military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (04/10/91)
Wednesday, 9 April, 1941 With the Metaxas line quickly collapsing, German units enter Salonika. The Greek 2nd Army, cut off by the rapid German advance, surrenders. The Monastir Gap in Yugoslavia is also captured by German troops, allowing another pathway into Greece. German forces in Austria and Hungary join in the attack on Yugoslavia, capturing Maribor and crossing the Drava. In Zagreb, a pro-German Croation national government is proclaimed. An RAF night raid on Berlin destroys the State Opera House there, enraging Adolf Hitler. The United States concludes an agreement with Greenland which re-affirms Greenland's allegiance to Denmark but grants the US full powers to defend the island. The Danish minister in Washington approves, but the Copenhagen government protests. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "A fortnight ago I warned the public that an unbroken continuance of success could not be hoped for; that reverses as well as victories must be expected; that we must be ready, indeed, we always are ready, to take the rough with the smooth." - Winston Churchill