The British Admiralty announced that Kriegsmarine merchant
ship Rhein had been captured by Dutch sloop Van Kinsbergen.
HMS drifter, Evening Primrose, attacked by Luftwaffe bomber
in North Sea, brought raider down in flames.
The war against Italy, More than 20,000 prisoners, with tanks
and guns, taken in Western Desert. Enemy retreat continuing.
Royal Navy cooperated by bombarding focal points of enemy's
retreat. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Continued ceaseless
bombing of aerodromes and troops. British naval units carried
out bombardment of Kisinayu, Italian Somaliland, damaging
Italian supplies.
Small formations of Luftwaffe aircraft crossed Kent coast,
but were intercepted by Fighters. Few bombs fell on outskirts
of London and at places in Southeast.
During the night Luftwaffe raiders attacked Sheffield Incendiaries
started many fires. Streets blocked by wrecked tramcars and
debris of buildings. Many churches hit or damaged by blast.
London was also raided, as well as Liverpool and towns in
East Anglia, Northeast and North West England.
Three Luftwaffe aircraft shot down over Southeast England,
and one Luftwaffe bomber off South West coast.
The Greek War, Greeks advancing along coast and nearing Himara.
Two more commanding heights captured in Premeti sector. Tepelini
now threatened. More positions captured in Pogradets sector.
Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to USA, died.
It was announced that General Hertzog had resigned his seat in
South African Parliament.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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