military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (10/19/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Saturday, 19 October, 1940 U-boats break off their attack on convoy SC-7, having sunk 21 of its 39 ships. HX-79 continues to suffer submarine attacks. The destroyer HMS Venetia strikes a mine in the Thames Estuary and sinks. Reports from the Balkans state that German, Russian, and Turkish troops are all massing at the borders. Germany continues to make thinly-veiled threats toward Greece and Turkey, and Britain promises to occupy Crete should Greece be attacked. As Japan negotiates with the government of the Netherlands East Indies for fuel rights, Britain offers to buy that region's entire production of aviation gasoline. The Soviet Union hints that its relations with Great Britain might improve if London and Washington recognize its incorporation of the Baltic States. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Morale, engendered by thoughtful consideration for officers and enlisted men by their commanders, will produce a cheerful and understanding subordination of the individual to the good of the team." - General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff