Diary July 16, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, July 16, 1940: Sea War OPERATION SEA LION (Seelöwe): HITLER ORDERS PREPARATION FOR SEABORNE INVASION OF ENGLAND, to be completed by mid-August, inc. the reduction of the […]
Diary July 16, 1940 read more »
Diary for Tuesday, July 16, 1940: Sea War OPERATION SEA LION (Seelöwe): HITLER ORDERS PREPARATION FOR SEABORNE INVASION OF ENGLAND, to be completed by mid-August, inc. the reduction of the […]
Diary July 16, 1940 read more »
Diary for Monday, July 15, 1940: Air War Hurricane fighters beat off 15 Dornier Do 17 s attacking convoy in English Channel. Hidden by low cloud, Ju 88s hit targets
Diary July 15, 1940 read more »
Diary for Sunday, July 14, 1940: Occupied countries France: General de Gaulle attends Bastille Day ceremonies in London. Neutrals Vichy France: Day of National Mourning.
Diary July 14, 1940 read more »
Diary for Saturday, July 13, 1940: Air War First Free Polish fighter squadron (No 302) formed in Britain, with Hurricane fighters.
Diary July 13, 1940 read more »
Diary for Friday, July 12, 1940: Air War Hurricane fighters destroy four bombers attacking convoy off Suffolk coast. Night raids on Aberdeen (60 casualties) and Cardiff. Neutrals Russia: Kuusinen, former
Diary July 12, 1940 read more »
Diary for Thursday, July 11, 1940: Neutrals Vichy France: President Lebrun resigns; Petain proclaims himself ‘Head of the French State’, abolishes Republican Constitution of 1875, and dismisses Senate and Chamber
Diary July 11, 1940 read more »
Diary for Wednesday, July 10, 1940: Air War BATTLE OF BRITAIN (for Britain DAY 1; but in fact the real German operation was starting more than one month later, on
Diary July 10, 1940 read more »
Diary for Tuesday, July 9, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: Naval action off Calabria (Battle of Punta Stilo). British Mediterranean Fleet attempts to cut off Italian Fleet from its Taranto base,
Diary July 9, 1940 read more »
Diary for Monday, July 8, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: 9 BEF divisions, rescued from Dunkirk, have now been reorganized. Tea rationing begins (2 oz (ca. 76 g) per person per
Diary July 8, 1940 read more »
Diary for Sunday, July 7, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: British naval forces disable battleship Richelieu at Dakar, following French rejection of ultimatum: motor launch drops depth charges under battleship’s stern
Diary July 7, 1940 read more »
Diary for Saturday, July 6, 1940: Home Fronts Germany: Hitler returns to Berlin in triumph after eight weeks ‘in the field’. Sea War French battlecruiser Dunkerque crippled at Mers-el-Kebir by
Diary July 6, 1940 read more »
Diary for Friday, July 5, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: Destroyer Whirlwind sunk by U-boat U 34 southwest of Ireland. Vichy-French warships and submarines capture three British merchant ships in reprisal
Diary July 5, 1940 read more »
Diary for Thursday, July 4, 1940: Sea War Ju 87 Stukas and German E-boats attack convoy, south of Portland, sinking five merchant ships and auxiliary anti-aircraft (AA) ship Foyle Bank.
Diary July 4, 1940 read more »
Diary for Wednesday, July 3, 1940: Sea War THE MERS-EL-KEBIR AFFAIR (Operation Catapult): British ‘Force H’ opens fire on French naval squadron in Mers-el-Kebir naval base, Algeria, after failure of
Diary July 3, 1940 read more »
Diary for Tuesday, July 2, 1940: Sea War British liner Arandora Star (15,501 t), carrying 1,500 Italian and German internees and PoWs to Canada, sunk by U-boat U-47 west of
Diary July 2, 1940 read more »