RAF Bomber Command: 4 Group (Whitley). Bombing - oil plant at Gelsenkirchen.

Churchill composes a message to all the Dominion Prime Ministers in the Cabinet room at Downing Street. He explains that Britain's resolve to continue the struggle alone "was not based upon mere obstinacy or desperation," but upon an assessment of "the real strength of our position."

Today, His Majesty’s Government offered to France a solemn union with Great Britain. The offer was conveyed to the Reynaud government by the British ambassador, Sir Ronald Campbell, who proposed that France and Britain should no longer be two nations but one Franco-British Union. The union’s constitution would set up joint institutions for defence, finance and foreign and economic policy, and every citizen of each country would become a citizen of the other - but France declines, they want release from it's obligation not to make a separate peace.

Auxiliary Merchant Cruiser HMS Andania is torpedoed and sunk by German U-A (the ex-Turkish Batiray) about 230 miles WNW of the Faröes Islands. The ship sank slowly and the Icelandic trawler Skallagrímur takes off the crew, so only two men are injured. (This is the third AMC on Northern Patrol duties to be sunk within a month.) The trawler continues on its course to Hull, but a destroyer takes off the men 36 hours after the rescue. (Alex Gordon and Dave Shirlaw)(108)

ÉIRE: Dublin: The premier, Eammon de Valera, recognises the potential German threat and mobilises Eire’s armed forces.

FRANCE: La Charite-sur-Loire: 9 Panzer (General Hubicki) conquers this small town. While scouting German Senior Radio NCO Balzereit of regimental intelligence discovers the secret records of the French General Staff inside the freight car of a military transport train. They include the plans for Caucasus bombing operation, along with target maps and aerial photographs of Baku and Batum. A short time later copies of the plans found their way to Moscow.

Premier Paul Reynaud resigns and is replaced by Marshal Petain.

French representatives in the US allow the British to take over previously place French orders for armaments. This assists by avoiding the US "cash and carry" statutes.

In various evacuations from France to Britain 21,474 men will be evacuated from St. Malo during the next 2 days; 32,584 from Brest; and 57,235 from St. Nazaire and Nantes over the next 3 days.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA: RN: HMS Grampus (submarine) lost minelaying between Augusta and Syracuse, Sicily to torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'. Grampus fires off one torpedo, but the three Italian A/S ships drop 61 depth charges over the same spot for 15 minutes, when there is a large underwater explosion followed by much wreckage rising to the surface.

Odin class submarine HMS Orpheus ordered to patrol off Benghazi, is last from on this date. Nothing further is heard from her and she is believed either to have been mined or the victim of an accident. (This is the third British submarine to be sunk within a week in the Mediterranean). (Alex Gordon)(108)

Submarine HMS Morse Mined and sunk off Kerkenna.

CANADA: The French aircraft carrier Bearn, escorted by the training cruiser Jeanne DArc, sets sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia loaded with 44 aircraft for the Armeé de l'air.

Ch/Skr Clifford George Williams RCNR awarded Reserve Decoration.

ATLANTIC OCEAN: MS Wellington Star sunk by U-101 at 42.39N, 17.01W.