Diary July 1, 1940

War Diary, 07-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Street scene in Guernsey after occupation — Street scene in Guernsey on the Channel Islands in those days. The German occupation happens quiet and the troops are trying very hard to get along with the locals.

Diary for Monday, July 1, 1940:

Occupied countries

Channel Islands: German occupation completed.

Air War

Hull and Wick (northeast Scotland) bombed in daylight; 12 killed, 22 injured. 12 Hampdens bomb Kiel naval base; Guy Gibson drops 2,000 lb (ca. 907 kg). bomb near battlecruiser Scharnhorst, cruiser Prinz Eugen hit by 2 small bombs (night July 1-2).

Home Fronts

Vichy France: French Government moves from Bordeaux to Vichy.
Japan: Sugar and matches rationed.

Neutrals

Romania: Government renounces Anglo-French guarantee of her territorial integrity. Hungary alleges frontier violations by Rumanian troops; several civilians killed. Both countries mass troops along borders.

Politics

Britain: Government warns that she will not countenance Axis occupation of Syria.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.