The British Admiralty announced that British light forces
had carried out naval bombardment of Mogadishu, main port
of Italian Somaliland.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Made large-scale attack on German invasion
ports. Night attacks concentrated on oil refineries at Gelsenkirchen.
Other aircraft bombed industrial targets in the Ruhr, rail
and river communications, naval base at Lorient, and many
aerodromes.
The war against Italy, Cairo announced and other raid by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) On Brindisi. In Albania military supplies at
Elbasan were attacked. In Libya Benghazi and Tobruk were bombed,
and farther east Gura, Zula, Adagalla and Massawa were raided.
Formation of Luftwaffe aircraft crossed Kent coast making
for London, and another flew into Thames Estuary. Both were
intercepted and scattered. Bombs fell during day at three
places on Sussex coast, and in East Anglia.
During night raids bombs damaged houses near South coast.
In London a hospital, child welfare clinic and many houses
were hit.
Luftwaffe lost 14 aircraft. Five British fighters lost, but
pilots of four safe.
Violent long-range gun duel across Straits of Dover.
The Greek War, Greek forces thrusting forward into Albania
and now said to be dominating Koritza.
King Boris of Bulgaria visited Adolf
Hitler, who also received Surier, Spanish Foreign Minister.
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November
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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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