The British Admiralty announced the loss through Kriegsmarine
mines of the trawlers HMS Velia and HMS Lord Stamp.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) attacked ports of Ostend and Gravelines,
a factory and goods yard near Calais and a convoy off Zeebrugge.
During night many objectives in Berlin were bombed, as well
as oil plants at Hamburg, Hanover and Gelsenkirchen, docks
and shipping at Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremer-haven, Wilhelmshaven,
Rotterdam, Le Havre and Lorient, goods yards and railway communications,
several Channel ports and many aerodromes.
The war against Italy, British bombers continued attacks on
Italian lines in East Africa and Libya. Asmara, Gura and other
centres bombed. Series of raids on Benghazi and Berka.
Few Luftwaffe aircraft, operating singly, crossed coast. Bombs
fell in London area, Kent, Hants and country district in Somerset,
House and industrial buildings hit; Private school shattered
and nurses home partly wrecked in Hants.
Comparatively little activity during night. Areas attacked
included Scotland and one Midland town, where fires were started
which damaged commercial property and public buildings. German
High Command stated Italian bombers took part for first time.
Luftwaffe lost two aircraft. Britain none.
Adolf
Hitler interviewed Marshal Pétain in French territory.
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2194 Days Of War.
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