military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (03/18/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Monday, 17 March, 1941 An Italian counterattack in Eritrea fails, and their situation continues to rapidly deteriorate. The vital Keren position is lost. Meanwhile, East African and South African forces under General Cunningham occupy Jijiga in Ethiopia. The troops have advanced almost 1000 miles from Kenya in only five weeks. Britain rations jam and marmalade to 8 ounces per person per month. Planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, continues, with the Greek campaign, Operation Marita, receiving secondary attention from the German General Staff. (1) Reporter: Dan C Duval <dand%sail.labs.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET> (1) Reference: C. Burdick and H. Jacobsen, _Halder's War Diary, 1939-1942_ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker Moderator, sci.military military-request@att.att.com (614) 860-5294 Send submissions to military@att.att.com "Conclusion: The forces allocated for MARITA must be written off from buildup for BARBAROSSA." Colonel-General Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff, notes from the Fuehrer Conference of 17 March 1941