Clare Hollingworth
English
Clare Hollingworth was a notable English journalist and author. She was the first war correspondent to report the start of World War II. - AsNotedIn
Clare Hollingworth was a notable English journalist and author. She was the first war correspondent to report the start of World War II. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1939/08/28 | Hollingworth drives alone from Gleiwitz, Germany, to Katowice, Poland and watches as the wind lifts tarpaulin that had been erected by the Germans, revealing a large number of troops, hundreds of tanks, armored cars and field guns hidden in the valley. | English Reporter | World War II Begins | ||||
| 1939/08/29 | Clare Hollingworth's discovery is published in The Daily Telegraph. The British newspaper, The Guardian, called it in 2015, "probably the greatest scoop of modern times." | English Reporter | World War II Begins |
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