Donster Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 1939: The Dutch ship Simon Bolivar hits an 'un-notified' mine in the North Sea, killing 80. Several other neutral ships also sunk by mines. 1941: British night commando raid on the German HQ in Libya, but Rommel is still away in Rome. 1941: At 6am 'Operation Crusader’, the British Eighth Army's offensive to relieve Tobruk begins. Rommel, who arrives back from Rome that day, is caught by surprise, allowing the British XXX Corps to advance 50-miles and capture the axis airfield 10 miles south of Sidi Rezegh. The Germans, believing that the British are about to encircle Bardia, send the Afrika Korps on a wild goose chase in that direction. 1942: Laval is given absolute power by Vichy in Africa. 1943: The RAF begin the ‘Battle of Berlin’ with 700 tons dropped. Other areas also pounded in the biggest RAF operation so far. Over the next 4 months, 16 major attacks were launched against the German capital, involving a total of 9,111 sorties. During this period, 492 aircraft failed to return, and 954 were damaged. 1943: A German counter offensive recaptures Zhitomir. 1944: A German hospital ship, Tübingen is sunk accidentally by allied aircraft in the Adriatic, but luckily no wounded were onboard. The British express regret to the German authorities about the mistake. 1944: The U.S. Third Army crosses the German frontier. Metz is cut off and surrounded by the U.S. Third Army's, XX Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 1941: British night commando raid on the German HQ in Libya, but Rommel is still away in Rome. Them Brits had a pretty good rep at being sneaky little buggers during the war . Cheers Donster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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