The British Admiralty announced that the destroyer HMS Whirlwind
had been sunk by
U-34
on
5 July 1940
French battleship Richelieu, lying at Dakar, French West Africa
put out of action by a depth charges and aerial torpedoes,
after her commander had refused for alternative methods of
peaceably putting her beyond reach of German control.
French warships at Casablanca reported to have put to sea.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) attack Ostend, large German
supply ship hit, canal lock gates, and naval storehouses damaged.
Bombs dropped on German barges on canals at Zwolle, Haten,
Weest, Elberg, Deft. Other aircraft bombed Danish harbour
of Aalborg and patrol vessels off the coast. Aerodromes in
German hands at Sossons and Douai were damaged.
During the night Kiel and Wilhelmahaven were again bombed.
Damage done to oil refineries at Homburg, and to aerodromes
at Waalhaven, Amsterdam and Brussels.
Three air raids on Malta. In addition to seven during the
weekend. Three, probably five raiders destroyed.
Mersa Matruh, Western desert, bombed by Italians, no damage
and no casualties.
Luftwaffe continued with daylight raids made over Britain
from extreme southwest to north-west coast. Little damage
caused, and few casualties. Eight Luftwaffe aircraft known
to have been shot down, and others disabled.
Minister of food announced immediate rationing of tea to 2
ounces per head per week.
It was stated that nine BEF divisions rescued from Dunkirk
had been fully reorganised.
French Embassy in London, to be withdrawn.
It was reported that the British government had lodged a protest
with Swedish government against latter's decision to allow
transport of German troops and materials of war across Swedish
territory.
It was announced that King Haakon had refused German request,
through Norwegian Storting, to abdicate.
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July
Articles:
The Front
of Our Ship Was Blown Away
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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