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In Iraq, military officer Rashid Ali overthrows Regent Abdul Illah and forms pro-Axis government.
Hitler with Rashid Ali, 1941.
Also...
Bristol, England, suffers another heavy air attack.
British troops take Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, from the Italian armies.
Rommel takes Benghazi, Libya; Tobruk will remain a threat for the next seven months.
Hungarian Prime Minister Pál Teleki commits suicide rather than collaborate with Germany.
Hitler with Rashid Ali, 1941.
Also...
Bristol, England, suffers another heavy air attack.
British troops take Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, from the Italian armies.
Rommel takes Benghazi, Libya; Tobruk will remain a threat for the next seven months.
Hungarian Prime Minister Pál Teleki commits suicide rather than collaborate with Germany.