| Source | The Times, June 7th 1944 |
| Event referred to | 6th June 1944: D-Day
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| Technological characteristics | Text file from scanned in 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 | This article provides a general overview of the success of the D-Day attack and landings. The report is extremely positive in tone and talks of further fighting beginning soon. The inclusion of the statement to parliament by the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, adds an intensity and seriousness to the events.
The report suggests a united allied attack which is re-enforced through Churchill’s comments.
The inclusion of a statement from Berlin on the attack, rather than being used to show the failure of the allied attack can be seen as supporting earlier reports that the German forces had been taken by surprise.
The aim of the report may be to boost morale amongst the British whilst providing limited details of the attack. The idea that this report may also be an example of propaganda needs to be kept in mind.
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