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 NorwayKriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer sails for the Atlantic Naval operations in the North Atlantic FranceGerman raider Widder arrives at Brest upon conclusion of patrol Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 German merchant raiders and their supply ships United KingdomVery light air activity with no losses to either side Battle of Britain, 1940 Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 According to RAF reckoning, the Battle of Britain draws to a successful close Battle of Britain, 1940 Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Convoy OB 237 departs Liverpool Atlantic convoys GibraltarConvoy HG 46 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool Atlantic convoys Italo-Greek FrontDue to poor weather conditions, planned Italian landing on Corfu cancelled Italo-Greek War, 1940-1941 Italian divisions advancing to Greek positions running from Elea along the Kalamas River Italo-Greek War, 1940-1941 Attacks by Italian Julia Division in Pindos sector threaten to break through Greek line in the mountains Italo-Greek War, 1940-1941 Greek reinforcements moving into the Epirus front Italo-Greek War, 1940-1941 CreteFirst British forces land to set up bases and defend the island Italo-Greek War, 1940-1941 Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1940-1941 Crete Mediterranean SeaRN Force H patrols coast of Morocco Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 Royal Navy Force H EgyptAgreement to establish the Combined Bureau in Cairo with specialists from Bletchley Park to handle Ultra North Africa campaigns and the Mediterranean, 1940-1943: Intelligence and deception Ultra and Enigma Cairo during the war years Western DesertRAF aircraft attack Italian airfields Outbreak of war in the Desert and Graziani's offensive, 1940 Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 Italian air force attacks Matruh with 26 bombers escorted by 37 fighters Outbreak of war in the Desert and Graziani's offensive, 1940 Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 KenyaAircraft with South Africa Prime Minister Smuts aboard mistakenly attacked by Allied fighters but lands safely Italian East Africa campaigns, 1940-1941 Air operations in Italian East Africa, 1940-1941 Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts Atlantic OceanBritish vessel Rutland sunk by U-124 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Hillfern sunk by mine Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 BrazilGerman vessel Rio Grande departs Rio de Janeiro to replenish raider Thor and head for Europe Naval operations in the South Atlantic Axis blockade runners and supply ships AustraliaGerman raider Pinguin lays mines off Hobart Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks German merchant raiders and their supply ships ChinaBattle of South Kwangsi: Japanese 22nd Army withdrawing toward Chinhsien for evacuation to Hainan Island Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight. Entries on file for this date: 21
Argyle. Chronology of World War II Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two Browning. US Merchant Vessel Casualties of World War II Carter and Mueller. Combat Chronology, 1941-1945 Cressman. The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes) Goralski. World War II Almanac, 1931-1945 Hague. The Allied Convoy System Hammel. Air War Europa Hammel. Air War Pacific Hauner. Hitler: A Chronology of His Life and Time Kay. Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946 Middlebrook and Everitt. Bomber Command War Diaries Niestle. German U-Boat Losses during World War II Rohwer. Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two Rohwer. Chronology of the War at Sea Salmaggi and Pallavisini. 2194 Days of War Sommerville. World War II Day by Day Swain. A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45 Taylor. Barbarossa to Berlin (two volumes) Williams. Chronology, 1941-1945 Young. Britain's Sea War Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources. Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
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