Diary December 9, 1940

12-1940, War Diary, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

In the early morning British infantry is advancing against the Italian positions.

Diary for Monday, December 9, 1940:

North Africa

FIRST BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN WESTERN DESERT (Operation Compass): 2 divisions attack 10 Italian divisions. (10th Army), in their fortified camps south of Sidi Barrani (Egypt).

Sea War

Mediterranean: Four special task forces of British Mediterranean Fleet formed to bombard Italian positions and communications along Egypt-Libya coast.
Admiral Iachino, former Naval attaché in London, appointed CinC of Italian Fleet.

Home Fronts

Britain: 705,279 people unemployed.

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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.

North Africa

Sea War

Home Fronts

About The Author

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