January 12th, 1941 (SUNDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: Minesweeping trawler HMS CELIA commissioned.
SICILY: RAF Hurricane fighters based on Malta attack Catania airfield on Sicily in an attempt to prevent German and Italian planes from attacking Malta while temporary repairs are carried out on the crippled aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (87).
NORTH AFRICA: No. 33 Squadron, currently based in Egypt and equipped with Hurricane Mk. Is, is detailed to go to Greece. The squadron arrives at Eleusis, Greece, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) northwest of Athens, on 19 February.ETHIOPIA:
Amadeo, the Italian Duke of
Aosta sends the Elite Savoia Grenadiers to defend Keren.