The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Carnarvon Castle was
in action at long range with heavily armed Kriegsmarine raider
Thor
HSK 4 in South Atlantic. HMS Carnarvon Castle was slightly
damaged and put into Montevideo for repairs.
The British Admiralty announced loss while mine sweeping of
the trawlers HMS Ethel Taylor, HMS Amethyst, HMS Elk, HMS
Calverton, and the drifter HMS Christmas Rose.
Coastal Command aircraft attacked chemical factory at Eindhoven,
Rotterdam airport, Haamstede aerodrome, and submarine base
at Lorient.
Night bombing operations were cancelled owing to bad weather.
Successive formations of Luftwaffe fighters and fighter-bombers
which flew over East Kent were scattered by bur fighters.
Bombs were dropped, causing damage and casualties.
During night South Coast town was heavily bombed. Large fires
caused in nurses home attached to hospital. Extensive damage
to houses, shops, and a cinema. London was also raided for
short time.
Fourteen Luftwaffe aircraft shot down. Two British fighters
lost, but pilot of one safe.
Long-range artillery duel across Straits of Dover. The British
Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers flew to attack enemy positions.
The Greek War, Greeks occupied Premeti, enemy suffering heavy
losses. Greek aircraft heavily bombed enemy columns at Elbasan
and inrvalley of River Skumbi. To south of Argyrokastro Greeks
occupied Libohovo. Italians evacuated Delvino.
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HMS Carnarvon Castle a auxiliary cruiser
of 21.222 tons, was in action on 5 December 1940 with
Thor
HSK 4 an heavily armed raider in the South Atlantic,
Northeast of the River Plate estuary, The fight, which lasted
90 minutes, ended with the damaged raider steaming away
at high speed. The British ship also sustained damage and
put into Montevideo for repairs.
Photo, Topiral Press
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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