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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Tuesday, 15 October, 1940
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
Tuesday, 15 October, 1940

London is severely hit by a 400-plane German raid.  Bright moonlight
aids the bombers, who drop 530 tons of bombs and start over 900 major
fires.  400 Londoners are killed and 900 wounded; 600 are trapped
in the Balham Underground station.

The Italian submarine Enrico Toti, which cannot submerge due to damage,
fights a gunnery duel with the British sub Rainbow.  The engagement, off
the coast of Balabria, results in the sinking of the British boat.

The Italian War Council gives the final go-ahead for the invasion of
Greece, to begin by month's end.

Goering issues orders for bombing priorities in Britain.  First priority
is assigned to London; aircraft factories are of secondary importance, 
followed by the Midlands industrial sectors and air bases.

Sixteen million American men are registered for the draft.

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Bill Thacker			            military@att.att.com
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