| Source | The Times, June 7th 1944 |
| Event referred to | 6th June 1944: D-Day |
| Technological characteristics | Text file from scanned microfiche printout |
| Description of the source | Newspaper article in English. Accessed through library microfiche archives of Times newspaper. |
| Contextualisation of the source | The Times is a long established British newspaper, conservative in nature. This report was one of a number which appeared over the days following the D-Day landings of June 6th 1944. This report appears on page 4 on 7th June 1944; the first three pages of the Times were, at that time, given over to notices (births, marriages, appointments etc) rather than news. |
| Interpretation of the source | The printing of the King’s (George VI) speech following his broadcast to the nation the previous evening on radio, is an indication of the importance not only of the statement but also of the King. He calls on everyone to play a part in this liberation of Europe through prayer.
This speech provides a rallying call to renew British resolve in the final stages of the war.
Whilst the speech may have been printed to enable all British people to engage with it, as many did not own their own radio sets, it also provides a supportive, positive tone to the newspaper and first reports of the landings.
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