Chronology of World War II

Thursday, November 6th

USS Omaha (CL-4) and German Blockade Runner Odenwald

USS <i>Omaha</i> (CL-4) and German Blockade Runner <i>Odenwald</i> — USS Omaha (CL-4), in right center, standing by the German blockade runner Odenwald, which has a US boarding party on board, in the South Atlantic, 6 November 1941. Photographed from USS Somers (DD-381). (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph)