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To: Homer_J_Simpson

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/feb41/f20feb41.htm

British encounter Germans

Thursday, February 20, 1941 www.onwar.com

In North Africa... The British and German patrols make contact for the first time in the desert, near El Agheila.


4 posted on 02/20/2011 5:45:59 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/20.htm

February 20th, 1941

UNITED KINGDOM: Weston-Super-Mare: The first Weston-built Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF makes its maiden flight.
Minesweeping trawler HMS Ouse mined and sunk off Tobruk. (Dave Shirlaw)

GERMANY:

U-128, U-565, U-566 launched.
U-558 commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

GREECE: Athens: The British Military Mission reports to the War Office:

“...All Italian counter-attacks have been repulsed. Today concentric Greek attacks are to take place southwards and westwards with a view to clearing up Southern portion of Shennell ridge north-east of Tepelene. If these succeed Tepelene should fall and second-phase operation will include operations towards Berat and also between Tepelene and the sea.”

“The have about 3000 casualties from 5 Division, many with frostbite.”

LIBYA: British and German troops have their first clash in the desert at El Agheila.

Free French troops under Leclerc attack the Italian-held El Raj fort.

TERRITORY OF ALASKA: The freighter SS Chirikof arrives at Seward with 20 crated P-36 Hawks in its hold. These are the first fighter aircraft to be based in the territory. (Jack McKillop)

CANADA:

HMC Gate Vessels GV 1 and GV 2 ordered Concrete Foundation Maritime Ltd, Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Corvettes HMCS Calgary, Regina, Malbaie and Fredericton (ex-Fort William) ordered. (Dave Shirlaw)

U.S.A.:
Washington: telegram Roosevelt to Churchill. ...Matsuoka (Japanese foreign minister) is visiting Berlin, Rome and Moscow in the near future. This may well be a diplomatic sop to cover absence of action against Great Britain. If Japanese attack ...is now postponed, this is largely due to fear of United States. ... Appreciation given of naval consequences following Japanese aggression against Great Britain holds good in all circumstances.”


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