10th February, 1941
BIRMINGHAM
7 – PM
11 FEB
1941
Y.M.C.A.
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Mrs Kenneth Penman
Maycot
12 Commonside
Keston
Kent
have just learnt that I shall be with you on Sunday 23rd K
Gnr Penman 1440280 O/C
B and C Sections
183 Penns Lane
Erdington
Birmingham
Feb 10th 1941.
My Darling
Gosh! it’s ’orrid to be back; you’d hardly believe it but my beastly train was only ten minutes late getting into Snow Hill, an awful blow after the time ’it took me to get home.
Dearest one I did have a lovely time last week although the time seemed to go in a flash; having got back here I feel as if I have been away quite a…
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…long time, although its lovely to have seven days. I find it most unsettling when I get back. I seem to have got used once again to having you with me, all the time, although I know that very soon I shall feel better about it, it doesn’t make me feel any happier at the moment. I do hope that you darling are not feeling too howly. As I want to try and catch the six o’clock post darling I’m going to close now with all my love to both my dingles,
Yours,
Kenneth
Monday 3rd February, 1941
- British and Commonwealth troops seize Benghazi in Libya, forcing a precipitous Italian retreat and bolstering Allied strategic leverage in North Africa.
Thursday 6th February, 1941
- Allied units entrap and compel the surrender of Italian forces at Beda Fomm, concluding a decisive phase of Operation Compass and severely undermining Rome’s North African aspirations.
Sunday 9th February, 1941
- Advancing along the East African front, British-led forces consolidate positions in Eritrea, intensifying pressure on Italian defenders and reshaping the geopolitical landscape in the Horn of Africa.
Monday 10th February, 1941
- Allied maneuvers in East Africa target critical Italian-held locales, signaling a protracted campaign to dismantle Axis dominion in the region.