World War II Today: May 9
1940 The French submarine Doris is sunk by U-9 off the Dutch coast. Age for conscription in Britain is raised to 36. Hitler orders ‘Operation Yellow’, the great offensive in the West, to begin at 5:35 a.m.the next day. 1941 The Luftwaffe launches a massive night raid (507 bombers) against London which causes many fires […]
World War II Today: May 9 Read More »