranean Seven English Warships Hit by Bombs
	23 May 1941 Four British Cruisers Sunk Destroyers Also Sunk — A Battleship and Two More Destroyers Heavily Damaged
	24 May 1941 Major Attack by German U-Boats 110,000 BRT from an English Convoy Destroyed The cartoon is captioned: “England loses control of its waters.” Churchill is spilling water from a pan named the Mediterranean into another one named Atlantic, which is spilling onto the ground.
	25 May 1941 Western Crete in German Hands Courageous Attack by German Paratroopers and Airborne Forces — Air Superiority over the Area Achieved — Operations Proceeding as Planned
	26 May 1941 Paralyzing Horror in England “The End of the Hood — A Symbol of Great Britain’s Fate”
	27 May 1941 English Loses over the Past Six Days Mediterranean Cruiser Squadron Wiped Out The Bloodbath on Crete
	28 May 1941 England is 90,000 BRT Poorer 77,600 Sunk West of Africa — German Troops on Crete Advance as Planned The article to the top left reports the sinking of the Bismarck.
	29 May 1941 The Bismarck’s Heroic Battle Overpowered by Sixteen British Warships
	30 May 1941 “If We Lose Crete...” Howls of Fear in the British Press about the Fortress in the Mediterranean The cartoon is titled “Fair Play.” Roosevelt, carrying off the world, says to England: “We want honest sharing. I keep the globe, and you can keep busy with the Axis”
	31 May 1941 Enemy Resistance Collapses Crete Almost Conquered Instead of “Defending to the Death” — A New Dunkirk