[Homer_J_Simpson]

Hints at Navy Use – 2
Rayburn Asks Delivery of Aid by Means Needed – 2
The International Situation – 3
R.A.F. Raids Fields – 3-6
Soviet Protests Seizure of Russian Cargo by Us – 4
French Press Hurt by New Price Rise – 4
Solum is Retaken in British Thrust – 7
‘Free French’ Here Back Ship Seizures – 7
Japan is Seen Aiding Chinese Communists, Letting Them March into 3 Coast Provinces – 8
Dangling in Mid-Air Before Rescue by Navy Plane (photo) * – 9
Wavell Reorganizes – 10
Here From France – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 11

* Crappy photo, wild story

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/may41/f17may41.htm

Luftwaffe raids on Crete continue

Saturday, May 17, 1941 www.onwar.com

In the Mediterranean... The German air attacks on the island Crete continue. These are in preparation for the coming landing and are designed to subdue the garrison and compel the RAF to withdraw its few aircraft from Crete.

In Baghdad... The USSR concludes an agreement with the Iraqi government of Raschid Ali.

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http://www.hmshood.com/history/timeline4.htm

Career Timeline of H.M.S. Hood, Part 4

16-21 May: Based on reports that Bismarck was likely to attempt a breakout into the Atlantic, the ship was more-or-less on alert. Strategies were planned and discussed.

http://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/war-at-sea/atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic-index-1941.htm

17/05/1941 The German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen leave Gotenhafen in the Baltic to begin operations against British convoys in the Atlantic (Operation Rheinübung).