Diary April 1, 1941

04-1941, War Diary, Year 1941 / 1 minute of reading

Eleven opponents of Hitler were already shaved from the clock by the sharp clockwise. Now it is ‘5 minutes before 12’ for the last one, Churchill – means this newspapers cartoon.

Diary for Tuesday, April 1, 1941:

Sea War

Tankers San Conrado and Hidlefjord bombed and sunk by He 111 bombers in Bristol channel.

East Africa

British capture Asmara (Eritrea).

Occupied countries

Iraq: Raschid Ali and clique of national, anti-British officers (‘Brethren of the Golden Square’) seize power.

Neutrals

Japan: Rationing of rice begins in Tokyo and other cities.

Politics

New Yugoslav Prime Minister, General Simovic, refuses to meet Eden (in Athens) for fear of antagonizing Hitler.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.