I just have three relatively simple questions that I'm sure many of you guys or gals can answer. 1. I need to know what the main newspaper was during the war in london, or which one covered the war the best or most accurately. 2. What are/were some of the "up-scale" neighborhoods in London. 3. What was a common, or standard issue automatic gun that british troops or police used. Thank you in advance for anyone that can help me out with these questions.
1. Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Telegraph and Times. 2. Anywhere around the West End, Belgravia, Kensinton, Hampstead Heath. 3.The STEN submachine gun was used by British Forces, Police didn't use submachine guns. Revolvers and rifles were issued when required. Aye MalcolmII
The papers mentioned so far were national papers, although printed in London. There were three evening papers specific to London, the Evening News, the Evening Standard and the Star. Incidentally, I read the Observer as my Sunday paper and the modern version is the usual collection of sections and magazines. On 6 June, they published a facsimile of the paper produced on the Sunday afer D-Day - all 8 pages of it! The funny thing was, it had about as much news and worthwhile comment as the current paper. Then as now, the heart of London's theatre and entertainment area is the West End and probably Oxford Circus was the biggest draw, even though the statue of Eros there was hidden by sandbags and protection against bomb damage. Even in WWII, the British police were not routinely armed and weapons would only be issued in exceptional circumstances.
British Police had less weopnry avilable to them during the war than before it, as many of their revolvers where handed over to the militery to help re-equip the forces after the Dunkirque retreat. Brum
