19 Mar 1941 | World War II Database

19 Mar 1941

The French government-in-exile in Britain established a central bank. ww2dbase [CPC]
Mass-produced vegetable casseroles went on sale in Britain for 8 pence per pound. ww2dbase [CPC]
Erwin Rommel met with Adolf Hitler, Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch, and Chief of Staff General Franz Halder. Rommel was told to expect no reinforcements in Libya until May, when the German 15th Panzer Division would be assigned to him. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | Adolf Hitler | Franz Halder | Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
Adolf Hitler gave Prince Paul of Yugoslavia an ultimatum, asking him to join the Tripartite Pact within five days, or face invasion. ww2dbase [The Tripartite Pact | Adolf Hitler | CPC]
German submarine U-105 sank Dutch ship Mandalika of Allied convoy SL-68 350 miles west of Nouakchott, Mauritania, French West Africa. 3 were killed and 62 survivors were rescued by British corvette HMS Marguerite. ww2dbase [CPC]

Atlantic Ocean

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau began their return voyage to Brest, France. ww2dbase [Operation Berlin | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst | CPC]

United Kingdom

370 German Luftwaffe aircraft bombed London, England, United Kingdom, killing 750. Several freighters and auxiliary anti-aircraft ship Helvellyn were sunk or damaged in London docks. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | London, England | CPC]