Diary September 4, 1940

09-1940, War Diary, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

A formation of Me 110s on the approach to their target.

Diary for Wednesday, September 4, 1940:

Air War

Me 110 fighter-bombers (6 lost) make devastating low-level raid on Vickers’ factory at Brooklands (Surrey) killing 88, injuring 600 and halting production of Wellington bombers for 4 days. Other raiders attack airfields and Dover balloon barrage.

Sea War

German E-boats sink 5 ships in convoy off Gt.Yarmouth, North Sea.

Home Fronts

Germany: Hitler speaks in Berlin – threatening to invade Britain and raze British cities to the ground by bombing.

Neutrals

Rumania: General Antonescu given full powers by King Carol.

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.