military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (10/01/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Tuesday, 1 September, 1940 The Luftwaffe withdraws most of its two-engined bombers from service over England; only the fastest Ju 88's are to be used. Bombing is now performed by Me 109's and 110's. Further RAF raids are launched at Berlin, but score little success due to bad weather over Europe. 1200 British soldiers are delivered to Malta by the cruisers HMS Gloucester and Liverpool. Finland and Germany conclude an agreement granting Germany exclusive use of Finnish nickel resources. The terms also include German-Finnish arms trade. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "The procurement and training of our man power under careful administration, fairly and without fear or favor, is undoubtedly the most important single factor in our entire program of national defense." -Franklin D. Roosevelt