Battle of the Atlantic U-36 sinks the Swedish merchant ship Silesia (1839t) 45 miles WNW of Egersund, Norway.
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Germany, Home Front Food rationing of bread and flour is introduced.
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Poland The Germans step up their bombardment of Warsaw and add heavy air
attacks to it. 400 bombers and
Stukas make repeated sorties starting huge fires. Hitler wishes to complete the conquest as soon as possible and since the garrison is fairly strong it is necessary to force them to submit by terrorizing the civilian population. The bombing continues until the surrender.
A young Polish boy returns to what was his home and squats among the ruins during a pause in the German air raids on Warsaw, Poland, in September of 1939. German attacks lasted until Warsaw surrendered on September 28. One week later, the last of the Polish forces capitulated near Lublin, giving full control of Poland to Germany and the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Julien Bryan)
Devastation in Warsaw
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Flying at 350 mph with a range of 565 miles, the German Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter bomber with a two-man crew, carried up to 2,000 pounds of bombs or four air-to-air rockets, and was armed with two 20mm cannons and five machine guns. The first twin-engine fighter to enter operational service during the war, the Me-110 was highly successful during the 1939 Blitzkrieg against Poland. However, it was outclassed by the RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires during the Battle of Britain in 1940, proving to be both slower and less maneuverable. Later, it enjoyed a renaissance as a night fighter.
Fully Equipped Messerschmitt
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