The British Admiralty announced that the trawler HMS Comet
had been sunk by Kriegsmarine mine.
British Naval sources at Alexandria disclosed that two Italian
submarines were sunk in Mediterranean recently, bringing the
number lost by Italy since she entered the war up to 22.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) made day attacks on barge concentrations
on Dutch coast and shipping at Le Havre.
At night strong forces bombed military objectives in Berlin,
including three main power stations. Other forces bombed Fokker
works at Amsterdam; goods yards, several aerodromes, harbours
and shipping at Lorient and Channel ports, gun positions at
Cap Gris Nez.
The war against Italy, it was reported that a vital supply
line had been cut by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombing
of Aisha, station on railway line between Addis Ababa and
Jibuti.
Large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft attacked Britain. Five
attacks attempted on London, totalling about 450 planes. Few
bombs fell in southeast London. Minor damage at Eastbourne,
Dover and other towns. Two attacks in South West England.
During night high explosive and incendiary bombs fell in Central
London. Damage reported from ten districts in London area.
Elsewhere Luftwaffe aircraft were reported over north-west
and West England, Midlands, Welsh coastal town, southeast
Scotland and Liverpool.
The Luftwaffe lost 27 aircraft. 16 British machines missing,
but pilots of ten safe.
In the Balkans German troops entered Rumania through Hungary
and occupied oilfields
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2194 Days Of War.
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