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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Saturday, 28 December, 1940
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
Saturday, 28 December, 1940

Greek forces halt their advance into Albania, in order to consolidate
gains, re-organize, and improve the supply situation.

The RAF bombs numerous invasion ports on the Channel coast; Lorient,
Cherbourg, Havre, Calais, and Bologne are all hit.

German and Italian sources claim that President Roosevelt proposes to
remove Ireland from the US-designated Neutrality Zone; this would allow
US merchantmen to carry supplies to Ireland, shortening the distance
they would have to be transported by Britain's harried merchant marine.

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