Chronology of World War II

February 1941

Tuesday, February 11th

Atlantic

The Ostend docks are bombarded by British destroyers.

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Battle of the Atlantic

  • The British submarine Snapper is sunk by German minesweepers M-2, M-13 and M-25 southwest of Ushant after firing torpedoes at the mineweepers. 41 of the crew are lost.
  • The British steamer Iceland (1236t), straggling from Convoy HG-53, is sunk by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper west of Portugal. The crew is taken prisoner.
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France, Politics

Darlan is nominated to be successor and deputy to Pétain. He is to hold office as Foreign Minister, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Information as well as his rank as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

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North Africa

Troops of the German 5th Light Div land at Tripoli and await their commander.

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[February 10th - February 12th]