* The Times frequently prints photos of the ambassador. In every one old Joe is grinning like a loon. It is a little strange.
** The Blitz has gone from front page headlines, to page 1 below the fold, to the back pages.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/oct40/f28oct40.htm
Italy invades Greece
Monday, October 28, 1940 www.onwar.com
In Athens... An Italian ultimatum is presented to the Greeks during the night. It amounts to a declaration of war.
In the Balkans... At dawn, before the ultimatum expires, the Italian forces in Albania begin to cross the border into Greece. Patras is bombed. General Prasca leads eight of the 10 Italian divisions in Albania in the advance. They attack along three lines with the main effort being in the center from the Dhrina and Vijose valleys. General Papagos, the Greek Command in Chief, has not deployed his main force close to the border to avoid giving any provocation to the Italians. He hopes to use 8 divisions with the possibility of reinforcements being brought from the troops watching the Bulgarian border. The greatest obstacle to the Italians for the first two or three days is the very bad weather which grounds their air support. The Italians have chose a very unwise time of the year for their attack.
In Italy... Hitler and Mussolini meet at Florence. Hitler conceals his anger at not being kept informed of the Italian plans and says that German troops are available if it is necessary to keep the British out of Greece and away from the Romanian oil.
In Vichyt France... Laval become Foreign Minister of the Vichy government.
In the North Atlantic... U-32 completes the job and sinks the damaged Empress of Britain.