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Russians Stem Foe (Brigham, Parker) 2-3
Egypt Crisis Near (Levy) 3-4
War News Summarized 4
Huge Fires Rage at Bremen in 1,000-Plane R.A.F. Raid (Post) 5
U.S. Shifts Natives in West Aleutians 6
London Announces Return of Premier 6-7
British Voters Defeat Churchill Candidate; Maldon Rebuke is Laid to Reverses in Libya (Daniell) 7
The Texts of the Days Communiques on the War 8-9
Big Rewards Paid in Heydrich Case 9
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06/27/2012 4:19:06 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jun42/f27jun42.htm
Convoy PQ-17 sails from Iceland
Saturday, June 27, 1942 www.onwar.com
The ill fated convoy PQ-17 [photo at link]
In the Arctic... Convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Archangel, consisting of 36 freighters and a tanker, escorted by 6 destroyers and 13 smaller ships. QP-13 consisting of 35 ships leaves Murmansk at the same time.
In North Africa... Despite heavy fighting the Allied forces at Mersa Matruh are forced to continue their withdrawal.
4 posted on
06/27/2012 4:22:20 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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