Battle of the Atlantic

The Norwegian steamer Folden (316t) is sunk by German bombing off Helgeland.

Britain, Politics

In the House of Commons there is a major debate on the conduct of the war and especially of the Norwegian campaign. When a vote is taken, Chamberlain's government has a majority of 281-200 but when compared to the previous support this is not enough to allow the government to continue to claim to be representative. As a result, Chamberlain resigns. In fact the problems in the Norwegian campaign have been at least as much Churchill's as any others. The main reason, however, is Chamberlain's failure to establish a coherent decision-making structure to see that plans were properly coordinated and that subordinates worked sensibly and efficiently.

Prime Minister Chamberlain There is a major debate in the House of Commons on the conduct of the war and especially of the Norwegian campaign. At the vote Chamberlain's government has a majority of 281-200 but when compared to former support this is not sufficient to allow the government to continue to claim to be representative. Neville Chamberlain resigns. In fact the errors of the Norwegian campaign have been at least as much Churchill's as any others. However, in a wider sense the responsibility is Chamberlain's for failing to to establish a coherent decision-making structure to see that plans were properly coordinated and that subordinates worked sensibly and efficiently.

Holland

The Netherlands is completely mobilized in preparation for invasion.

Secret War

A French pilot returning from a leaflet raid on Düsseldorf reports seeing a German motorized column 96 km long heading west for the Ardennes.