It was announced that the British Royal Air Force (RAF) sank
two U-boats in Mediterranean in July. During night of
1-
2
August 1940 British steamer HMS Highlander fought battle with
Luftwaffe aircraft in the North Sea and destroyed two. Luftwaffe
planes attacking a convoy in North Sea was shot down by escorting
vessel HMS Weston. Irish steamer HMS Kerry Head attacked by
German bomber off Co. Cork.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed aerodromes at Dortmund,
Leeuwarden and Haamstede,
Krupps
works at Essen, oil refineries and other targets in North
West Germany.
Coastal Command aircraft dropped bombs on enemy aerodrome
at Cherbourg. Fleet Air Arm bombed German radio station and
supply ship off Norwegian coast.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed ammunition dump at
Bardia, Libya, oil refinery near Massawa and hangars at Asmara.
Two Luftwaffe aircraft shot down in Channel. Single raider
dropped bombs on Norwich, causing five civilian deaths and
some damage. During preceding night bombs were dropped in
neighbourhood of Thames Estuary and Bristol Channel.
Stated that Japan had released seven of thirteen arrested
Britons.
M. Molotov reaffirmed Russia�s neutrality.
Z27
Destroyer
Launched 1 August 1940
Prinz
Eugen Heavy cruiser
Commissioned 1 August 1940
Go To: 2nd
August
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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