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April 15, 1941

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SOLUM IS CAPTURED; Germans and Italians, Pushing for Bagbag, Heavily Engaged STAND AT MATRUH LIKELY Imperial Forces Report Tank Attack Against Besieged Tobruk Was Smashed

By Telephone To the New York Times

BERLIN, April 14 -- The combined German-Italian advance under Lieut. Gen. Erwin Rommel in North Africa has crossed the Egyptian border, it was announced here today. After the capture of Fort Capuzzo, the communique declares, the Axis forces fought their way forward and took Solum in Egypt.

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Notable Births

Howard Berman

1941Howard Berman, American lawyer and politician[†]

Howard Lawrence Berman is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional district until redistricting and the 28th congressional district—which both encompassed parts of the San Fernando Valley—for a combined 15 terms.

Historical Events

Belfast Blitz

1941In the Belfast Blitz, 200 bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, killing some 1,000 people.[†]

The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World War II, causing high casualties. The first was on the night of 7–8 April 1941, a small attack which probably took place only to test Belfast's defences. The next took place on Easter Tuesday, 15 April 1941, when 200 Luftwaffe bombers attacked military and manufacturing targets in the city of Belfast. Some 987 people died as a result of the bombing and 1,500 were injured. High explosive bombs predominated in this raid. Apart from those on London, this was the greatest loss of life in any night raid during the Blitz.