military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (11/26/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Tuesday, 26 November, 1940 British aircraft from the carrier HMS Eagle raid Tripoli, while other bombers from HMS Illustrious strike at Rhodes. The RAF launches a heavy night raid against Cologne. Britain's Minister of Shipping warns that British shipbuilding is not keeping pace with her war losses, and begins the placement of orders with American shipyards. German authorities begin the establishment of a Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, claiming it as a necessary public health measure. In Norway, numerous landslides occur simultaneously, blocking many roads and railways. The timing of the slides indicates an organized effort by Norwegian resistance, and German military police stage searches and make several arrests. Japan demands several new bases, including Saigon, from French Indo-China. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "We are not now in the position where we can adopt that 'big brother' attitude toward anybody, and until and unless we are we should not meddle in the affairs of any people." - Henry Ford