Battle of the Atlantic
U-35 sinks the Belgian steamer Suzon (2239t) 42 miles NNW of Ushant Island. The entire crew is picked up by the British destroyer Acheron. [
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]Britian, Home Front
- In a radio broadcast Winston Churchill declares that: 'Poland has been overrun by two of the great powers which held her in bondage for 150 years, but were unable to quench the spirit of the Polish nation ... Russia has pursued a cold policy of self-interest.'
- Men aged between 20 and 22 become eligible for conscription.
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The first news of the German pocket-battleships Admiral Graf Spee and Deutschland reaches the Admiralty. Before the battle of December Admiral Graf Spee will sink 9 ships of 50,000 tons altogether, a totally inadequate return for such a valuable unit.[
| ]Poland
After a gallant fight, Adm Józef Unrug and his 4,000-strong heroic defenders of the Polish garrison on the Hela Peninsula finally surrender. Polish mines do claim a victim as the German minesweeper M85 is sunk in Danzig Bay. Three destroyers and some Polish submarines are successful in making their way to Britain. The fighting is over on the Baltic and Polish coasts, and in a few days the remaining isolated points of resistance are overwhelmed.
There are 694,000 Polish prisoners in German hands and another 217,000 taken by the Russians. The casualty figures for the Poles are unknown. The German casualty totals include 10,572 dead, 30,322 wounded and 3,409 missing.
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