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.
October 1940 was an exciting month for Germans, but there were problems. England still had not cracked, although the VB carried reports suggesting England must crack soon. And at the end of the month the Italians invaded Greece, which turned into a debacle until Germany bailed Mussolini out.
Völkischer Beobachter: October 1940
London’s Unsuccessful Attacks on the Axis Pact
Soviet-Russian Statement Reject England’s Lies
England Loses Another 70,000 BRT
Many Major Fires in London — Successful German Flak Defense — 68 Downings on Monday
Churchill Clings to the Jews
The British-Jewish World Alliance Renewed
Chamberlain Kicked Out
The War Declarer Becomes the Scapegoat for Churchill’s Failures
Three Hour Meeting at the Brenner Pass
Third Hitler-Mussolini Meeting Since the War Began
Even English Fog Fails
Strongest Blows by the German Luftwaffe Despite Unfavorable Weather — 30 British Fighters Shot Down on Saturday
Newest Tip from Auntie Reuters
“Austria Can Be Attacked from the Adriatic”
Feverish British Illusionary Propaganda Conceals Continuing Collapse
Diplomatic Report on Chaos in London
“Like the Fall of Carthage” — The City Closed — All Industrial Areas Bombed
Social Planning in Reich Gau Vienna
Schirach: “We Are All Trustees of German Labor”
German Fliers Always over London
American Eye Witnesses Say: “Heaviest Lightning Attacks Thus Far in the Air War”
Great Destruction in London’s Center
Many Large Fires in the English Capital — Large Explosions in Cardiff Harbor
The cartoon depicts British pilots bombing German hospitals.
1:20 — Churchill’s Lie
W. C. Conceals 35,000 Prisoners — The Extent of His Other Lies Cannot Be Determined
The claim is that Churchill claimed that 1,770 British soldiers were POWs, whereas the article says Germans held 37,050 British captives.
Major Fires in the London City
Direct Hit on Waterloo Station
Bombs Fall on Westminster
Schirach on Vienna
No Museum of the Past, But Rather a Great Future Filled with Life!
Speech of the Reichsleiter and Reich Governor to the Party Leadership in Vienna
The Nation Thanks the Rural Population
Darré and Dr. Goebbels Receive the German Farmers’s Delegation in Berlin
Representatives of the German Rural Population with the Führer
Fulfilling Each Individual’s Duty Assures the Nation’s Victory
OKW Announces Significant Increase in Revenge Attacks
38 British Aircraft Shot Down — Our U-boats Sink Another 37,000 BRT
Shameful Deed by British Sea Pirates
Shipwrecked German Sailors Fired On
A New Version of the Baralong and Altmark Crimes
The reference is to British attacks on German ships in Norwegian waters earlier in 1940. See this pamphlet.
Successful Attacks by our Destroyers and PT Boats
Battle with Heavily Protected British Cruiser Group — PT Boat Success: 33,000 BRT off the Southeastern English Coast
26 Ships Sunk in One Night
Greatest and Most Successful Group Attack in U-Boat History
England lost 327,000 BRT within Two Days
17 Ships Sunk Sunday Evening!
Even the New York Times Has to Admit:
“Nothing Can Stop the Germans!”
German Fliers Attack by Day Despite Cloudless Skies
Successful Night Battles in the Red Sea
Six Ships Sunk by Italian PT Boats — British Cruiser Damaged
The Führer and Franco Meet
Friendly Discussions about Relations between Germany and Spain
The Führer Receives Marshall Petain
Ribbentrop and Laval Join the Discussion
German and Italian Bombers over England
Camaraderie in the Final Battle against the World Enemy
The Führer’s Principle:
Long Preparations — Short War
The Conclusion of the Meeting Campaign in Vienna by Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels
Vienna: City of the Reich Theatre Week
Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels at the Introduction of the New Reichspropagandaamtsleiter Günter Kaufmann
The newly installed propaganda leader said, among other things: “Mr. Reichpropagandaleiter, you once said that we National Socialists understand propaganda as a moral duty.
The Meeting in Florence
Discussion on Current Questions between the Führer and the Duce
Italian Troops Cross the Greek Border
The First Goals Achieved — The Advance Continue
