GREEKS REPORT DIVISION DESTROYED, ENDING ONE ITALIAN DRIVE ON YANINA (11/10/40)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 11/10/40 | C.L. Sulzberger, G.H. Archambault, Percival Knauth, Hanson W. Baldwin, James B. Reston

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END OF THE STORY OF A BRITISH VICTORY OVER ITALIAN WARSHIPS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

On Oct. 12, H.M.S. Ajax, which participated in the successful battle with the Nazi pocket battleship Graf Spee off the Uruguayan coast, went into action against three Italian vessels. One of the Italian ships, the Artigliere, badly damaged, was taken in tow by an Italian destroyer. Later, the Ajax, accompanied by H.M.S. York, sighted the escaping vessels. The one towing the Artigliere fled, leaving the stricken ship at the mercy of the British. These photographs were taken from the York as it sank the Artigliere.

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NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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Winston S. Churchill, Their Finest Hour

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Invaders Trapped – 2-3
Petain Answers King with Frigid Courtesy – 3
The International Situation – 4
New African Fight – 5
Policing of Tangier is Revised by Spain – 5
Molotoff to Visit Hitler this Week – 6-7
End of the Story of a British Victory over Italian Warships in the Mediterranean (photos) – 8-11
Letters from Britain Describe Plans for Safety in Air Raids – 12-14
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 15-16

News of the Week in Review
Twenty News Questions – 17
“Greater East Asia” – Where Japan Hopes to Fulfill Her Dreams of Empire (map) – 18
Japanese Withdrawal a Milestone in China – 19
World’s Biggest Poll Area Elects – 20
A ‘Hospital’ Repairs Torn Barrage Balloons – 20
Britain Faces Grave Crisis at Sea – 21
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 22

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/nov40/f10nov40.htm

Italians lose Gallabat

Sunday, November 10, 1940 www.onwar.com

In East Africa... British forces recapture Gallabat in the Sudan.

From Rome... The Italian Undersecretary for War, General Soddu, replaces General Prasca as the Commander in Chief in Albania.

Over Britain... London is bombed by 170 aircraft.

Over Germany... RAF conducts numerous raids despite stormy weather and icing. A total of 5 aircraft are lost.

In Romania... An earthquake causes damage from Bucharest to the Ploesti oilfields. An estimated 400 people are killed.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/10.htm

November 10th, 1940

UNITED KINGDOM: The House of Commons meets in another building, “as an experiment and as a precaution against increased bombing.”
London: Telegram from Churchill to Roosevelt:

We have been much disturbed by reports of the intention of the French Government to bring [the battleships] Jean Bart and Richelieu to Mediterranean for completion. The danger is that these ships will fall under German control. We should feel bound to do our best to prevent it.

I would be most helpful if you felt able to give a further warning at Vichy on this matter.

[Roosevelt responded quickly offering to purchase the two ships for US Navy and guaranteeing that they would not be used in the present war.]

RAF Bomber Command: 111 aircraft are dispatched to the largest number of targets yet attacked in Germany in one night. The largest raid - with 25 Wellingtons involved - being on Gelsenkirchen. Bad weather over Europe makes the raids hazardous, with ice, thunder and cloud from ground to 18,000 feet.

ASW trawler HMS Kingston Alalite mined off Plymouth.
Submarine HMS Unbeaten commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

GERMANY: The Wehrmacht High Command announced:

Our aerial combat formations continued their retaliatory raids on London all day and through the night. Once again they hit a large number of war-related industrial plants.

ALBANIA: General Soddu replaces General Prasca as the head of the Italian attack on Greece.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA: Martin Maryland’s of No. 431 Flight RAF are used to reconnoitre the Italian Fleet at Taranto.

ATLANTIC OCEAN: On U-28, Maschinengefreiter Sachse was severely injured by boiling water.

Shortly after leaving Lorient, the crew of U-43 realized the boat was leaking fuel. U-43 returned to base and set out on patrol again the next day. (Dave Shirlaw)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://worldwar2daybyday.blogspot.com/

Day 437 November 10, 1940

French West Africa. Fighting for control of Gabon continues between Free French forces and defenders loyal to the Vichy regime.

Greek troops push Italian forces in Epirus back toward Albania. Further East, Greek 2nd Army Corps harries the retreating Italian Julia Division through the Pindus Mountains. Julia Division loses 5000 men killed or taken prisoner before escaping back to Albania.

Monitor HMS Terror leaves Malta for Suda Bay, Crete, to serve as a guard ship.

Anti-submarine trawler HMS Kingston Alalite sinks on a mine off Plymouth (6 lives lost).

After dark in the Bay of Bengal, German armed merchant cruiser Atlantis boards Norwegian tanker Ole Jacob by posing again as British auxilliary cruiser HMS Antenor. After a standoff between the boarding party and the crew (both well armed), Ole Jacob’s captain surrenders without any shooting for fear of igniting the 11,000 barrels of high-octane aviation fuel on board. Ole Jacob is sent to Japan with her crew and Teddy’s crew, arriving on December 6. She will then be sent to Bordeaux, France, arriving July 19 1941. Signals from Ole Jacob attract Australian cruisers Canberra, Capetown and Durban which are hunting for the German raider but Atlantis escapes. http://www.bismarck-class.dk/hilfskreuzer/atlantis.html

Overnight, British gunboat HMS Aphis shells Italian positions at Sidi Barrani, Egypt.

[sueuprising]

This was an interesting post, thanks! I particularly liked to read the Letters From Britain because you get a personal account of the bombing that was occurring there. One of the writers, when describing the bunch of displaced East Enders who braved crumbling walls and explosions to travel back to their old neighborhood , commented that “ a people like that cannot be beaten.” It is encouraging to read about how people in the past dealt with hardships and difficulties and managed to emerge victorious.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed it. The Letters from Britain looks like it might be a regular Sunday feature for a while. I got it for the next two Sundays at least. It may be part of a Times propaganda campaign to build sympathy for the British, but it is interesting just the same.

[PeterPrinciple]

Utility Refunds $300,000

Sends Cash to court for Return to Covington Gas Consumers

Covington, KY. Nov 9. More than $300,000 in cash was placed before Judge Joseph P Goodenough in Kenton Circuit court today by the Union Light Heat and Power Company for distribution to Covington gas consumers in refunds.

The money, in two bags was delivered in an armored car. One bag contained $308,795.87, the amount of the refund and the other $3,095.06, representing court costs. The money later was deposited in a bank

The refunds are to be paid on gas bills for the period 1930-35. The city claimed them under a provision of the gas franchise ordinance that Covington consumers were to get the benefit of any rate cut granted to Cincinnati.

It was indicated that all the refund checks would be mailed with a week.

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Sometimes the small articles are interesting. Paying the settlement in cash was a statement, kinda like us paying a traffic fine with pennies? Interesting there where two bags, one for the court fees. Vigourish to the courts of 1% for court fees wasn't bad, what would it be today?

[henkster]

Cincinnati once considered expanding its famous zoo merely by putting a fence around Covington.

Covington used to be a dump, but in recent years has been renovated. Very nice aquarium next door in Newport.

And yes, bringing in the sacks of cash was a sign of displeasure.