Chronology of World War II

October 1939

Monday, October 16th


Air Operations, Europe

In the first air attack on British territory, 9 new German Ju-88 dive-bombers attack British ships in the Firth of Forth. Damaged are cruisers Southampton and Edinburgh and the destroyer Mohawk.

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Battle of the Atlantic

The French destroyer Cyclone sinks U-45 in the Bay of Biscay.

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Western Front

German forces push the French back to the Maginot Line near Saarbrücken.

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[ Oct 15th - Oct 17th]