military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (12/20/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Friday, 20 December, 1940 German bombers hit Liverpool in a heavy night raid. Bulgaria introduces a number of anti-Semitic laws, aimed at the 50,000 Jews living in that country. Also affected are Free Masons and other "secret societies." London announces that the Royal Navy has conducted a sweep of the Adriatic Sea, considered Italy's "private lake." The Navy has also bombarded Bardia for five days, and carried supplies to advancing Commonwealth units in North Africa. An Italian press release estimates that Britain has deployed 425,000 men, 1500 aircraft, and 500,000 tons of warships in support of its desert attack. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Whatever may happen, Germany will emerge victorious from this fight." - Adolf Hitler