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4 posted on 05/08/2011 6:34:20 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/may41/f08may41.htm

German raider sunk in Indian Ocean

Thursday, May 8, 1941 www.onwar.com

In the Indian Ocean... The British heavy cruiser Cornwall finds and sinks the German raider Pinguin near the Seychelles. The Pinguin has sunk 28 ships of 136,550 tons during its cruise.

In the Mediterranean... There are air attacks on the eastward and westward bound British convoys. The carrier with each convoy engages the attacking Italian planes.

In East Africa... The Amba Alagi fighting continues. Indian forces take the the Falagi Pass and three small peaks south of Amba Alagi itself.

6 posted on 05/08/2011 6:41:12 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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