Diary for Wednesday, December 11, 1940: North Africa British capture Sidi Barrani. Air War Heavy night raid on Birmingham by 270 aircraft: 6 churches, 11 schools, several hundred houses damaged.
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Diary for Tuesday, December 10, 1940: North Africa British attack Sidi Barrani (Egypt). Air War Luftwaffe ordered to transfer Fliegerkorps X to South Italy. Home Fronts Germany: Hitler condemns British
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Diary for Monday, December 9, 1940: North Africa FIRST BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN WESTERN DESERT (Operation Compass): 2 divisions attack 10 Italian divisions. (10th Army), in their fortified camps south of
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Diary for Sunday, December 8, 1940: Air War Fire raid on London by 413 aircraft (2 lost): In 14-hour onslaught bombs are scattered over many metropolitan and suburban districts and
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Diary for Saturday, December 7, 1940: Air War No raids on Britain, either by day or night – first such 24-hour period since August 7. RAF night raid on Düsseldorf
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Diary for Friday, December 6, 1940: Balkans In Pindus Mountains Greeks advance towards Klisura. In Macedonian sector Greeks advance along valleys towards Elbasan. Marshal Badoglio, Duke of Addis Ababa, and
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Diary for Thursday, December 5, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: German disguised raider Thor damages British armed merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle (20,000 t) off Rio de Janeiro.
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Diary for Wednesday, December 4, 1940: Balkans Greeks advance far into Albania and capture Premeti in the Southwest. Italians abandon important supply base of Argyrokastro, southwest Albania, and nearby port
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Diary for Tuesday, December 3, 1940: Sea War Mediterranean: British cruiser Glasgow damaged by Italian torpedo-bombers in Suda Bay, Crete.
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Diary for Monday, December 2, 1940: Air War Britain: Bristol raided by 120 aircraft (night December 1-2); serious damage in residential areas. Sea War Atlantic: Admiral Tovey succeeds Admiral Forbes
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Diary for Sunday, December 1, 1940: Sea War Armed merchant cruiser Forfar (16,400 t) sunk by U-99 west of Ireland. Free-Norwegian liner Oslofjord (18,700 t) and a British tanker mined
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