Battle of the Atlantic
Britain, Home FrontJam and marmalade are rationed: 8 oz (225 g) per person per month.
Italian East AfricaGen Cunningham's troops, the 11th and 12th East African Divs and the 1st South African Div, cross the Ethiopian border from British Somaliland in their northward advance and reach Jijiga which has been evacuated by the Italians. The British have now reached a point about a thousand miles from the Kenyan border in just 5 weeks. The Italians launch an unsuccessful counterattack in Eritrea. [ | ] |
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[March 16th - March 18th] |