7 Jul 1940 | World War II Database

7 Jul 1940

Italy granted France permission to keep her Mediterranean bases armed. ww2dbase [TH]
Kanalkampf: Six British fighters were shot down during aerial battles with German aircraft, killing four. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | CPC]
German submarine U-99 sank British ship Sea Glory at the very start of the day, killing the entire crew of 29. Toward the end of the day, U-99 struck again, sinking Swedish ship Bissen 80 miles south of Cape Clear, Ireland; the entire crew of 20 survived. Also on this date, U-34 sank Dutch tanker Lucrecia 100 miles west of Land's End in southwestern England, United Kingdom, killing 2; 30 survivors were later rescued by Portuguese ship Alfarrarede. ww2dbase [First Happy Time | CPC]

China

USS Stewart arrived in Chinese waters. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]

Egypt

René-Émile Godfroy agreed to keep the French Navy Force X at Alexandra, Egypt, which included the battleship Lorraine and four cruisers, according to British demands. Godfroy secured Andrew Cunningham's pledge that the ships would remain under Godfroy's command and that the sailors would be repatriated. ww2dbase [René-Émile Godfroy | Alexandria | CPC]

French West Africa

Operation Catapult: British Swordfish torpedo bombers from carrier HMS Hermes attacked the French battleship Richelieu in dock at Dakar, French West Africa. A torpedo hit caused a 40-foot hole, bringing her to the bottom of the harbor (the harbor was shallow enough for her to be refloated shortly after). ww2dbase [British Attacks on the French Fleet | Dakar | CPC]
After dark, a boat from HMS Hermes attempted to drop depth charges underneath French battleship Richelieu in Dakar, French West Africa; the attack was not successful. ww2dbase [British Attacks on the French Fleet | Hermes | Dakar | CPC]

Guernsey

British submarine HMS H43 landed Lieutenant Hubert Nicolle on the Channel Island of Guernsey during the night to collect intelligence for the planned commando raid code named Operation Ambassador. ww2dbase [Guernsey | CPC]

United States

US President Franklin Roosevelt informed the US Congress that he intended to deploy a US Marine Corps brigade to Iceland. ww2dbase [Invasion and Occupation of Iceland | Washington | CPC]

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