Donster Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 1939: The Supreme Allied War Council agrees on the co-ordination of British and French war production. It is also decided that if the Germans should invade Belgium, then both British and French troops will move forward in to Belgium to defend the Albert Canal, River Meuse and the River Dyle, which were strong positions from which to meet any German attack. However, the Belgium government refuses to allow Allied reconnaissance parties in to country for fear of provoking the Germans. 1941: German Luftwaffe general and World War I fighter-ace Ernst Udet commits sucicide. The Nazi government tells the public that he died in a flying accident. 1941: The Germans establish the post of Reichskommissariat Ostland under Alfred Rosenberg, to administer the recently conquered territories in the east. Siberian troops are heavily engaged in front of Moscow. 1941: A British night commando raid on what is thought to be Rommel's HQ at Breda Littoria in the Jebel Akhdar in Libya, fails when it is found to be only a logistical HQ and that Rommel is away on a visit to Rome. Also, the SAS raid on axis airfields fails when the transport aircraft are blown off course by a sandstorm. 1941: Chiang Kai-shek urges the western democracies to take urgent action against Japan. 1942: British paratroops engage German troops in Tunisia, while the first clashes occur between the newly landed U.S. and German forces. 1943: A Storm of protest erupts in Britain over the release of Sir Oswald Mosley, the British fascist, on health grounds. 1943: The Russian 60th Army takes Korosten, 100 miles West of Kiev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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