This appears to be one of the momentous days of history. Friday, May 10, 1940 FROM MOLINE DAILY DISPATCH May 10 1940 HITLER STRIKES AGAIN * * * * * * * DICTAOR OF REICH INVADES BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS AND LUXEMBOURG IN BLITZKRIEG FASHION; ALLIES RUSH HELP REICH DEMANDS LOWLANDS ACCEPT HER PROTECTION Winston Churchil Tonight succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Great Britains Prime Minister Chamberlain radio speech was very affecting. what a day! Ears glued to Radio. ENGLISH-FRENCH FORCE REPORTED GOING TO SCENE Moving rapidly across belgium, says Paris source, to oppose Germans IT'S LIFE, DEATH BATTLE Vast areas bombed, including several cities in France SAYS ALLIES HAD PLANS TO SEIZE VALLEY OF RUHR Von Ribbentrop declares attack was to come through belgium and Holland HITLER LEADS HIS ARMY Says fight beginning today decides fate of germany for next 1000 years LITTLE BELGIUM AGAIN BECOMES A BATTLEGROUND German Land forces stopped after barely getting over Nation's frontier Leopold dons a uniform Leads troops as father did 25 years ago; Envoy has narrow escape Brussels MAY10 (AP) The German land forces have been stopped within a few hundred yards of the frontier. 'MURDER' SAYS ENVOY New York, May 10 - (INS) - "Gentlemen, this is first-degree murder!" with these words, George Theumis, Belgian embassader at large left New York to see President Roosevelt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHURCHILL BECOMES NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Londen May 10 (AP)-Neville Chamberlain resigned tonight as prime minister, ending nearly three years in office.

Creator

• Brown, Theophilus

Language

• English

Identifier

• 1940_1_133
• MS02.01.21.133

Keyword

• diary

Year

• 1940

Date created

• 1940-05-10

Related url

•  https://digital.wpi.edu/show/zg64tq54w

Resource type

• Image

Source

• MS02.01.21.133.175

Last modified

• 2023-08-29