Air Operations, Europe

German bombers raid Scapa Flow.

Battle of the Atlantic

• The German auxiliary minesweeper M.1302 (the trawler Schwaben (436t) is lost north of Laeso Island on a mine in the minefield laid by the British submarine Narwhal on the 12th.
• The British steamer Lolworth (1969t) sinks on a mine 1/2 mile northwest of Elbow Buoy near North Foreland. This is a result of a German minelaying operation on the 21st. 2 of the crew are lost and 22 survivors are rescued.
• The Norwegian steamer Sigurd Jarl (924t) sinks at Moldefjord after being hit and set afire by German bombing the previous day.
• The German steamer Sayn (2321t) sinks on a mine in Hubert Bay near Borkum.

Britain, Home Front

The Second War Budget is presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon. Income tax is raised to 7s 6d in the pound. There are also higher duties on beer, spirits and tobacco and increased postal charges. A new 'Purchase Tax' is planned.

With their bicycles parked next to them, these German soldiers are seen in combat at a roadside somewhere in Norway, during the German invasion of the Scandinavian country, on April 23, 1940. Germans in Combat

Norway

During the night the British 15th Bde lands at Molde and Andalsnes and is soon moving forward to relieve the 148th Bde.

Namsos Ablaze After Luftwaffe Bombing Raids