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 | 1941-03-04 | Operation Claymore | A combined British Commando, Norwegian and Royal Engineers force raid the Lofoten Islands in Norway. They successfully destroy fish oil factories and some 3,600 tonnes of oil and glycerine, 18,000 tons of shipping are also sunk. | Read about 'Operation Claymore' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Claymore' | |
| 1941-02-23 | HMS Terror | After being spotted by a recon Ju-88, 5 Ju-88s from Catania made dive bomb attacks on the HMS Terror. She sunk the following morning. Terror was, by displacement, the largest warship sunk in the Mediterranean by Ju-88s during the entire war. | Read about 'HMS Terror' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Terror' | |
| 1941-02-12 | Rommel in Tripoli | Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox' arrives in Tripoli. He would go on to transform the North-African campaign from a side show into a major theater of the war. | Read about 'Rommel in Tripoli' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rommel in Tripoli' | |
| 1941-02-03 | 1941-04-01 | Keren | The colonial Italian army defending Eritrea was eventually defeated by the invading British and Commonwealth forces. | Read about 'Keren' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Keren' |
| 1941-01-31 | Agordat | Four mark I tanks are decisive in the capture of the Italian strongpoint at Agordat. Some of the garrison escapes overnight but, 1000 troops and 43 guns are captured. | Read about 'Agordat ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Agordat ' | |
| 1941-01-22 | Allies capture Tobruk | 7th Armoured Division with Australian 19th Brigade capture Tobruk during Operation Compass. | Read about 'Allies capture Tobruk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Allies capture Tobruk' | |
| 1941-01-19 | Sabdaret and Tessenei | British troops seize Sabdaret and Tessenei. Italian troops had withdrawn to dig in among the jagged foothills of the Eritrean Plateau on the approaches to Agordat. | Read about 'Sabdaret and Tessenei' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sabdaret and Tessenei' | |
| 1941-01-18 | Italian East Africa | The start of a British general counter-offensive, the 4th and 5th Indian Infantry divisions advance into eastwards into Eritrea. | Read about 'Italian East Africa' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Italian East Africa' | |
| 1941-01-17 | Battle of Koh Chang | The Battle of Koh Chang ended in a decisive victory for the Vichy French naval forces during the French-Thai War. | Read about 'Battle of Koh Chang' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Koh Chang' | |
| 1941-01-16 | HMS Illustrius Bombed | German bombers pound Valletta, Malta, and the HMS Illustrious is hit again. | Read about 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' |
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