Tanks in the Australian Army forces during the World War II. Meanwhile, the Australian Tank Corps was superseded following the formation of the Australian Armoured Corps in July 1941. In October 1941 two independent light tank squadrons had been formed for service in Malaya; however, neither was deployed due to a lack of vehicles to equip them. In North Africa in 1941, Australian troops were part of the force which captured Tobruk on 22 January as part of Operation Compass, yielding over 25,000 prisoners along with 236 field and medium guns, 23 medium tanks and more than 200 other vehicles. During the capture of the
Italians in Chicago by the Italian American Civic Committee, an umbrella organization which sponsors the annual Columbus Day parade. Beginning in 1960, the newspaper "Fra Noi" was published. By the 1950s/1960s, Italian television and radio programs were available. In previous eras, there were radio programs available for the Italians, with around twelve in the Italian language. In Chicago, ethnic Italians have been Chicago aldermen, suburban mayors, county judges, and legislators in the Illinois government. Italian politicians have been elected in Blue Island, Chicago Heights, Elmwood Park, Evergreen Park, Highwood and Melrose Park. Dominic Candeloro stated that, in the City of Chicago, few Italians