Premier announced that on night of
12-13
November 1940 Fleet Air Arm had attacked main Italian naval
forces at Taranto, by which enemy lost three battleships,
two cruisers and two Fleet auxiliaries. During same night
British light naval squadron heavily damaged convoy of supply
ships bound for Albania, one was sunk, two set on fire, fourth
damaged. Enemy destroyer raise damaged. Six more ships of
convoy attacked on
5
November 1940 reached port. British freighter Empire Wind
was reported sunk.
British bombers attacked g Berlin, damaging railway station,
goods yard and other objectives. Other places bombed were
power station at Cologne, docks at Duisburg-Ruhrort, industrial
targets at Dortmund and Dusseldorf, battery of coke ovens
at Lintfort, oil plants at Gelsenkirchen, Hanover and Leuna,
aerodromes at Haamstede, Kreuzbruck and Lubeck, seaplane base
at Norderney, docks at Wilhelmshaven.
The war against Italy, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Bombed docks and
harbour at Taranto.
Scattered daylight raids attempted, most in Southeast England.
Damage and casualties in two Kent coast towns and one Midland.
During night bombs fell in London area and in East and Southeast
England, but little damage and few casualties occurred.
Six Luftwaffe aircraft shot down. British long-range guns
fired salvos across Straits of Dover.
The Greek War, Greek aircraft bombed Koritza aerodrome. After
successful attack in Pindus region Greek troops captured new
line of heights in Albanian territory. Enemy reported to have
retreated on Epirus front.
Sir R. Brooke-Popham appointed to newly-created post of Commander-in
Chief Far East.
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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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