military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (03/18/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Sunday, 16 March, 1941 Germany loses two more of her U-boat aces during attacks on Convoy HX-112. Kretschmer's U-99 is depth-charged by HMS Walker; some of its crew, including Kretschmer, is captured. Schepke's U-100 is rammed and sunk by HMS Vanoc. Indian infantry stages an amphibious landing at Berbera, East Africa. Other Indian troops finally capture Keren, and hold the positions against determined Italian counterattacks. Hitler speaks in Berlin, promising an Axis victory in 1941. Ulrich von der Osten, German Military Intel officer a.k.a. Julio Lopez Lido, arrives in New York through Japan... to lead espionage- sabotage groups in the NY area. Reporter: Bob Beville (rbeville%tekig5.pen.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "England will fall. Eternal providence does not let those be victorious who are ready to shed the blood of men merely for the attainment of their own ends." - Adolf Hitler