British submarine sunk German collier Edmund Hugo Stinnes
IVoff north coast of Denmark, after ensuring crew safety.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out reconnaissance
flights over north-west Germany during the night of
23
March 1940 and 24 March 1940. One machine failed to return.
The British Admiralty announced that the trawler HMS Loch
Assater had been sunk by a mine. Entire crew was rescued.
Helsinki reported that the red army had taken over Hango,
which was formally handed over at midnight on
22
March 1940
It was announced that Norwegian government lodged protests
in Berlin on
18
March 1940, and
19
March 1940 against the German air attacks Norwegian steamers
Lysaker and Bott.
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March
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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