Axis Diplomacy

Hitler and Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass, their first meeting since Munich in 1938. Mussolini says that he is ready to join Germany and its allies in the war against France and Britain.

Hitler and Mussolini Meet

Battle of the Atlantic

• The Italian steamer Tino Primo (4853t) hits a mine off North Foreland. This is also a result of a German minelaying operation on the night of the 9th. She is taken in tow by the tug Kenia from Ramsgate, but hits 2 more mines and sinks with the loss of 1 crewman.
• The Dutch trawler Protinus (202t) is sunk by German bombers of KG-26 off Ijmuiden near Middle Rough Bank with the loss of 4 crewmen. 7 other crewmen are rescued by the British submarine Unity on the 25th.

Finland

Finns Evacuate Karelia