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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Saturday, 22 March, 1941
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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
Saturday, 22 March, 1941

The German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst return to Brest following
their Atlantic sortie, "Operation Berlin."  They have sunk 22 ships 
grossing 116,000 tons.

Britain grants passage through its blockade to two American ships carrying
Red Cross flour for emergency rations to Vichy France.

The Grand Coulee Dam becomes operational in the United States.  Completed 2
years ahead of schedule, it is the largest electrical source in the world.

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"This is only the start." - German Navy statement on British shipping
losses