Attacks made by Luftwaffe aircraft on fishing trawlers and
a cargo boat. All replied with machine gun fire and drove
the raiders off
The British air ministry announced that the British Royal
Air Force (RAF) fighter command machines pursued two Luftwaffe
aircraft engaged in attacks on shipping off east coast of
Scotland. Damaged believed to have been inflicted on both.
Adolf
Hitler and Mussolini left their respective capitals, accompanied
by their foreign ministers, for a meeting on the Brenner Pass.
French naval sources announced that reports of the destruction
of two more U-boats had been received.
Paris reported a marked activity of reconnaissance party's
West of the Vosges.
Dutch steamer St Annaland was sunk by a mine.
Danish trawler Wilhelmine was sunk on Dogger Bank.
Ten thousand miners in Notts decided to forego large part
of their holidays in order to increase production of coal.
During the war.
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2194 Days Of War.
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