1940: World War II
April 28, 1940
Otto Tolischus '16
Otto Tolischus won a Pulitzer Prize for his New York Times reporting that chronicled Europe’s descent into World War II, including the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Germany’s invasion of Poland. Expelled from Nazi Germany, he reported from Tokyo until Pearl Harbor, when he was held captive by Japanese forces.
From The New York Times, 1933 – 1940
Read "Danzig Nazis Rule With Moderation" Aug. 9, 1933
Read "Ludendorf Urges rule by War Lord" Oct. 22, 1935
Read "Sweden's Neutrality a Test" July 28, 1940
