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France decides to put in place reprisal measures in responce to the German war at sea
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26564 |
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Six German aircraft raid the Shetlands. One RAF seaplane is set on fire
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26565 |
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One German aircraft shot down over the south east coast of England, seven more claimed over the Western Front
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26566 |
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British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi sunk by the German warships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.
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26567 |
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Two German raids hit the Shetlands but no bombs are dropped
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26568 |
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British steamer Mangalore is mined
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26569 |
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Luftwaffe aircraft make two attacks on Royal Navy ships in the North Sea. No hits are scored
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26570 |
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RAF aircraft fly over north western Germany, including Heligoland
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26571 |
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Luftwaffe aircraft seen over the Orkneys and Shetlands
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26572 |
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German liner Adolph Woermann is scuttled
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26573 |