Eighty years on. 14th January 1940

Historical

Hitler issued an order that no one would be allowed to know more than he did about any secret matter.

In the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw it was reported that deaths were approximately 70 per day, mainly from malnutrition. 

All leave was cancelled for Dutch, Belgian and British Expeditionary Force troops.

In America FBI agents arrested eighteen members of the Bund, a pro-Nazi group, for plotting to overthrow the U.S. government and establish a fascist dictatorship.

Game day 126. Great Britain

The unescorted convoy from the USA became aware of the German warships in the North West Atlantic and diverted eastwards to avoid them.  A force of three battleships sailed out of Gibraltar to protect the convoy.

The escorted empty convoy heading for the USA sailed south west, and the unescorted empty convoy in the Red Sea continued south towards the Strait of Hormuz.

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General Whiskers

Wargaming butterfly (mainly solo), unpainted model figure amasser, and Historical Re-enactor of the black powder era.

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