Greek light cruiser Elli sunk by italian submarine ''Delphino'' (08/15/1940 port of Tinos island)2 months before greco-italian war

ELLI

Tail of one of 42 Curtiss Tomahawk Mk. IIBs delivered from the RAF’s stocks in Middle East to the Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, Turkish Air Force, on 1942. This aircraft was deployed at Gaziemir, a base of the Ikinci Hava Tumeni (2nd Air Division), HQ Izmir, with two Aircraft Squadrons. The Turkish Air Force received also 24 Kittyhawk I leased to Turkey under the “Lend-Lease Agreement” an deployed at Izmir-Gaziemir by the 3. Tayyare Bolugu (3rd Aircraft Squadron) and 4. Tayyare Bolugu. The life of the Curtiss fighters in Turkey was brief. The aircraft were in poor condition were replaced by the Spitfire Mk.Vs in 1944. Victor Sierra

Tomahawk in Turkish inventory

Marlene Dietrich (German-born) toured the European front for the USO, 1944-45. During two extended tours for the USO, she performed for Allied troops on the front lines in Algeria, Italy, England and France and went into Germany with Generals James M. Gavin and George S. Patton. When asked why she had done this, in spite of the obvious danger of being within a few kilometres of German lines, she replied, “aus Anstand“ — “out of decency”.

