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Something more crucial than Bogdan Filoff's stomach ulcers was discussed in those feverish sessions. That something could only have been one thing: whether or not to grant Germany troop transit through Bulgaria or at least use of air bases in Bulgaria, so that the big end of the Rome-Berlin Axis could get the little end out of its Grecian swivet. The Bulgars' decision might make no immediate difference whatsoever: the Germans could undoubtedly penetrate Bulgaria whether the Bulgars wished it or not. But the ramifications of the decision might have heavy bearing on the outcome...
Siege of Tobruch. With this added tip the British went methodically to work on a repeat performance of the Bardia show. While heavy artillery went up, the R. A. F. started off with an attack on Tobruch, roared westward as far as Tripoli, hunting out Italian troop concentrations and airdromes. Off the harbor the British Fleet stood by. Advance land forces pushed on past Tobruch to cut off the Italian retreat, some of them reaching Bómba, 60 miles to the west...
There was evidence that Adolf Hitler was getting ready for just that. For months a common sight in Germany has been the spectacle of picked troops practicing cliff-climbing along river banks. They have been observed plugging away at embarkation and disembarkation maneuvers along the coast. Thousands more have been drilled as parachutists. To carry them across the Channel new concentrations of shipping were known to have been collected from Scandinavia to the Spanish border. Thousands of smaller vessels have been assembled from prefabricated parts, including small, speedy, troop-carrying launches and torpedo boats...
...German High Command was going to fit the parts together made a favorite guessing game last week. One theory in London had the invasion beginning with swarms of parachutists, backed by Stukas and long-range batteries in France, followed by troop-carrying barges...
...asserted that Bulgaria, wedged in between large German and Turkish troop concentrations, was determined to defend its interests and freedom by force of arms if necessary, although the primary objective of Bulgarian policy still is to keep...