military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (03/06/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Wednesday, 5 March, 1941 China reports that Japanese troops have landed at several points along the south coast and are driving inland. Tokyo confirms the landings. Britain cuts diplomatic ties with Bulgaria, which itself drops ties with Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Goering meets with Rumanian Premier Antonescu to discuss Rumania's part in the upcoming attack on the USSR. General Weygand, speaking for the Vichy Government, announces that French possessions in Africa will be defended. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Like all Englishmen we have for many months watched with admiration the heroic resistance of the Greeks through a brutal attack. We have eagerly followed the feats of arms brilliantly conceived by her leaders and courageously carried out by the men of her army, navy, and air force." - Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary