military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (11/06/89)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Monday, 6 November, 1939 In aerial combat over the Saar region, 9 French Hawk fighters down 4 Me 109's of a flight of 27. The French claim 9 kills. Localized shelling continues along the front. Soviet Premier Molotoff calls on workers worldwide to overthrow capitalism. Germany, along with France and Britain, is condemned as an imperialist power. The US and Italy are also impugned; but the speech is taken optimistically, as a withdrawal of support from Germany. Belgian King Leopold arrives at the Hague to speak with Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to discuss the international situation. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@cbnews.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Three of the richest states - Great Britain, France, and the United States - dominate the most important world routes and markets of raw materials. They hold in subjugation more than half of mankind." - Premier Molotoff