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| | 1941 |
 | | Both sides needed a break because of the horrible conditions in Libya: oven-like heat, sandstorms, plagues of insects, dysentery, unbearable thirst, and constantly being shot at took their tolls on the weary soldiers in the desert. |
 | | Thus on 6 April 1941 the Germans stormed into Yugoslavia in response to Italy’s plea for reinforcements, including 550,000 Axis troops from Germany, Romania, and Bulgaria. |
 | | On 24 May 1941, the Hood and her shipmates met up with the Bismarck, but after only a few volleys the Hood was literally blown out of the water. |
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