Air Operations, Europe

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

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.

German Raiders

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

Germany

German Cruiser Admiral Hipper