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Today in World War II History—February 12, 1941

Friday, February 12, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
Italian Gen. Italo Gariboldi welcoming German generals Erwin Rommel and Johannes Streich to Tripoli, Libya, 12 Feb 1941 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-424-0258-32)

Italian Gen. Italo Gariboldi welcoming German generals Erwin Rommel and Johannes Streich to Tripoli, Libya, 12 Feb 1941 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-424-0258-32)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 12, 1941: German Lt. Gen. Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya; his Afrikakorps will join the Italian fight against the British in North Africa.

Howard Florey gives penicillin to a human for the first time—mortally ill Albert Alexander in Oxford, who improves but then dies due to an insufficient supply.

In convoy SLS-64 off Madeira, German cruiser Admiral Hipper sinks 7 Allied freighters.

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