10 Oct 1940 | World War II Database

10 Oct 1940

During the night, 14 British aircraft from Waddington, Lincolnshire and Lindholme, Yorkshire attacked battleship Tirpitz to little effect. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | CPC]

Atlantic Ocean

British ship Graigwen, damaged on the previous day and abandoned, was sunk by German submarine U-123 at 2333 hours. ww2dbase [First Happy Time | CPC]
British motor torpedo boats MTB-22, MTB-31, and MTB-32 attacked a German convoy in the middle of the Dover Strait, sinking German trawler Nordenham and capturing 34 prisoners. ww2dbase [Dover Strait | CPC]

China

Communist Chinese New 4th Army linked up with Communist Chinese 8th Route Army at Baiju Village, Dongtai County, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Huangqiao | Baiju, Jiangsu | CPC]

Germany

Adolf Hitler initiated the Führer-Sofortprogramm, an emergency program to build shelters for the urban populations of Germany. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | CPC]

Italy

Morosini departed Naples, Italy at 0800 hours for exercises, returning at 1405 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Naples, Campania | CPC]

Trinidad

United Kingdom

A lone German Do 17 bomber on a reconnaissance mission was caught over RAF Tangmere in England, United Kingdom by British fighters. While attempting to shoot it down, two British fighters collided, killing both pilots. Then, another fighter, piloted by Sergeant Ellis, was damaged by the German bomber's guns, and crash landed The Do 17 bomber sustained heavy damage, but was able to make it back to France, crash landed, and saved all of its photographs. During the day, four German raids of 20 to 100 aircraft were mounted, with bombs dropping on London and other towns. Through the day, the British lost 5 fighters with 3 pilots killed, while shooting down 3 German fighters and 1 Do 17 bomber. Between 1824 and 1844 hours, Dover was struck by 18 shells from German guns at Calais, France. Overnight, London, Manchester, and various airfields were bombed. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | England | CPC]

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