Large force of bombers attacked objectives at Turin, including
the Royal Arsenal and Fiat Works.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Bombed goods yards and railway
stations in Berlin and Leipzig; inland port of Duisburg-Ruhrort,
canal wharves at Cologne, railway sidings at Dortmund, oil
targets at Wanne Eickel and Dortmund,
Krupps
works at Essen, several aerodromes.
Coastal Command aircraft raided marine bases in northern and
western France. 4 Spitfire squadron routed twenty Italian
fighters in Straits of Dover, shooting down seven without
loss to itself.
The war against Italy, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Attacked group of
Italian aerodromes in desert and on coast around Tobruk.
Luftwaffe aircraft made three daylight raids over Southeast
England. One small formation penetrated to London and bombs
fell in a southern suburb and in a town on Thames Estuary.
At night Southampton had its worst raid of the war, many buildings
demolished or damaged, and casualties heavy. Another South
coast town was also bombed.
Eleven Luftwaffe machines shot down, seven being Italian.
The Greek War, Greek advance continued along whole front.
Italians retreating towards Valona, abandoning vast quantities
of equipment. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Bombed Elbasan, Albania.
The Rumanian dictator, General Antonescu, and Dr. Tuka, Slovak
Premier, signed protocols in Berlin by which their countries
join the Axis.
M253 Minesweeper
Launched 23 November 1940
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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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