military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (12/22/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Monday, 23 December, 1940 German bombers stage a repeat night raid on Manchester. Damage is heavy, but casualties are relatively few. The RAF again bombs the railroad junction at Mannheim. Advancing Greek troops occupy Himarra, Albania. As the Commonwealth army continues to advance in Libya, the number of Italian prisoners in the operation tops 35,000. The British Admiralty reports merchant shipping losses of 41,000 tons for last week, down from an average of 63,000 tons per week. Prime Minister Churchill broadcasts internationally, and urges Italians to depose Premier Mussolini. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "One man and one man only was resolved to plunge Italy, after all these years of strain and effort, into the whirlpool of war." - Prime Minister Winston Churchill