This Week in WWII
August 28th 1941
Pages from scrapbooks in my collection compiled by people in Britain during WWII.
The stories this week come from the newspapers of August 28th 1941.
Headlines Include:
- Twelve Killed when Planes Crash. See the full story on the Research Page.
- Laval Shot.
- Reds Blast Dnieper Dam.
On August 27th 1941, there was a terrible air disaster over Blackpool when many civilians on the ground were also killed. The full story has been uploaded to the Research page this week.

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