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• Dutch intelligence detected further hints of German troop gathering near its border; this information was forwarded on to Belgium. Meanwhile, in Germany, forecast of bad weather caused a postponement of the invasion. ww2dbase [Invasion of France and the Low Countries | TH]
• Danish constituent country of Greenland sought American protection as her mother country was now occupied by Germany. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Norwegian troops south of Trondheim surrendered to the Germans. The Allies completed the evacuation at Namsos, Norway. The British destroyer HMS Afridi, left behind to shell British vehicles on the dock that could not be evacuated, departed at 0445 hours. German aircraft found part of the evacuation fleet and attacked the convoy at 0945 hours, sinking French destroyer Bison at 1010 hours, killing 103. HMS Afridi was bombed at 1400 hours and sank 45 minutes later, killing 49 men of the crew, 13 men of 146th Brigade, and 30 rescued men of Bison. ww2dbase [Invasion of Denmark and Norway | CPC]
• British RAF aircraft attacked German airfields in Denmark and Norway. ww2dbase [CPC]
• U-23 completed her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [U-23 | CPC]

• British destroyer Garland, under repair in Malta, was loaned to the Polish Navy, which commissioned the destroyer on the same date. ww2dbase [Garland | CPC]

• British and French troops evacuated from Åndalsnes, Norway arrived safely at Scapa Flow, Scotland. The French troops were transferred onto French passenger ships bound for Brest. ww2dbase [Scapa Flow | Scapa Flow, Scotland | CPC]

• Karl Bendetson was recalled to active duty in the US regular army at the rank of captain. ww2dbase [Karl Bendetsen | CPC]

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