military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (02/05/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Tuesday, 4 February, 1941 Leading elements of the British 7th Armored division reach Msus and proceed onward to Antelat. The Italian forces in Cyrenaica are in full flight and offer little resistance here or along the Mediterranean coast. Changes of cabinet officials in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria are interpreted as moves toward better relations with Britain. In Yugoslavia, the pro-British Milan Constantinovitch is named Minister of Justice, while Bulgarian Agricultural Minister Bagrianoff, who favors Axis ties, resigns. Cuban President Fulgencio Batista forces his military chiefs of staff to resign and assumes personal control over Cuban armed forces, claiming that the military has gained too much control over the civilian government. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "(Hitler) is the one German who must say what he believes to be true, in order to hold the loyalty of the masses. Misrepresentation of fact he can leave to subordinates." - Admiral William V. Pratt, USN, Ret.