The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-20
DIARY OF The WAR

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vicinity by Japan when Axis moves
in the Balkans. Yugoslav ministers
left for conference with Hitler. Aus
tralia was uneasy. Franco and Petain
conferred. The result was uncertain.
Americans were warned to leave
Japan. Germany struck at British
shipping and pounded British cities.
British reported new progress in Fri
trea. Greeks claimed a Smile push
toward Valona.
SATURDAY-Greeks in Albania
broke through Italian defenses and
British helped there with air raids.
British and Germans continued bomb
ings. Germans tried incendiary bombs
but watchers snuffed them out. Italy
reported Britain attempted to land
some sabotage troops by parachute
in the Mediterranean sector. Britain
classified Rumania as territory under
enemy occupation. Turkey declared ii
would fight if Germany moved into
Bulgaria. A German sea raider
claimed sinking of six British ships
in convoy.
SUNDAY-British smashed at Ger
man bases in its mightiest assault OF
war. The coast was blasted from Os-
tend to Boulogne. British parachute
saboteurs landed in southern Italy
but most were captured. NaZi raiders
were over London and other points
In Africa British reported new sue
cesses around Italian Somaliland
Greeks in Albania claimed six-mile
advance. Tepeleni was bombed by
Greek and British planes. 1t was be-
lieved Germany had demanded full
collaboration from Yugoslavia in
Balkan movement.
MONDAY-Harry Hopkins, back
from Britain, said England would wiz
with U. S. help. British mined the sea
approaches to Singapore in face of g
Japanese threat. Germany claimed
$4,000 tons of British shipping. Ir
Albania the Greeks in a battle killed
all but 200 of two battalions G,200)
of Italian soldiers. British announced
occupancy of Kurmuk, Ethiopian.
Sudanese frontier post. Rumania was
fearing air attack by Britain.
TUESDAY-Turkey and Bulgaria
reached a non-aggression accord
which may mean green light fol
Hitler for southwark drive through
Greece to Mediterranean Russia ex.
erted final pressure on Turkey after
gaining Nazi promise to stay away
from the Dardanelles. Japan asserted
serious consequences might result
from U. S., Britain, Australia anC
Netherlands suppressing Japan. There
was Nazi fire bomb raid on London
British retaliated with bombing of in.
vasion ports. Bombers also flew 1900
miles to drop pamphlets over Poland
British reported every Italian soldier
had been killed, routed or captured ii
Kenya, Egypt and Anglo-Egyptiar
Sudan.
Observation-Disclosures troops
landed at Singapore in face of Japan.
csc threat. Greece faced the alterna
tives of making peace with Italy or
Mussolini's terms or combining hel
small army with British to meet ar
imminent German attack German
military occupation of Bulgaria was
imminent. Greeks meanwhile advanced
against Italians in Albania. In Africa
the Italians claimed pro-fascist Ethio
plans were organizing to fight Brit
ish. British sank German ship il
Mediterranean and some Italian yes.
sells. Germans claimed air attack or
island of Malta.
THURSDAY-Japan resented the
posting of heavy British forces at Sin.
gapore. The House passed Legislation
calling for development of naval bases
at Guam, Samoa and new Atlantic
outposts. British reported gains ir
Ethiopia. German dive bombers raidec
British forces in Libya. A submarine
offensive by Germany with 600 U.
boats was forecast by spring Greeks
went ahead with their campaign, took
two fortified villages and 300 prison
ers. London dealt quickly with incen.
diary bombs dropped by Germans
Turkey charged the Axis had taken
advantage of the Turkish Bulgarian
non-aggression pact "for its own pur-
poses"