KING’S MESSAGE TO GENERAL WAVELL
(Received February 9, 11 p.m.) LONDON, February 8.
The King has sent the following message to General Wavcll: “The capture of Benghazi is a notable landmark in the campaign in North Africa carried on with such brilliance by you and the troops under your command in conjunction with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. I warmly congratulate all ranks of the Army of the Nile and of the sister services on this further success which ranks high in the military annals of the British Empire.”
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Southland Times, Issue 24356, 10 February 1941, Page 5
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