It was announced that Arras had been recaptured by allies
on
21 May 1940,
but the Germans were still pressing towards the coast.
British forces counter-attacked between Arras and Douai.
Heavy fighting in progress between Valenciennes and Cambria.
During the night of
21-22
May 1940, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) made large-scale
bombing attacks on German communications in Namur, Dinant
and Aachen areas. Other raids on military objectives in Rhenish
Prussia.
Emergency Powers Defence Act, empowering government to control
both persons and property, passed in both houses.
Stavanger Aerodrome bombed during the night of
21-22
May 1940.
The trawler HMS Rifsness reported lost through bombing by
Luftwaffe aircraft.
R42
R-boat
Launched 22 May 1940
Go To: 23rd
May
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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