A new British minefield in the Mediterranean extends from the “heel” of Italy to a point off Cyrenaica, then eastwards to the Tunisian Coast. The Sicilian Channel is now a danger point. The map also shows the points reached by the Army of the Nile—Benghazi, Soluk, El Ageila —with the coast road leading to Tripoli. The value of both Benghazi and Tripoli (if the latter were to be captured) in the defence of Malta and attacks upon Sicily and other Italian bases is clearly shown.
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Southland Times, Issue 24368, 24 February 1941, Page 5
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85A new British minefield in the Mediterranean extends from the “heel” of Italy to a point off Cyrenaica, then eastwards to the Tunisian Coast. The Sicilian Channel is now a danger point. The map also shows the points reached by the Army of the Nile—Benghazi, Soluk, El Ageila —with the coast road leading to Tripoli. The value of both Benghazi and Tripoli (if the latter were to be captured) in the defence of Malta and attacks upon Sicily and other Italian bases is clearly shown. Southland Times, Issue 24368, 24 February 1941, Page 5
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