military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (02/21/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Friday, 21 February, 1941 Italy decreases rations of olive oil, butter, and cooking fats by 50%. The Soviet Union implements changes in its Communist Party Central Committee. Many members are replaced, including Ambassador to the United States Maxim Litvinov. A statement from Berlin warns that when Germany renews her offensive, she will blockade Britain with U-boats and surface vessels, then simultaneously invade the Isles and British Mediterranean possessions. German liason officers, at the invitation of the Spanish government, enter Spain. Their purpose is reportedly to render aid to the hurricane-stricken city of Santandar. German bombers stage another large raid on Swansea, the third in as many days. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Southeastern Europe is no longer exposed to British influence; only Greece, through her own fault, has remained the last base of Great Britain in this area." - the Hamburger Fremdenblatt