Table of Data Points

Tag : Combat


	1941-01-10		HMS Illustrius attacked	While escorting a convoy, HMS Illustrious comes under Stuka attack 60 miles west of Malta. She is hit by 8 bombs and suffers extensive damage. While she is being repaired , Allied ability to prevent the German landings in North Africa is hampered.	Read about 'HMS Illustrius attacked' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'HMS Illustrius attacked'
	1941-01-09		Lancaster Test Flight	H.A. "Bill" Thorn took Avro Lancaster for its first flight. The aircraft proved to be a great improvement on its predecessor, being "one of the few warplanes in history to be 'right' from the start.	Read about 'Lancaster Test Flight' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Lancaster Test Flight'
	1941-01-03	1941-01-05	Bardia Taken	Australian 6th division (part of XIII Corps or The Western Desert Force) attack and take Bardia. 45,000 Italian prisoners are taken.	Read about 'Bardia Taken' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Bardia Taken'
	1941-01-02	1941-01-04	Bardia bombarded	Bardia, is bombed by British bombers and bombarded by naval vessels off shore.	Read about 'Bardia bombarded' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Bardia bombarded'
	1941-01-01	1941-01-02	Ireland Bombed	German bombers, perhaps off course, bomb Ireland two nights in a row.	Read about 'Ireland Bombed' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Ireland Bombed'
	1940-12-29		St Paul's Damaged	Large scale air raids on London. St Paul's Cathedral is damaged. This night was quickly dubbed The Second Great Fire of London and destroyed an area arguably greater than that of the Great Fire of London of 1666.	Read about 'St Paul's Damaged' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'St Paul's Damaged'
	1940-12-23		Antonietta sunk	Despite her age and mechanical problems, she participated in the 1940-41 Greco-Italian War under the command of Lt Cdr Miltiadis Iatridis, carrying out six war patrols in the Adriatic. During one of these, she sank the Italian ship Antonietta.	Read about 'Antonietta sunk' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Antonietta sunk'
	1940-12-22	1940-12-24	Manchester Blitz	684 people are killed an 2,364 injured during the Manchester Blitz.	Read about 'Manchester Blitz' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Manchester Blitz'
	1940-12-22		Himara	The Italian Fascist Army is evicted by the Greek Army. Himara was briefly annexed to Greece until the German invasion.	Read about 'Himara' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Himara'
	1940-12-16		Night Raid	Mannheim is the target of the RAF's first night bombing raid.	Read about 'Night Raid' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Night Raid'

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