Battle of the Atlantic- The British steamer Arkenside (2694t) is sunk by U-7 25 miles southwest of Bergen. The entire crew is rescued.
- U-4 captures the Finnish steamer Martti Ragnar (2262t) 50 miles off Arendal, Norway, tows her to a point 5 miles south of Arendal before scuttling her with explosive charges. None of the crew is lost.
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Britain, Home Front Wartime shortages settle in as gasoline rationing begins.
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Occupied Poland The NKVD begins rounding up thousands of Polish officers and deporting them to the Soviet Union. Many will be executed at Katyn Wood in 1940.
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Poland - The rapidly advancing Soviet troops take Lvov.
The Red Army enters Lwow.
Entry of the Red Army into Lwow
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Tractors tow field guns, a display of military force to show the inhabitants that Stalin was their new boss after he invaded the eastern half of Poland, while Hitler took the western half. Some Ukranians living there welcomed the Soviets, but the Poles did not. Within months many Poles were deported to slave labor in the Soviet Union, their property confiscated and their money made worthless.
Soviet Military Rolls into Lwow, Poland
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