Table of Data Points
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' | ||
1941-01-10 | Klissoura Pass | Greek forces in Albania take the strategically important Klissoura pass. | Read about 'Klissoura Pass' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Klissoura Pass' | ||
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' | ||
1941-01-03 | 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' | |
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 | 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 | Fort Capuzzo | British and Indian troops take Fort Capuzzo in Libya. | Read about 'Fort Capuzzo' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Capuzzo' | ||
1940-12-16 | Sallum | British control Sallum in Egypt. | Read about 'Sallum' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sallum' | ||
1940-12-12 | Sollum | Only remaining Italian troops in Egypt are at the approaches to Sollum and a force in Sidi Omar. | Read about 'Sollum ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sollum ' |
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