Battle of the Atlantic
- The British steamer Fort Medine (5261t) sinks on a mine near Swansea with the loss of 1 crewman.
- The British steamer Rigmor is sunk by German bombing southeast of Falmouth. The entire crew is rescued.
U-47 Leaving Lorient |
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]German Raiders
The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer captures the British tanker British Advocate (6994t) and the Greek steamer Grigorios C II (2546t) west of the Seychelles. The Greek ship is sunk and her 27-man crew is taken prisoner.
[ | ]Italian East Africa
The British cross the Juba River.
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| ]North Africa
The British and German patrols make contact for the first time in the desert, near El Agheila. The first brief action is on the 24th.
A convoy carrying supplies and an anti-aircraft unit docks at Tripoli to support the German forces there. The next day German vehicles are seen operating in North Africa for the first time.
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