military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (08/21/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Wednesday, 21 August, 1940 Continued bad weather prevents serious air activity over Britain, though scattered raids by lone bombers are reported at many points. Rumania is rumored to be prepared to cede the South Dobruja province to Bulgaria. Greece expands her mobilization efforts, and hosts a meeting with Soviet military experts in Athens. German secret police in Norway disband the Norwegian Communist Party and arrest influential communists nationwide. Germany has reportedly demanded a payment of 200 million krona for occupational expenses. Leon Trotsky, age 61, is killed in Mexico City by an NKVD agent. The murder is committed with a pickaxe. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@att.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "Please say to our friends I am sure of the victory of the Fourth International. Go forward!" - the last words of Leon Trotsky (according to his secretary)