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Today in World War II History—April 30, 1941

Friday, April 30, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
Arab Legionnaires guard the landing ground in Transjordan, as RAF Gloster Gladiators refuel on journey from Ismailia, Egypt, to besieged Habbaniya, Iraq, 8 May 1941 (Imperial War Museum: CM 774)

Arab Legionnaires guard the landing ground in Transjordan, as RAF Gloster Gladiators refuel on journey from Ismailia, Egypt, to besieged Habbaniya, Iraq, 8 May 1941 (Imperial War Museum: CM 774)

80 Years Ago—Apr. 30, 1941: Germans occupy all of Greece; final Allied troops are evacuated (50,000 evacuated total).

Iraqi forces surround British air base at Habbaniya, Iraq.

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