military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (01/07/91)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Monday, 6 January, 1941 British advance units reach the outskirts of Tobruk and capture the airfield at El Adem, south of that city. About 25,000 Italian troops garrison the port. Churchill informs Wavell that once Tobruk is captured, further operations in North Africa will be halted in favor of aid to Greece. President Roosevelt addresses Congress, outlining his Lend-Lease plan and requesting further aid to nations at war against aggressors. Four British merchant ships, escorted by units of Force H, leave Gibraltar to resupply Malta, the first convoy to that island since November. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "We look forward to a world founded on four essential human freedoms... freedom of speech... of worship... freedom from want... freedom from fear..." - Franklin D. Roosevelt