Air Operations, Europe
5 French Air Force Curtiss Hawk fighters engage 5 Me-109s shooting 2 down.[
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]Britain, Home Front
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Battle of the Atlantic
- The British tanker Kennebec (5548t) is severely damaged by U-34 70 miles southwest of the Bishops. It is determined to be beyond salvage and is scuttled by the destroyer Wolverine. The survivors are picked up by the Dutch steamer Breedyk.
- U-29 torpedoes the British tanker Regent Tiger (10,177t) 250 miles WSW of Cape Clear, but the vessel does not sink until the 10th. The crew is rescued by the Belgian steamer Jean Jadot.
- U-48 sinks the steamer Winkleigh (5055t) 500 miles west of Ushant. The survivors are picked up by the Dutch liner Statendam.
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Late in the day, having advanced 225 Km in 7 days, 4th Panzer Div part of von Reichenau's 10th Army reach the southeastern suburbs of Warsaw. In a short fight close to the capital, the 4th Panzer loses half its tanks. Okecie airfield, on the outskirts of Warsaw, is captured. Other sections of 10th Army are heavily engaged around Radom. List's 14th Army reaches the San north and south of Przemysl. In the north Guderian's XIX Panzer Corps is attacking along the line of the Bug east of Warsaw. Garrison commander Gen Walerian Czuma broadcasts, "We shall fight to the last ditch." 100,000 civilians dig trenches in the outskirts of the city[
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