Clare Hollingworth, the journalist who broke the news of the start of World War II, dies at 105

The British journalist Clare Hollingworth, correspondent for The Daily Telegraph who broke the news of the outbreak of World War II, has died in Hong Kong at the age of 105, as reported on Tuesday, January 10, by the aforementioned publication. The newspaper recalled that the British journalist was hailed for publishing the "first of the century" after she saw German tanks on the Polish border in August 1939. "We are sad to announce that, after an illustrious career spanning a century In the news, the celebrated war correspondent Clare Hollingworth died this afternoon in Hong Kong, "said a Clare Hollingworth Group spokesperson on Facebook. In addition, The Daily Telegraph has published an obituary stating that Clare Hollingworth was" one of the most famous war correspondents of her time, universally admired for her courage and unwavering integrity. ”According to the newspaper, she witnessed the start of the Second War World since on September 1, 1939, she was awakened in her hotel in the Polish city of Katowice by the sound of bombers from above.