Air Operations, Europe
There are RAF night raids on Berlin and Naples where an Italian cruiser is damaged.
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]Battle of the Atlantic
The British steamer N. C. Monberg (2301t) from Convoy FS-360 is sunk by German motor torpedo boat S-58 east of Yarmouth with the loss of 9 of her crew.
[ | ]The Blitz
There is a follow-up raid on Sheffield to the one made 3 nights previous in the Luftwaffe pattern of Doppelgänger (Double Attack). 11 planes of KG100 open the attack by dropping 11,500 incendiaries followed by about 80 more dropping both high explosives and incendiaries.
Damage in Sheffield from the 2 Raids |
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Leeds, Barnsley and Batley are also hit, but by bombs probably meant for Sheffield. Fire becomes a major problem this night. Several factories are hit, the railway line to York is blocked, and many houses are damaged. 1,200 businesses are hit affecting the employment of thousands. Almost 6,000 people are left homeless. In the two raids 750 people are killed and 500 are seriously injured. A big problem after this raid is the unexploded bombs; 394 are dropped.
[ | ]North Africa
British troops take Halfaya Pass on the Libyan border and now have a route through to central Cyrenaica. The Italian 10th Army has withdrawn to Bardia and reinforcements have been brought to Tobruk and the defensive line inland from Dernia.
British Tanks |
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