Word: britian
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Adolf Hitler's attempt at the a sea-borne invasion of Britian was said by the air ministry to have been fustrated on Sept. 16 when RAF bombers laid siege to his massed transports and forced the Nazi troops to abandon ship...
During the discussion Robert B. Kent '43 stated with the approbation of the group that what the amendment really meant was full aid to Britian until such a time as "intervention shall be necessary for defense...
...southeast coast, was the departure point for convoys in World War I, was leveled on the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, when the French freighter Mont Blanc, loaded with T.N.T., blew up after a collision with the Belgian relief ship Imo. Today Halifax's fine harbor is Britian's convoy point once again, reputedly has been made into a good naval base as well. From its seaplane and land air bases, Canuck pilots fly out to sea on convoy escort and submarine patrol. Nova Scotia is heavily wooded, is connected with the mainland by a narrow strip...
LONDON--Great Britian tonight assumed the diplomatic offensive against Norway in the Altmark incident, demanding that Norway intern the German "hell ship" and charging Norway with falling in its duty as a neutral...