Chronology of World War II

April 1940

Saturday, April 6th


Air Operations, Europe

RAF Bomber Command ends it leaflet ('Nickel') raids on Germany. Since Sept 3, 1939 65,000,000 leaflets and 'newspapers' have been dropped.

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Battle of the Atlantic

U-59 sinks the Norwegian steamer Navarra (2118t) in the North Sea with the loss of 10 crewmen and 2 passengers. Survivors are picked up by the Finnish steamer Atlas.

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German Raiders

The Orion under the command of Kapitän zur See Weyher, becomes the second auxiliary cruiser to leave Germany.

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Germany

Operation WESERUBUNG, the invasion of Denmark and Norway, is underway. Here mountain troops are embarking onto the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper at Cuxhaven.

German cruiser Admiral Hipper


German cruiser <i>Admiral Hipper</i>
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