Fidel Castro18 April 1961
Castro orders large Cuban forces toward the beachhead while armour and aircraft increase pressure on Brigade 2506.
Cuba · Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Castro orders large Cuban forces toward the beachhead while armour and aircraft increase pressure on Brigade 2506.
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