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From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Friday, 4 April, 1941
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Friday, 4 April, 1941

Italian forces enter the now-abandoned city of Benghazi.

The German disguised raider Thor surprises and sinks the 13000-ton
British Armed Merchant Cruiser Voltaire in the Central Atlantic.

Hitler and Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka meet in Berlin to discuss
potential cooperation.  Specifically, the possibilities of a Japanese attack
on Singapore and American entry into the war are considered.  Confident in
his continental defenses, the U-boat blockade, and poor quality of American
troops, Hitler promises to join Japan should she go to war with the USA.

References:
C.Argyle, _Chronology of World War II_
R.Dupuy and T.Dupuy, _The Encyclopedia of Military History_
R.Goralski, _World War II Almanac, 1931-1945_
J.Keegan, ed., _The Times Atlas of the Second World War_
C.Messenger, _Atlas of World War Two_
J.Piekalkiewicz, _Tank War 1939-1940_
Royal Institute of International Affairs, _Chronology of the Second 
	World War_
C.Salmaggi and A.Pallavisini, _2194 Days of War_
Brig. P.Young, _The World Almanac of World War II_
The New York Times, daily editions
Time magazine
Newsweek

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"England has already lost the war.  It is only a matter of having the 
intelligence to admit it." - Adolf Hitler